If I decided to go for a three- or five-piece speaker set,
would I need a special sound card to support it, or
would it make sense to use it with something like the
basic soundblaster you recommended?

Thanks.


Kyle Elmblade <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> A new sound card would improve performance.  If you are looking for a good
> low-end solutions, I would suggest the SoundBlaster PCI128 (or Creative Labs
> PCI128 - they are the same card).  It has great sound, and can usually be
> found for around  $25 on pricewatch.com....
> ...
> If you want to go all out, a five piece surround sound
> set will run you about $75-$150 for decent ones (three piece sets are
> $50-$125 for decent ones)....

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