mrfluffles
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Wow.. Don't recommend stuff if you don't know what you're taking about.
Creatives aren't the end all be all of sound cards...... The only reason you would want an Creative is for gaming as they are the only ones right now that have EAX5.0 which is soon to change with Auzentech releasing one. If you don't game a lot or you don't mind losing some of the extra sound effects, there is no reason at all to get a Creative. So there lies the question, what will you be using it for?
If gaming isn't too important to you, the Auzentech X-Meridian is an AMAZING card. It'll kick any Creative cards butt at anything other then gaming. And it is a lot better then the M-Audio 5.1 (also note if you use Vista, there are NO drivers available at all for it) but it's still a good card. If you're not a huge audiophile, you shouldn't notice a huge difference. I'm not familiar with those two HT card and the E-mu one is good too but at that price range I would get the Auzentech.
Do you actually have a nice sound system to run it through?
Creatives aren't the end all be all of sound cards...... The only reason you would want an Creative is for gaming as they are the only ones right now that have EAX5.0 which is soon to change with Auzentech releasing one. If you don't game a lot or you don't mind losing some of the extra sound effects, there is no reason at all to get a Creative. So there lies the question, what will you be using it for?
If gaming isn't too important to you, the Auzentech X-Meridian is an AMAZING card. It'll kick any Creative cards butt at anything other then gaming. And it is a lot better then the M-Audio 5.1 (also note if you use Vista, there are NO drivers available at all for it) but it's still a good card. If you're not a huge audiophile, you shouldn't notice a huge difference. I'm not familiar with those two HT card and the E-mu one is good too but at that price range I would get the Auzentech.
Do you actually have a nice sound system to run it through?