Best sound card for the value?

[AnandtechUser]

i need one that will be in my htpc i want one that is very good i was thinking a audigy 2 or some of those highend sound cards for recording studios LMK which is the best and which one is the best price for the money thanks

 

[madthumbs]

Turtle Beach Santa Cruz is excellent! Just get a media player that does spdif out like BSPlayer, WinDVD, PowerDVD, or ZoomPlayer. Hook your card up to a Dolby Digital Reciever via spdif and the sound will be awesome!

 

[Goi]

If you're using it to output S/PDIF, then as long as there's a digital output, it should be good. A good Cmedia based card with digital out is the cheapest you can get. If however you wanna do 5.1/7.1 analog out as well, try the M-Audio Revolution 7.1. If you need gaming capabilities though, the Audigy2 is the one to get.

 

[NEVERwinter]

I think a Santa Cruz or even the old AAudigy is suitable enough