I want a new sound card

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I have XP Home with an Avance AC 97 sound card, probably the cheapest one
made. The sound (I listen to a lot of opera) is horribly screechy and
distorted on the high end of the spectrum. So I am thinking I might buy a
better sound card. I have seen a lot on the Internet that are XP compatible
at different prices. Is anyone able to advise on a good, resonably priced
card that produces great sound? Also, am I correct in assuming that my
present card is a free-standing unit and not part of the motherboard, so that
I would be able to remove it and install a new one?

 

[Ryan]

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Try this below. You can't go wrong

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102162

"dubja" <dubja@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have XP Home with an Avance AC 97 sound card, probably the cheapest one
> made. The sound (I listen to a lot of opera) is horribly screechy and
> distorted on the high end of the spectrum. So I am thinking I might buy a
> better sound card. I have seen a lot on the Internet that are XP
> compatible
> at different prices. Is anyone able to advise on a good, resonably priced
> card that produces great sound? Also, am I correct in assuming that my
> present card is a free-standing unit and not part of the motherboard, so
> that
> I would be able to remove it and install a new one?