Best Sound Cards with Wavetable Synthesis

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Creative Technology Sound Blaster 128

$27.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Card Interface: PCI, Output Mode: Stereo / Fourpoint, Form Factor: Plug-In Card, Sound Synthesis Method: FM Synthesis,Wavetable

2 RECOMMENDED by 0 people for OVERALL

Intel Premier Resources 4-Channel 32-Bit Sound

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Positives: Card Interface: PCI, Output Mode: 4.1 Channel Surround, Form Factor: Plug-In Card, Sound Synthesis Method: Wavetable

3 RECOMMENDED by 0 people for OVERALL

Compaq Creative Sound Blaster PCI 128

$12.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Card Interface: PCI, Output Mode: 3D Sound, Form Factor: Plug-In Card, Sound Synthesis Method: FM Synthesis,Wavetable

4 RECOMMENDED by 0 people for OVERALL

Rio Diamond Monster Sound M80

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Positives: Card Interface: PCI, Output Mode: Stereo, Form Factor: Plug-In Card, Sound Synthesis Method: Wavetable

5 RECOMMENDED by 0 people for OVERALL

Genius Soundmaker Live 5.1

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Positives: Card Interface: PCI, Output Mode: 5.1 Channel Surround, Form Factor: Plug-In Card, Compatible Audio Standards: DirectSound,A3D

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External

$58.00 Est. at Amazon

from from, www.circuitcity.com
excellent product, less than 5 minutes and it was running using the same software as i use for record conversion.
from Jch from Covington, LA, www.circuitcity.com
i use this sound card and the software that came with it to copy tapes onto my computer so that i can copy the recordings to cds.
from chrisfromcanada, reviews.cnet.com
i've had nothing but endless problems with the onboard sound on my computer since i got it and it's gotten worse: almost nonexistent recording problem and horrible static when using my new logitech
from www.pricegrabber.com
sound quality is great and you've adequate connection options to handle sound recording, out put to your home theater system etc
from from, www.circuitcity.com
i had to purchase an external sound device because my $1300 dell wouldn't let me record audio.

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Use, Easy Installation, Card Interface: USB

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 4

$35.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.pricegrabber.com
it plays music with higher fidelity than most other sound card.
from www.pricegrabber.com
built systems for my kids to hoard their mp3's and play games, used this sound card in both.
from www.mwave.com
summary: built systems for my kids to hoard their mp3's and play games, used this sound card in both.
from www.circuitcity.com
easy to install, and is a big diffence over my old sound card, i could tell the diffrence as soon as i started playing music.
from kgivens, www.pricegrabber.com
cards offer even higher sound fidelity and offload more sound-processing workload from the cpu summary: built systems for my kids to hoard their mp3's and play games, used this sound card in both.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy Installation, Good Sound Quality, Card Interface: PCI

Sabrent 6-Channel 5.1 3D Surround Sound

$11.00 Est. at Amazon

from bvrev.compusa.com
so all-in-all, it has greater potential then my on-board sound and the mic works nice and clear.
from www.amazon.com
especially if you record from your cable then you know you can't get sound in 5.1!
from www.tigerdirect.com
if you play video games, or listen to music, or watch movies, or use sound on your computer, this sound card will find a way to mess that sound up.
from www.tigerdirect.com
the sound is ok for me, but i don't use it for much other than a little background music while i'm doing other stuff.
from www.amazon.com
it not bad for a cheap sound card it is good for minor things vouice chat listen to music and movies really basic installing it easy to install its software is not bad i was impress it was clear &

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Card Interface: PCI, Output Mode: 5.1 Channel Surround, Form Factor: Plug-in card

Voyetra Turtle Beach Riviera 6-Channel PCI

$38.00 Est. at Amazon

from judger from richmond, VA, www.circuitcity.com
this sound card sounds great for everyday music listening, but not to be used for home entertainment.
from A Customer from 06877, clickfrom.buy.com
this card brings out the best in my music for the buck!
from A Customer from SLC Utah, clickfrom.buy.com
i'm not an audiophile geek; i just wanted something to make my computer sound better when playing my online radio stations, cd's and mp3 collection.
from www.tigerdirect.com
if you are a midi music maker, or a music composer, then this comes with software that will take you to the furtherst reaches of your abilities.
from www.amazon.com
i have used this card for almost a month, and i like it very much the only fault that this card has is the fact that i can't find the "direct music supported sw music synth" all i can find is mpu-401

