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Devices => Sound Cards, DAC's, Receivers, Speakers, and Headphones => Topic started by: stevenf on December 30, 2010, 01:56:37 pm

Title: HD Audio
Post by: stevenf on December 30, 2010, 01:56:37 pm

Hi

Within the next 6 months i intend to purchase a top spec notebook and need to know how good hi def audio, when compared to current sound cards on the market for desktops. If there is a really good sound card for a laptop, what are the options?

Thanks
 
Stevenf

Title: Re: HD Audio
Post by: DarkPenguin on December 30, 2010, 10:14:04 pm

What features are you looking for? 

Title: Re: HD Audio
Post by: stevenf on January 07, 2011, 10:16:10 am

I'm looking for a sound that is comparable to the soundblaster audigy sound card in my desktop PC

Stevenf

Title: Re: HD Audio
Post by: DarkPenguin on January 07, 2011, 09:46:12 pm

Look at the soundblaster x-fi stuff.  Even the cheap one I use should match an original audigy.

Title: Re: HD Audio
Post by: MrMoto on January 09, 2011, 12:39:59 pm

But you know you could get better sound than this with an external DAC, right?

Title: Re: HD Audio
Post by: DarkPenguin on January 09, 2011, 07:05:10 pm

I use the DAC in my Marantz.

Title: Re: HD Audio
Post by: pcstockton on January 12, 2011, 01:11:41 pm

I would suggest a decent async USB-to-Spdif converter.  Hiface, EVO, Halide Bridge etc....
Weiss makes some nice Firewire models that get rave reviews.
M-Audio makes some cheap ones that are good for Redbook but seem to fall apart on hires.