Want to replace my 5.1 and on-board sound with 2.1 and soundcard

Furton · 28 May 2008 at 21:22

At the moment I'm using on-board Realtek AC97 soundcard and some rather old Cambridge Soundworks 5.1 setup.

However I'm sick of the cable mess the 5.1 is causing and since the rear speakers aren't behind me there's no point having them. I only use the PC for games and music so what's the best soundcard and speakers for say £100 - £150?

Going to be used on a Vista Ultimate X64 system

jbloggs · 28 May 2008 at 22:55

Soundcard: Asus Xonar DX

Speakers: Acoustic Energy Aego M 2.1 or Roth Audioblobs 2 (which can be got for in around £50).

neoboy · 29 May 2008 at 01:31

I will shamelessly pimp Roth Audioblobs 2, loving my set.

Furton · 29 May 2008 at 13:46

Will have a look for them speakers. Not sure on the Asus soundcard though, why does it need a fan? Don't need more fan noise

Uriel · 29 May 2008 at 13:51

It doesn't have a fan. You're probably thinking of the electromagnetic shield on the D2 or D2X (which I reckon is just snake oil for the audiophiles). The DX doesn't have one.

Furton · 29 May 2008 at 20:10

Audioblobs 2 and Asus Xonar DX ordered

Scougar · 30 May 2008 at 10:47

Logitech do wireless speakers

Matthew