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post #21 of 29
4/16/06 at 7:48pm
So if you buy an Audigy you *have* to buy external 5.1 speakers, otherwise theres no benefit, right?
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post #22 of 29
4/16/06 at 8:12pm
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Originally Posted by Master_Axe
So if you buy an Audigy you *have* to buy external 5.1 speakers, otherwise theres no benefit, right?
Eh, the quality in the sound if you have a solid headset is extremely noticable.

I have a set of Sennheiser HD280's and the difference between stock and my Audigy is astounding.
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post #23 of 29
4/16/06 at 9:06pm
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Originally Posted by darkloki
and you can do some neat stuff with an Audigy SoundCard if you use Ventrillo or TeamSpeak.
What do ya mean, i use ventrillo pretty often. Can you explain this a bit more before i purchase a card from Bal?
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post #24 of 29
4/16/06 at 9:12pm
A couple of misconceptions:

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The only real MAJOR benefit with the Audigy2 ZS is that it allows true 5.1 surround
Wrong, there's the definite improvement is sound quality over headphones (can you spell EAX?) and the reduced CPU usage (i.e. more calculating power left for games).

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PLus the Jack on the SoundCArd is Infared for a better quality
Infrared you can't see, this light you can, ergo -> no infrared.

(sorry for being bitchy... had a big fight with the wife...)
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post #25 of 29
4/17/06 at 1:26am
EAX is in Wow - that is environmental sound augmentation

CMSS 3D is a 2 speaker and headphone simulation of 3D and it works pretty
well. That you will notice with just headphones in games - as directional sounds coming from around your character.

Directsound is accelerated under Audigy. The onboard sound does not accelerate directsound. Drops a fair rate off the FPS.
Here is an article on a similar soundchip that gives an idea of the performance difference: http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2681&p=12

Food for thought.
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post #26 of 29
4/17/06 at 5:31am
Argh but there is no imporvement if you were just to buy an audigy, and use the onboard speakers... i mean, headphones double the price of the investment, right?
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post #27 of 29
4/17/06 at 7:26am
True. While there is a way to get it to feed to the onboard speakers the comments on that seemed to be that there was a lag on the sound that was annoying in games. I'll have to defer more comments on that to those who've done it, sorry.
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post #28 of 29
4/17/06 at 1:27pm
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Originally Posted by Kirika
Thanks for the info. I still have to really think about it. Should have mentioned what games I play. I mostly play World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XI with a little Counterstrike Source. I see how it can be worth it for the 5.1 surounds sound for Counterstrike Source but does it offer much of an improvement for World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XI?
I'll make you a great deal on one! PM me if interested. I just sold my XPS so I got the extra Audigy2ZS left over.
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post #29 of 29
4/28/06 at 12:37pm
So how's it look, would anyone say the audigy is worth it without getting extra headphones/speakers?
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