Sound Blaster Live??? help

Mauros Web · May 22nd, 2003

Hi again, I have a little question I want to change my sound card for a Sound Blaster Live so I was wondering to know if there is much difference between my actual sound card (SiS 7018 128 bits-> integrated)and the sb live. I have my computer connected to 1200W PMPO speakers. Should I buy the SB?

zerocopy · May 22nd, 2003

there will be a difference, but dont expect too much from it, i did. If you dont have a set of quality speaker's spend the cash on something else

May 23rd, 2003

the quality difference prolly ain't huge (the onboard sound I have now (ac97) is up to par with an sblive) , and sblive's sometimes cause incompatibility issues...

**Kane** · May 23rd, 2003

It's all about the speakers IMO. If you have good speakers, a normal on board SPU won't cut it.

May 23rd, 2003

honestly; I'm using my stereo set for pc sound...I would have been able to hear the difference; the on board sound I have is definately just as good as an sblive, minus the issues...
I'm quite picky when it comes to sound.

zerocopy · May 23rd, 2003

i noticed a difference after buying a creative inspire, the in-game explosion's and voice's would truly astound you, since your using a stereo as your audio output i really doubt it would make a change since it wasnt meant for pc appication's

May 23rd, 2003

well; I don't hear the difference with headphones either (sennheiser)

May 23rd, 2003

If you want surround sound, go with the SbLive!. If you just use two speakers, stick with the onboard sound. I'm forced to use my onboard sound (sis 7012) when I play Might and Magic VI, because the sound is all messed up in XP with my sblive (onboard is generally just as good, as long as you only use two speakers or heaphones), so if you play that game, be careful. I personally have two different types of speakers hooked up. My front is some Altec Lansing speakers (2 + sub), and my back is a few year old Labtec speakers (2 + sub, good bass with this one). I've been using this SbLive! value for about... 4 years, so I can tell you that they last.

May 22nd, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Mauros Web aka MsExPaNsIoN Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mendoza, Argentina Posts: 267	Sound Blaster Live??? help Hi again, I have a little question I want to change my sound card for a Sound Blaster Live so I was wondering to know if there is much difference between my actual sound card (SiS 7018 128 bits-> integrated)and the sb live. I have my computer connected to 1200W PMPO speakers. Should I buy the SB? __________________ MotherBoard: ASRock K7S41GX \| Processor: Athlon XP 1900+ (1.62ghz) \| Mouse: Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical \| RAM: Samsung 256mb DDR333 \| Video: XFX GeForce FX5200 128mb DDR \| Sound: C-Media AC97 5.1 \| CD reader: BenQ 56x \| CD recorder: Samsung 52x24x52x \| HD: 60gb \| OS: Windows XP Professional SP1 \| Display: Samsung SyncMaster 550v \| TV Tuner: Lifeview Flyvideo 2000 / Philips SAA7130 w/ remote control \| Speedy @DSL Connection 256K 32kb (download) / 16kb (upload) \|

May 23rd, 2003	#4 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	It's all about the speakers IMO. If you have good speakers, a normal on board SPU won't cut it. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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May 22nd, 2003	#2 (permalink)
zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,953	there will be a difference, but dont expect too much from it, i did. If you dont have a set of quality speaker's spend the cash on something else

May 23rd, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	the quality difference prolly ain't huge (the onboard sound I have now (ac97) is up to par with an sblive) , and sblive's sometimes cause incompatibility issues...

May 23rd, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	honestly; I'm using my stereo set for pc sound...I would have been able to hear the difference; the on board sound I have is definately just as good as an sblive, minus the issues... I'm quite picky when it comes to sound.

May 23rd, 2003	#6 (permalink)
zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,953	i noticed a difference after buying a creative inspire, the in-game explosion's and voice's would truly astound you, since your using a stereo as your audio output i really doubt it would make a change since it wasnt meant for pc appication's

May 23rd, 2003	#7 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	well; I don't hear the difference with headphones either (sennheiser)

May 23rd, 2003	#8 (permalink)
Modem Guest Posts: n/a	If you want surround sound, go with the SbLive!. If you just use two speakers, stick with the onboard sound. I'm forced to use my onboard sound (sis 7012) when I play Might and Magic VI, because the sound is all messed up in XP with my sblive (onboard is generally just as good, as long as you only use two speakers or heaphones), so if you play that game, be careful. I personally have two different types of speakers hooked up. My front is some Altec Lansing speakers (2 + sub), and my back is a few year old Labtec speakers (2 + sub, good bass with this one). I've been using this SbLive! value for about... 4 years, so I can tell you that they last.