

for gaming, its definetly prominant (especially when using some bookshelf or floorstanding speakers in conjunction with a HT receiver/amplifier). for music and movies, theres definetly an increase in quality there too.the main advantage these cards have, is their surround capabilities. especially if you have an external digital signal decoder that can decode dolby digital and dts formats. but exponentially?, no, and not worth the noticable increase in price above the audigy 2, IMO)Īs you mentioned, the hda auzentech x-plosion, hda bluegears x-mystique, turtle beach montego ddl. Supposedly the x-fi isnt a huge leap beyond the audigy 2 (its better, yes. i would definetly recomment other brands than creative for gaming even. but outside of versions of eax above 2.0. if youre only playing games, and absolutely need eax 3, 4, or 5.
