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kellar

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Good external soundcard
« on: January 10, 2009, 01:37:56 PM »
Haven't been on here in a while. Hope that everyone had a nice Christmas and New Year's.

After a long holiday in the states, I came home to find that my wife had tripped over a speaker cable and pretty much destroyed the input where my external speakers plug into the front of my computer. Very bad considering that I have about 300 GB's of music in itunes that plays constantly. I HAVE to have music in my house!

So, I have been looking at external/USB based sound cards because I don't want to be bothered with opening up my PC and replacing the one it has. It is possible that just the plastic jack needs replacement but I just can't be bothered. Anyway, I like the idea of an external one.

Being that I have no experience with this, can someone point me in the right direction? It will only be used for listening enjoyment. I am not fussed about tons of options or gadgets. I just want something that isn't going to kill my computer's performance and will provide me with a nice sound. If possible, I am not looking to spend more than $100, but that is already pushing it. Thanks in advance for the help! :D
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Re: Good external soundcard
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2009, 06:12:38 PM »
i've bought a Terratec DMX6fire for my laptop, and it works really well... i can't remember the exact price but it's surely higher (though not much) than your 100$ budget... i think 200! anyway it's excellent for recording too, with intrument and mic inputs...
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Re: Good external soundcard
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2009, 09:31:47 PM »
I don't really know but I imagine in that sort of price range they are all pretty similar. I have an external sound card, but it's an E-Mu 0404 which I bought for recording, and was £130. If you can pick one up second hand for your budget then it's worth it, but I doubt you will.

This might fit the bill:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sound-Blaster-X-Fi-Xmod-External-USB-Mac-PC-Audi-Card-L_W0QQitemZ190273080189QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Sound_Cards?hash=item190273080189&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1300%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
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Re: Good external soundcard
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2009, 02:05:57 AM »
Get a cheap Soundblaster card.
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Re: Good external soundcard
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2009, 08:14:19 AM »
Thanks guys. I wound up buying the Creative 5.1 Xi-Fi Surround from the Sound Blaster series. It cost me 69 euros and works really well. A few slight hitches during the setup but I got it all figured out and we have music in the house again ! :D
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