Hi everybody, I hope someone here can help me with this: I am currently looking for a soundcard for my new pc. Dolby Digital Live is a must, and since I'll only be connecting the card to my receiver via digital connections it's really the only thing that matters: I dont care about the analog-outputs or any special features (dolby headphone, virtual speaker etc) - this is all taken care of by the receiver. Now where I live (Switzerland) there are different cards available providing dolby digital live. There are those cheap ones from Terratec (link: sounden.terratec.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=427) or Club 3D (link: w w w.club3d.nl/index.php/products/theatron/item/12 ) and there are more expensive ones such as the Asus Xonar D2 (link: usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=25&l2=144&l3=0&l4=0&model=1769&modelmenu=2 ). Now is there a difference in the signal quality of the dolby digital live stream comparing these different cards, or is it just in terms of analog-outputs and features that the price-difference becomes clear? Obviously I'd gladly save the money and go for a cheap card if the Dolby Digital Encoding is the same anyway... Thanks in advance for all your responses! PS: Sorry 'bout the links. Board didnt want me to put those in :) "To be able to post links or images your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Please remove links from your message, then you will be able to submit your post." ... yeah.. whatever....
