gamerk316
Glorious
^^ People buy the cards, they sound good, so they give 4 stars/eggs. The specs on the cards don't lie: Creatives cards are a significant notch below the competitions, and anyone whos listened to other brands knows this.
Creative still lacks 192Khz output. They've yet to release a card with a SnR higher then 110dB. They still lack Dolby/DTS decoders out of the box. They use CMSS3d instead of the [in my opinion] superior Dolby Headphone/Speaker algorithm. And of course, you still run the risk of SCP, driver failures, and all the usual problems Creative is famous for.
Its ASUS vs Auzentech at this point for the top spot. [Ironically, Auzentech uses the X-fi chipset with good components; its just Creative being cheap, as per usual].
That being said, Creative is coming out with a monster card soon [roumered 122dB SnR over the main line out], so maybe they have some hope left...
Creative still lacks 192Khz output. They've yet to release a card with a SnR higher then 110dB. They still lack Dolby/DTS decoders out of the box. They use CMSS3d instead of the [in my opinion] superior Dolby Headphone/Speaker algorithm. And of course, you still run the risk of SCP, driver failures, and all the usual problems Creative is famous for.
Its ASUS vs Auzentech at this point for the top spot. [Ironically, Auzentech uses the X-fi chipset with good components; its just Creative being cheap, as per usual].
That being said, Creative is coming out with a monster card soon [roumered 122dB SnR over the main line out], so maybe they have some hope left...