Best Sound Card For Heavy metal

marscay · 14 Jun 2007 at 15:00

for pure music quality an emu0404 will sound better than a X-FI

humax · 18 Jun 2007 at 05:56

i see there is a new kid on the block

http://www.auzentech.com/site/products/x-fi_prelude.php

fish99 · 18 Jun 2007 at 09:57

Audigy 2 ZS, Audigy 4 and X-Fi all scored pretty similar on sound quality test in the reviews I've seen, so not much point in getting an X-Fi if you have an Audigy 4. An M-Audio or an Emu will give better results for music, but bare in mind it's a trade off against gaming performance.

As well as the cards mentioned (192, revo 5.1, emu) have a look at the M-Audio Audiophilpe 2496.

humax · 18 Jun 2007 at 17:52

Hi
i do like the look of the M-Audio Audiophilpe 2496 but a lack of a mic socket rules it out for me

MikeHunt79 · 18 Jun 2007 at 18:23

humax said:
Hi
i do like the look of the M-Audio Audiophilpe 2496 but a lack of a mic socket rules it out for me

You could plug yer mic in thru a pre-amp, then you could use it's line in.

I'm doing something similar - my setup goes:

Sanken cos11 mic --XLR--> Phonic MU1202 Mixer --phono--> M-audio Delta 44 card.

Works a treat, and sounds great. Use a preamp instead of a mixer, unless you already have a mixer hanging around.

Admitedly, It's overkill for something skype, but it works well, and I like fiddling with the levels and stuff.

FatRakoon · 9 Jul 2007 at 02:42

Personally I have not found a better SoundCard than the OnBoard of my old NF7S for playing Heavy Metal Music... Metallica / Nightwish / Dio / Twisted Sister etc all seemed to just love the SoundStorm.

Next best option was and I suppose still is the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz. For its age, its a great card.

Creative? - PAH. I have a 2ZS, a 4 Pro and an XFI and none are any real cop for Heavy Metal Music but, I suppose the XFI is the only viable option of any creative card these days.