Originally Posted by
Flanker1Six
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Sounds great on my system! I'm on a late model gaming notebook; I've disabled the on board sound, and plugged in a Creative USB X Fi Pro 5.1 sound card. I've had it quite a while, and never really liked it compared to the Creative X Fi plug in card (Express Card slot) I've got, due to the USB card using different drivers and firmware.............the darn thing always had a real faint "hiss" in the back ground of it's sound output.
Anyway................about 10-11 months ago I tried the USB card again; and found Creative had updated their drivers and firmware since the last time I tried it. Problem solved! I've got an Onkyo home theater (800w 7.1 receiver) system hooked up to the TV, so I bought a bunch of cables/cords and adapters at Radio Shack and out putted the sound off the Creative USB card to the accessory inputs on the back of the receiver. Crank it up and needless to say...........................shooters ROCK!
I've used several Creative internal desk top cards in the past with an old analog Klipsch 5.1 speaker system, and they all sounded great too. I've heard a lot of good things about "Turtle Beach" also; though I don't know if they're still manufactured or not.
If it were me, I'd check Creative's site and see if Turtle Beach is still in business. Comp/tech sites, like newegg.com would probably be worth checking too. Good luck!