I think this deserves a thread of its own, I've trawled through the search results but couldn't find anything.
Its related to my other post regarding a card for an Aego M - so far as I can see by going for a card like the M-Audio 2496 I sacrifice features such as EAX but gain better audio quality over an X-FI card. However, do any of the features such as EAX work well with a 2.1 setup?
Is it the case that the X-Fi is best suited to 5.1/7.1 setups? And that the Aegos would be best suited to the 2496, without EAX etc, just producing good quality audio through 2 channels and the sub?
Sorry to put up a few posts, I am clueless when it comes computer audio (I've only just caught up with the rest of it!) so any input or advice is much appreciated. Thanks!
Its related to my other post regarding a card for an Aego M - so far as I can see by going for a card like the M-Audio 2496 I sacrifice features such as EAX but gain better audio quality over an X-FI card. However, do any of the features such as EAX work well with a 2.1 setup?
Is it the case that the X-Fi is best suited to 5.1/7.1 setups? And that the Aegos would be best suited to the 2496, without EAX etc, just producing good quality audio through 2 channels and the sub?
Sorry to put up a few posts, I am clueless when it comes computer audio (I've only just caught up with the rest of it!) so any input or advice is much appreciated. Thanks!