improving laptop sound cards

knowlesy · 24 Oct 2006 at 02:11

im wanting to dramaticaly improve my laptop sounds as when am at uni im sick of listening to my uni speakers and its onboard sound and even though express slots are the future they arnt making anything for them....(durrr) so ive been looking at some ways to improve the

Creative SoundBlaster Live 24Bit External
Creative Xmod

seem appealing but im not sure wether its money well spent ...... could someone give me an insight into somthing better (more cost effective prefreable "bang for your buck") ......

Kainz · 24 Oct 2006 at 04:54

Can't help, but I was about to post the same thread lol. I'm also in need of improving my laptop's sound but aren't sure where to even start.

knowlesy · 24 Oct 2006 at 10:07

gutted i also found terrac (i think it was ...sounds like it) but ive never heard of them so just thought nahhh =(

babyface uk · 24 Oct 2006 at 12:01

there is a M-Audio Audiophile USB external soundcard but it needs a extra plug so not much good on the move, also it would be a large step up from the Creative cards you have listed, so would need some half decent set to speakers to be worth while getting ( its about the £100 mark )

Babyface UK

Dr.EM · 24 Oct 2006 at 12:10

Terratec are a good make, normally associated with lower end studio equiptment. Which card did you see?

knowlesy · 24 Oct 2006 at 12:19

was the

Terratec Aureon 5.1 USB Mk2 Surround Sound Card

for

40 jst 10 short of the creative

Sol · 24 Oct 2006 at 13:04

I bought a Creative Audigy 2 nx card for my laptop. Seems to do a fine job.

knowlesy · 24 Oct 2006 at 14:10

the pcima card.... ? if so i have an express slot =(

Sol · 24 Oct 2006 at 22:32

No its a usb 2.0 card. Got it from some auction site I forget the name of...

I have a dell xps m1710.