Creative SB Audigy 2 vs Realtek ALC889 (Onboard) |
Creative SB Audigy 2 vs Realtek ALC889 (Onboard) |
 Sep 13 2012, 23:56
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Hello.
So I have an old Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 laying around and I'm currently using my onboard Realtek ALC889. Now people in general seem to think that a dedicated sound card is always better than onboard sound, but the Audigy 2 is much older than the onboard sound. Which one of these would give the best sound? My speakers are the Corsair SP2500, in other words rather decent (I guess?). |
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Sep 15 2012, 22:03
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Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 18-December 10 From: Ohio Member No.: 86607 |
The way I got around this question is by using my onboard S/PDIF output into my receiver. I don't have the fancy software that comes with, say, a Creative X-Fi card, which could certainly be of value to some people (like I sometimes wish I had a customizable equalizer), but when it comes to getting the signal through as purely as possible, the only way to do any better would be to bypass Windows' mixing, which I don't really want to do.
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fake1337 Creative SB Audigy 2 vs Realtek ALC889 (Onboard) Sep 13 2012, 23:56
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