Bij PC Paradox hebben ze een test uitgevoerd tussen de (op dit moment) twee veel verkochte geluidschipsets, de Vortex2 van Aureal en de AEX van Creative.
Hier de features van de 2 geluidkaarten die ze gebruikt hebben:
[break]The Vortex2:[/break]96dB signal-to-noise ratio over a 20Hz~22kHz range
Custom crosstalk cancellation circuitry using a biquad crossover filter to optimize left and right sound channels for more effective A3D playback in stereo speakers
Sound Blaster Pro DOS support
64 hardware and 256 software wavetable voices using advanced techniques, such as fourth-order interpolation and sweepable filters with resonance
Effects for delay, room, chamber, hall, cabinet, flange, distortion, and wah-wah on the wavetable
Support for DLS 1.0
Direct Music acceleration
A hardware wavetable connector
The MX-Link which will allows users to connect future add on boards.
Basic board with a SPDIF I/O connector Or full featured board offering full 5.1 AC3 support through outputs for two additional speakers as well as SPDIF and optical I/O connectors
A gameport which as well as supporting standard analog/digital joysticks and MPU-401 MIDI I/O, also incorporates DirectX acceleration circuitry that accelerates DirectX gameplay and improves system speed by 10% or more
Four speaker support out of the box
Hardware support for DS, DS3D, A3D 1.x, A3D 2.0 and planned support for EAX through a future driver upgrade
[break]The Soundblaster Live![/break]
Signal to noise ratio of better than 96dB at over a 20Hz~22kHz range
Supplies one hundred percent hardware acceleration of DirectSound, DirectSound3D and DS3D with the Environmental Audio Extensions
Sound Blaster 16 DOS support
Samples audio at up to 48 kHz and a total harmonic distortion of 0.002%
The EMU10K1 chip which boasts 1,000 MIPS and has the processing power of a pentium 90 all dedicated to audio
E-mu's patented 8-point Interpolation Algorithm that reproduces audio signals with new levels of fidelity, free from perceivable distortion.
Can do up to 256 voices for incredible MIDI sound
Offers a range of sound fonts from 2 to 32 MB going into system RAM with a full range of effects on the MIDI playback
Digital I/O extension card which supports digital input and output
A gameport which as well as supporting standard analog/digital joysticks and MPU-401 MIDI I/O, also incorporates DirectX acceleration circuitry that accelerates DirectX gameplay.
Four speaker support out of the box
S/PDIF connectivity enables users to connect a S/PDIF-compatible device such as a DAT player for high-end playback, recording and production as well as the digital output of CD-Audio via the S/PDIF input (CD Digital In)
Uit de conclusie blijkt o.a. dat de Vortex2 meer gamebased is dan de Soundblaster Live.
Lees hier de rest.
