Audigy 2 Website

September 24, 2002 6:51 AM

Plenty of bitching about the Audigy 2 introduction yesterday. Here is Creative's product page for those who are interested in the latest Sound Blaster card.

Maarten Goldstein

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September 24, 2002 6:56 AM

Fix the drivers that are out now, and maybe I would consider it.
- smoy
  
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  September 24, 2002 7:16 AM
  
  I downloaded the latest drivers a couple weeks ago, and that fixed most of the problems I was having
  - humbleone
    
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    September 24, 2002 11:49 AM
    
    smoy: what OS are you using? I'm still having problems with XP <-- gonna re-install everything soon though. But if that doesn't fix the problems, I'm not even considering buying Audigy2. But still... THX ;)
    - smoy
      
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      September 24, 2002 2:06 PM
      
      Win2000, SP3
      yeah, I've just got an SB Live Value, and I'm not really convinced that their new stuff is significantly better, so there's no reason for me to upgrade either
    - diehlr
      
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      September 24, 2002 4:32 PM
      
      I doubt THX will mean dick. ie- blind side by side comparison, i doubt even a small percentile of shack readers would be able to pinpoint which was THX and which wasn't.
      - brianshizm
        
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        September 24, 2002 4:36 PM
        
        well i am sure i would be able to notice the increased s/n ratio on the new card .. but i am but a small percentile with a large penile
      - humbleone
        
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        September 25, 2002 12:52 PM
        
        "I doubt THX will mean dick. ie- blind side by side comparison, i doubt even a small percentile of shack readers would be able to pinpoint which was THX and which wasn't."
        
        Well in a way I agree with you, and still not 100%. There is a reason why THX is seen as a "great" standard. In a cinema EVERY single aspect soundwise must be considered, for it to ace the test and be an "official" THX cinema, but in a computer/sound perspective you cannot do this. Therefore the THX aproval with Audigy2, is in my point of view a standard which tells that it is "up there" in the big league when talking able to do it good enough. Sure Lucas is getting good PR with this, but he(read: THX) also have a reputation to live up to. So all in all - I actually do think that some people will be able to tell some kind of difference. But you are right - not a lot of people can, but still enough to make such a product worthwile, which is the audience Creative is aiming for.