Which sound card do you use?

I use SB Live5.1 without any problems.

 

Which speakers do you have?

 

Audigy2 ZS with Sennheiser HD 280 Pro. Haven't found a speaker setup that I like at the right price yet.

 

I use MAUDIO Revolution 5.1, the audio is great.

 

Hi Firecat, I have the Logitec Z3 speakers...nice sound to me.

 

Turtle Beach Santa Cruz, great card.

 

So I guess that makes me the loner with the best integrated sound - the SoundMAX AD1980/AD1985

 

I guess you`re the winner Firecat.

 

NVIDIA SoundStorm here on a Epox nForce 2 SSP board great quality sound IMHO

 

Philips Seismic Edge (psc705) - The sound blew me away after switching from my old Turtle Beach card It makes 128 bit MP3s indistinguishable from CDs. I'm using an old stereo for the front speakers and old labtec speakers for the rear.

I always tell everyone I know to just go to a thrift store and pick up an old stereo.. for ~$20 you can usually get something that will sound better than most computer speakers that cost $100+.

 

SoundStorm has excellent EAX effects I hear

You have the edge in DVDs - thats probably the only place where SoundStorm does matter with its Dolby Encoder

 

The Seismic Edge is one heck of a room shaker! Honest!

 

I would like to know what kind of stereo's you are getting from the store?

 

Right now I'm using my girlfriend's old stereo, which is an old JVC with a silver face that doesn't even have a button for CD, lol. On it's own it sounds a little flat, but with the rear speakers (Labtec speakers w/ pseudo surround that I paid like $50-60 for when they were new in '98 ) it rivals most computer speaker sets that cost $100-200. The Goodwill about 5 miles away from here gets some pretty decent stereos in periodically.. I'll probably look for something that has decent hi-fi (like an old Sony, which I usually see there).. can't have anything TOO nice or the next door neighbor will come pounding on the window That's why I will probably be looking for some decent bookshelf speakers.

 

I have two PCs. both have Yamaha cards, since I am into audio rather than gaming, they are 2 channel cards, one a pro card namely SWXG-1000, other a semi pro DSXG-192, the pro card is connected to a Yamaha integrated amp AX-396 which in turn feeds Yamaha studio pro monitors NS-10M with a YST SW100 sub.