As anyone who has read my signature knows, I am planning on getting a 5680. Also, as almost everyone knows, laptop audio generally sounds like a snake with a mic at an opera.
I have appropriated about $400 more than I had anticipated (was $2500, now about $2900), and am looking into killing that snake with an external audio solution.
Now, here's the million dollar question:
What is more worth it?
Echo Indigo or Sound Blaster Extigy or another external audio solution I don't know about?
Indigo is very portable and very small, yet it doesn't have any ability to record or output to 5.1. 5.1 is not a big deal for me at the moment, however it could be within a year or two.
Extigy has recording and output elements out the wazoo, however it's USB, and (I think) requires external power (if not then that may tip the scales.
But is the extra $40 worth the Extigy over the Indigo?
I have appropriated about $400 more than I had anticipated (was $2500, now about $2900), and am looking into killing that snake with an external audio solution.
Now, here's the million dollar question:
What is more worth it?
Echo Indigo or Sound Blaster Extigy or another external audio solution I don't know about?
Indigo is very portable and very small, yet it doesn't have any ability to record or output to 5.1. 5.1 is not a big deal for me at the moment, however it could be within a year or two.
Extigy has recording and output elements out the wazoo, however it's USB, and (I think) requires external power (if not then that may tip the scales.
But is the extra $40 worth the Extigy over the Indigo?