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Positives: Easy Installation, Easy To Use, Nice Sound Quality, Card Interface: PCI

Sabrent SND-P8CH

$14.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
comments: i want to plug in the connector on my case so i can use the mic/headphone jacks on the front of my case.
from www.tigerdirect.com
when i tried recording streaming audio it would stall the software and reboot winxp and not record.
from www.newegg.com
pros: cheap, 7.1cons: music stutters constantly.
from www.newegg.com
pros: cheap, 7.1 cons: music stutters constantly.
from www.newegg.com
pros: bought this to finally bring 5.1 optical to my home theatre pc/ music collection...was a bit tricky...needed some additional software to get the dt and dolby digital to playback...but now i can

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Excellent Sound Quality, Output Mode: 7.1 Channel Surround

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX

$118.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Card Interface: PCI, Output Mode: 5.1 Channel Surround, Form Factor: Plug-In Card, Compatible Audio Standards: ASIO 2,EAX

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum

$300.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
allows for enough speakers and the programs it come with allow me to clean up and fix my old music.cons: some might find the card a little big.
from www.newegg.com
3)the sound card was a pain to install, for instance the jp1/shunt piece for use of condenser mics to record with was so small and tedious to install.
from www.newegg.com
great sound, 7.1 support, eax 4.0 hd (wow.), tons of inputs for audio junkies, nice suite of software for beggining music writers and samplers.
from www.newegg.com
fire wire works and is also in front of the case.cons: fire wire creates a small audio noise when starting or stopping video recording.i have never found these artifacts after rendering.
from www.newegg.com
when i finished installing the audigy2 zs platinum, i heard a vast improve ment on my music.

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, Easy Installation, Easy To Use, Output Mode: 7.1 Channel Surround

Rio Diamond Monster Sound MX300

$53.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.cookwareessentials.com
i'm using it as a microwave stand and storage unit for cookbooks, etc.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Card Interface: PCI, Output Mode: Stereo / Fourpoint

Creative Technology Sound Blaster® Live! 7.1

$49.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Card Interface: PCI, Output Mode: 7.1 Channel Surround, Form Factor: Plug-In Card, Package Content: PCI Card

Inland BenCole 4DWAVE

$80.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
You can record something that is playing back on your PC.

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Positives: Card Interface: PCI, Output Mode: 3D Sound, Form Factor: Plug-In Card, Sound Synthesis Method: Wavetable

Creative Technology Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS

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from mairchik, www.shopping.com
cons: sound card looks "fragile", it creates an impression to be easily broken the bottom line: i highly recommend this sound card for laptop owners who like to listen music with amazing quality
from aceruser, www.shopping.com
cons: i'll have to rerecord all the tracks on my creative zen touch mp3 player...rats!
from aceruser, www.shopping.com
the bottom line: better than even my audiophile expectations, this card has made my best ever recordings, and plays midi instruments wonderfully.

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Positives: Card Interface: PCI, Output Mode: 7.1 Channel Surround, Form Factor: Plug-In Card, Compatible Audio Standards: EAX

DabsValue Audio Extreme 5.1

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from www.amazon.com
the sound is great, the mic is great the setup is easy.
from www.amazon.com
the mic is plenty good for voice-over-ip as well (e.g., ventrilo).
from www.amazon.com
the rumble technolgy is perfect its not overpowering and its not weak, microphone is very clear as well.
from www.amazon.com
and music only uses the two front channels, anyway.
from www.amazon.com
they don't have a mic that reduces background noise.

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Positives: Nice Adjustability, Easy To Use, Compact, Card Interface: PCI

Creative Technology 70SB057000002

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Positives: Card Interface: PCI, Output Mode: 7.1 Channel Surround, Form Factor: Plug-In Card, Compatible Audio Standards: DTS-ES,Dolby Digital EX,ASIO 2,EAX

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Best Sound Cards with Wavetable Synthesis

Creative Technology Sound Blaster 128

Intel Premier Resources 4-Channel 32-Bit Sound

Compaq Creative Sound Blaster PCI 128

Rio Diamond Monster Sound M80

Genius Soundmaker Live 5.1

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 4

Sabrent 6-Channel 5.1 3D Surround Sound

Voyetra Turtle Beach Riviera 6-Channel PCI

Sabrent SND-P8CH

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum

Rio Diamond Monster Sound MX300

Creative Technology Sound Blaster® Live! 7.1

Inland BenCole 4DWAVE

Creative Technology Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS

DabsValue Audio Extreme 5.1

Creative Technology 70SB057000002

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