Lord_FinnSon Posted September 18, 2002 Share Posted September 18, 2002 Anyone have this new sound card from Hercules? I didn't find any reviews of it yet, so I'm interested to hear what kind of sound quality it has overally and have you encountered any serious and not so serious bugs in familiar games with it? I have been thinking of buying one as I could get it cheaper than SB Audigy(bulk)... BTW, are there any 7.1 speaker setups already available? I have 4.1 setup myself, which I would like to test first with Fortissimo(if I end up buying it), so can you choose different speaker setups much like in SB Live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorganfloss Posted September 18, 2002 Share Posted September 18, 2002 hehe...my comp sux so bad that I only have the built in sound card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_FinnSon Posted September 20, 2002 Author Share Posted September 20, 2002 Very interesting al thought that didn't help me much... I guess my thread calls for well-deserved bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absurd Posted September 20, 2002 Share Posted September 20, 2002 http://www.3dsoundsurge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_FinnSon Posted September 21, 2002 Author Share Posted September 21, 2002 Thanks for the link, Absurd. I didn't find any reviews of it from there either, but instead not-so-old news about its announcement. That cleared out few things, but if someone really has bought this brand new card and possibly had SB Live or even Audigy before it, could you tell me, what kind of quality it has compared to those? I have heard some people whining about bugs that Live/Audigy drivers are full of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCanr2d2 Posted September 21, 2002 Share Posted September 21, 2002 Well, the Gametheatre XP is one of their better cards, a lot cheaper and was on par with the SB Live! It is now, through the latest drivers, a 7.1 card as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absurd Posted September 21, 2002 Share Posted September 21, 2002 Originally posted by Lord_FinnSon Thanks for the link, Absurd. I didn't find any reviews of it from there either, but instead not-so-old news about its announcement. That cleared out few things, but if someone really has bought this brand new card and possibly had SB Live or even Audigy before it, could you tell me, what kind of quality it has compared to those? I have heard some people whining about bugs that Live/Audigy drivers are full of... I think it comes down to what kind of chipset is on your motherbaord. If it's VIA I suggest staying clear of Creative Labs audio cards until things are cleared up, otherwise Intel is the best way to go - in my opinion. Be sure to check their forums, I'm sure someone mentioned it under the Cirius Logic area. http://www.3dsoundsurge.com/cgi-bin/wwwthreads/postlist.pl?Cat=&Board=Forum13 I would stay with an Audigy because you can use EAX HD and no one else supports that yet. Also, Creative is coming out with an Audigy 2: http://www.blynk.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=736 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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