sound card comparisons

[Affliction]

i found this wicked website which has some pretty in depth analysis of consumer and pro audio cards.... analyses things like frequency response, noise level, dynamic range, THD, IMD and stereo crosstalk.

here's a little example:

on the left, Soundblaster Audigy Platinum EX, on the right, ESI Waveterminal 192X (my card )


FREQUENCY RESPONSE:



NOISE LEVEL:



DYNAMIC RANGE:



TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION:



INTERMODULATION DISTORTION:



STEREO CROSSTALK:





interesting stuff eh

here's the website: http://audio.rightmark.org

[logikz]

so audigys pretty shit compared to the other one yes?

[freeagent]

Seems like teh difference is minimal in the important freq. areas. What is the price difference?

[Affliction]

the frequency response of the audigy is pretty poor, the waveterminal outperforms in every test

and yes, the waveterminal is cheaper