03-13-2004, 08:51 PM
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Should I get an Audigy 2?
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.
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03-13-2004, 09:13 PM
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i was looking at getting one to accompany my Logitech Z680, ive heard they sound a lot better with that soundcard
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03-13-2004, 11:10 PM
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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.
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03-14-2004, 06:08 AM
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I just bought one this week.. seems pretty damn good to me so far 
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03-14-2004, 07:19 AM
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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.
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03-14-2004, 12:13 PM
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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)
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03-14-2004, 03:19 PM
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Where are all the assumptions of me having bad speakers coming from?
I got X-620s
These are 6.1s.
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03-14-2004, 05:49 PM
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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....
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03-24-2004, 02:14 PM
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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
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03-24-2004, 04:44 PM
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03-31-2004, 03:56 AM
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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.
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04-21-2004, 08:24 AM
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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.
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