Audigy or Game Theater ??

[Thoric]

im weighing up whether to buy the:

Creative Audigy Digital Entertainment Special Edition - $129.00
Creative Audigy 2 Retail - $240.00
Hercules Game Theater XP 7.1 - $220.00

a mate of mine (who knows more about audio) said there is not a great deal of benefit between the Audigy and Audigy 2. Only for recording and that kinda stuff.

I intend to use it for DVD's, music and gaming.

So what do you's think is the best deal? i could go for any of the three, but which is best? any other alternatives will be good as well.

they will be used with these most likely http://www.scorptec.com.au/index.php?prdid=00002387

any ideas and suggestions appreciated.

[The__tweaker]

Well, those cards are a bit overkill to be used with sutch low end speakers..

Consider some better speakers if ya planing on spending sutch big money on a card.. :2cents:

[//alias]

wtf are u talking about?
those speakers are fine.
i went through the same problem as u, but, consider this.
audigy 2 and gametheatre are about the same price.
do u use the extra little doo hickeys the gametheatre has?
(the optical and coaxial etc etc.)
No. If those are the speakers u r using, then go for the audigy 2.
MUUUUUCH BETTER QUALITY.

//alias

[Thoric]

thanks for the input.

well the game theater looks awfully good with digital out and the breakout box, usb etc.

however im saving up for a new system so ill either go with the audigy de special edition or the audigy 2. probably the plain audigy.