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Topic: Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS PCMCIA - Good? (Read 3254 times) previous topic - next topic
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Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS PCMCIA - Good?

Hi,

I've plugged a Notebook to my stereo (see screenie!). A Notebook which I mainly use exactly for this reason, for playing audio with all the advantages I have, because this is very flexible.

I want to achieve best quality as well.

A MUST is clean sound, I do not want noise or hiss.

Can anyone recommend the sb audigy 2 zs pcmcia? I'm thinking about buying this one. There's another pcmcia soundcard which is too expensive for me (200 EUR), the SB is @ 100 EUR.

There's also a cheap usb device from m-audio, but I've heard with usb there may be cpu issues.

It's all about playing audio, no production etc (latency is not a topic, also line in not needed).

Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS PCMCIA - Good?

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Can anyone recommend the sb audigy 2 zs pcmcia? I'm thinking about buying this one. There's another pcmcia soundcard which is too expensive for me (200 EUR), the SB is @ 100 EUR.


No, avoid it like the plague. That's just my opinion though as I despise Creative with a passion. I would look into the M-Audio Transit, it might be out of your price range unfortunatly. It's the only other PCMCIA device I can think of.
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Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS PCMCIA - Good?

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I own Audigy 2 (with a 2.1 Creative speakers T3000) and I'm very pleased. Nothing to complain about noise or hiss and the quality of the sound is very good.
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Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS PCMCIA - Good?

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Can anyone recommend the sb audigy 2 zs pcmcia? I'm thinking about buying this one. There's another pcmcia soundcard which is too expensive for me (200 EUR), the SB is @ 100 EUR.


No, avoid it like the plague. That's just my opinion though as I despise Creative with a passion. I would look into the M-Audio Transit, it might be out of your price range unfortunatly. It's the only other PCMCIA device I can think of.


Thanks for any answers.

a) why avoid it?
b) AFAIK the M-Audio transit is usb only AND even cheaper than the SB Audigy!?

Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS PCMCIA - Good?

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Can anyone recommend the sb audigy 2 zs pcmcia? I'm thinking about buying this one. There's another pcmcia soundcard which is too expensive for me (200 EUR), the SB is @ 100 EUR.


No, avoid it like the plague. That's just my opinion though as I despise Creative with a passion. I would look into the M-Audio Transit, it might be out of your price range unfortunatly. It's the only other PCMCIA device I can think of.


Thanks for any answers.

a) why avoid it?
b) AFAIK the M-Audio transit is usb only AND even cheaper than the SB Audigy!?
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Creative's audigy/live line werent great,
Mostly software based and overpriced.

Audigy 2 ZS informally fixed this..
x-fi is a great product.

I guess creative had to come up with something considering the large amount of money they have made selling cheaper hardware in the past decade