Should I get an Audigy 2?

[SFDMALEX]

I got a Live 5.1 now and Im thinking of getting an audigy 2. Basicly I have 100$ burning a big hole in my pocket and I need to get rid of it. I dont really listen to music or anything on the computer, just race sims. Is there really a big difference between the audigy 2 and the live 5.1?


Thanks in advance.

[Sachmo12345]

i was looking at getting one to accompany my Logitech Z680, ive heard they sound a lot better with that soundcard


http://www.logitech.com/lang/images/0/966.gif

[stracing]

i think you would need to get really good speakers to tell the diff.
i've got live on my old computer and audigy 2 NX on my laptop. compared using altec lansing 251, there wasn't much noticable difference.

[habashi2]

I just bought one this week.. seems pretty damn good to me so far :D

[AlienDB7]

I would go for a better set of speakers too. I just upgraded from a pair of Monsoon MH350 to Klipsch Promedia 4.1, a huge improvement in sound quality using just my Fortissimo 2. The monsoon aren't bad speakers but the klipsch gives much clearer and more natural sound.

[gis]

need a 5.1 speaker for that, otherwise won't make any difference
and audigy 2 is really good, if you listen to music or watch movie (dvd, 5.1 speaker, 5.1 sound)

[SFDMALEX]

Where are all the assumptions of me having bad speakers coming from? :D

I got X-620s
http://www.logitech.com/lang/images/0/2493.jpg

These are 6.1s.

[crazidude]

I think you would notice a slight difference with those speakers, probably not a whole lot.

How's those klipsch promedia's doing for ya alien? I wanted to get one of those, but they're pretty freaking expensive....

[husyk]

I got an Audigy 2 with Creative Inspire 6.1 speakers, very nice indeed. I'd check www.newegg.com, but the don't ship to Canada. Try www.tomshardware.com

[micky21]

bit late dude, he already got one http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=8112 ;)

[regnevah]

Also be aware that using the new EAX spec w/ Audigy 2 and games can lead to all sorts of sound glitches, often times I've found that developers don't know how to code for the audigy 2 correctly, if you're just using it for music and video and reallly need the extra channel or so of sound I'm not going to tell you no.

[GTO]

Games that are EAX enabled run better, for example UT2003-4.

I got a Audigy 2 simply for 5.1 directionality in a 5.1 speaker setup.

It makes all the diffrence being able to tell where the enemy is 360 degress around you, in that game that is.