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Originally Posted by Ferra
I definitely wouldn't waste any money on the sound card unless you are looking for a particular type of audio in/out that is not available on your motherboard. (i.e. optical)
I've tried comparing the OB sound card vs a M-audio and Audiogy sound card and you really won't see any difference in terms of sound playback quality...it just gives you more interface and features and that's it.
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I think a proper sound card is required for proper DTS/AC3 surround sound. From my experience, I wasn't able to get my amp to output DTS or AC3 with the onboard coax SPDIF. I was limited to Pro-Logic. I installed a card that specifically supported DTS/AC3, and that worked great. My amp is able to detect the encoding, and switch to the appropriate mode.