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    Spare Soundcard?

    Hey guys, I was just wondering if anyone had a spare sound card laying around. I want to test if a sound card would be better suited for me than onboard sound.

    I really don't want to spend another 100 bucks on a soundcard if it's not going to make much of a difference.

    From the marketing that Turtle Beach sells, I can't believe a damn word they say. Telling me that the headset is so comfortable you won't even know it's on. BS I have a headache right now from wearing those things.

    I can't really review the sound because I'm still tweaking with what little settings and options I have. Still looking for the optimal settings to test these things fully.

    Point one I would like to make about the Z6a is the fact that it has a quick disconnect feature which is great for when I don't want to find a place to lay my headset down on and I can take it out with me to smoke. The down side is that it's not wireless so I can talk to you guys while I'm outside.

    The sound quality on it isn't much better than my Gamecom 777 which I thought would blast away from the hype that Turtle beach had going for their headset.

    This headset is one that I would not recommend to anyone. Not even my worst enemy. I want to let you guys know right now that even though it produces somewhat realistic surround sound, the fact that the digital ones do it better doesn't suit the cost of these things. Affordable yes, but the quality is definitely not there.

    I haven't tried the logitech G39's yet, but that will most likely be my next headset purchase once these die.

    Anyway, my topic here is to see if anyone is selling a spare soundcard they've got laying around or willing to let me pay them to borrow it lol I'd love to see if it's going to make a difference.

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    I have a SB Live 7.1 X-Fi card sitting here.
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      #3
      I stopped using my sound card several years ago and just started using USB headsets. The sound quality is pretty good, you have surround sound on most of them and don't have to spend the extra money for the card.
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        #4
        Schultzy, was that a spare one or are you just using onboard sound?

        If it's a spare, how much are you willing to part for it. Depending on how much my check is, I might either get that or the video card.

        I think the only reason I would go with a soundcard is the latency issue I'm having with onboard sound.

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          #5
          I have had more issues setting up my headsets to work then any other issue. I have tried many options but in the end I bought a cheapo sound card to run my 2.1 speakers and for game sounds I use my G930s. I can just unplug the headsets and the speakers automatically kick in. It's not so much the G930s as it is the USB connection that has made it easier. One disclaimer, I have been flying loud airplanes my entire adult life so I'm unable to detect some of the finer details.
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            #6
            I'd part with the soundcard for $25+ship *shrugs*

            I am not using an onboard soundcard anymore. Infact, I was using the X-Fi for a long time till I got the logitech G930 headset. I love the way it sounds. I know Farebane is having issues with the sound in his game though. With the onboard sound, he gets minor sound cut out, with the G930, he says it seems to be more prominent in game. What's strange, is his teamspeak still plays sound/transmits

            The thing I liked about the X-Fi soundcard, was that it had some of it's own memory on the card for the sake of sound processing.
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            "I have a 9in. tongue and I can breathe through my ears."

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