De jongens & meisjes van Betabites hebben een review van de Videologic SonicVortex II gepost. Zoals de naam doet vermoeden gaat het hier om een geluidskaart met een Aureal Vortex II chipset. De kaart is gebaseerd op het Aureal SuperQuad reference design en lijkt daarom sprekend op de Xitel Storm Platinum (waarvan ik eerder een review postte). Genoeg geluld, hier is een stukkie over de performance van de SonicVortex:
First, I have to admit that listening to any sound on a PC with 4 speakers is just an added bonus. The SonicVortex2 gives you this opportunity. Unfortunately, my FireTeam headphones bit the dust, and I was unable to listen to the SonicVortex2 in this mode. I will tell you other reviews on this card have said that the headphone support is phenomenal. I wish I could tell you that...The SonicVortex2 in 3D gaming calculates the positioning of the audio. However, the quad speaker support does not go as far as positioning, and only allows for panning of volume in the rear speakers in 3D gaming. The environmental positioning is limited to the front speakers. While playing both Unreal and the Drakan demo, I found the sound to be quite remarkable, and didn't even notice the lack of positioning in the rear speakers. I mean really, who has time to kill and listen at the same time?
