Audigy 2 Value card starting to

Well like clockwork, my second Audigy 2 Value card is starting down the path of death. I've had this second one for close to 6 months, and like the first one I had when it started dying, mysteriously changed the speaker settings from 5. to 2.. My first Audigy 2 Value card did this after about 4 to 5 months, and then popping and crackling came. I don't hold any breath that this, my second Audigy 2 Value card will hold the speaker settings and won't have popping and crackling sooner or later. I don't get this one bit, as I've just recently built a dual core AMD machine and here are the specs. ASUS A8R-MVPAMD Athlon 4200+ X22GB of PC3200 memoryATI Radeon X800XTSB Audigy 2 Value card20GB Western Digital SATA harddri've, & a 200GB Western Digital Serial ATA harddri'veLG 6X DVDROM, and an LG DVDREWRITERWindowsXP Service Pack 2 with all updates?I've checked, and I'm using the January drivers for my SB Audigy 2 Value card, and for all my other hardware, including the ULi serial ATA controller on the motherboard. I just can't figure out why after close to 6 months, that on my second Audigy 2 Value card, it has started dying like the first one. I'm about ready to bail out entirely on Creative Labs soundcards.

AFAIK, common PC mic inputs are mono, usually plus condensor power (I think it's tip=signal, ring=power, sleeve=ground). This doesn't make a stereo mic "useless," but you'd have to use only one of its signals and rig up an adapter of some sort to use one.
Perhaps you can enlighten me about what a stereo mic is by industry practices where they are commonly found? It is 2 mono mics in a package, or a mono mic with duplicated outputs (for connection convenience I suppose)?
A USB mic probably won't be well-integrated with use of the soundcard. Soundcard mic amps don't have the best reputation for quality. If you're serious, a better approach is probably to either use an external mic preamp, or a mixer mic input, and connect the preamp/mixer line-out to the soundcard line-in.
-Dave
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picklehammer wrote:
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or
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) yes it is stereo
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Hi
I'm new around here and I hope someone will be able to help me.
A few days ago, I bought a Sounblaster Audigy 2 Value card and installed it in my computer. Everything went well. I configuured it to go with my then, 2 stereo speakers.
Two days later, as I was very satisfied with the card, I decided to add much better 5. speakers. I could not find the quality Soundblaster speakers I would have liked in my area so, I finally decided to buy the Logitech Z5500 digital speakers.
I intalled the speakers and just about everything went fine except I have a few problems.
The speakers (all 6 of them) play very well but when I try to play a DVD and use the "DTS surround" setting, I have no sound at all. If I use the "Stereo surround" setting, everything is fine. For example, on the Eagles "Hell freezes over" DVD, there is a song that can only be listened to if you have a DTS decoder, well, I can not listen to that song.
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When I tried testing the speakers, I can only hear the sound/voice in the "Front left and front right speakers. No sound whatsoever in the remaining four speakers.
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see this:
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(source:
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I'm waiting for a reply so that I can take the card back to the store, if necessary, and get my money back.

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Howdy Everyone!
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Thanks in Advance !!

GarAlb wrote:
Howdy Everyone!I just installed a new Audigy 2 Value card on my HP DC700 system and I can't get any sound. All of the diags passed and the device manager says the the hardware is installed correctly. Any ideas?Thanks in Advance !!
If there is, did you disable onboard sound system?
Have you connected your "acti've speakers"/headphones like shown on User's Guide (can be found on driver/software CD)? Use green connector for 2/2. speakers and headphones.
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.jtpMessage Edited by jutapa on 09-7-2005 07:7 PM

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