I currently have the regular Audigy sound card in my system and the sound is surprisingly good. It is much better than my previous Live! card from Creative. Has anyone here tried the new Audigy 2? Here's a link to this new card: http://www.soundblaster.com/products/audigy2/ It uses a 24/192 DAC. I am at my computer for long sessions and the normal Audigy makes my MP3s sound pretty darn good. I will get the Audigy 2 and let you know how it compares.
I have only heard that it plays dvd-a files, but you may want to take a look at something like the Stereolink 1200 which is a external sound card USB that is supposed to be pretty good and only $129.
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