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be careful with what you pick, I still get my mic to work with my audigy
card. Other than that the music and games are great with the card.

Jim

"JMI" <> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I think my sound card (SoundBlaster Audigy Gamer) has failed and it's well
> past the warranty time. So I'm looking for a new Sound Card. I'd like to
> find one for $125 or less. I've seen the SounBlasterd Extigy and the
> Audigy 2 in that price range. Is one better than the other? I don't
think
> I really need the external sound device and all it's connections. I just
> need an out, an in, and a mic. But which one delivers better sound. My
> stereo is my computer and my computer is my stereo! I listen to music A
LOT
> (since I've got about 70 hours of music on my hard drive! Some downloaded
> and many from my CD collection!)
>
> I use Windows XP and I also play games like Unreal Tournament 2003, Unreal
> 2, Porsche Unleashed, and just recently purchased Enter the Matrix. So I
> guess game sound quality is also a requirement but I value music over
games.
>
> So which card do you think is better for my purposes? Or are there any
> other suggested sound cards?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
>
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