"audio quality" Audigy 2 vs. Nforce onboard

5"audio quality" Audigy 2 vs. Nforce onboardS hi everyone,
i bought myself an old Audigy 2 from Ebay a week ago, hoping i can increase my fps ingame on my old 2200+ computer.
i really felt the increase, especially in Doom 3. But today i threw out the Audigy again.
the bass from my subwoofer (teufel concept e mpe) is sooooo weak (in games and winamp) and sounds like a cheap passi've subwoofer.
i tested every single setting, hoping to get a better sound out of it, but it didn't work. the bass just feels "weak".
i'm pretty surprised, because i thought i'd get at least the same sound quality.
does anyone have experiences with that? i can't believe the onboard sound is better than the Audigy's!
i set the frequency for subwoofer to 20hz, increased the volume of the subwoofer, changed the equalizer.
but it just sounds like a passi've sub and "cheap". (sry my english isn't good enough to find fitting adjecti'ves)
can anyone help me with that? does anyone have the same problem?
thanks in advance.

Meocene wrote:
If you used the auto update function you're probably already using the latest drivers. However if you didn't then definately install Dan K's pack - they're the best drivers currntly available for the Audigy 2. You'll want to uninstall the previous drivers, then do a clean up using Driver Sweeper beforehand though - Creative's drivers can be problematic
The problem with the Audigy 2 is that its analog output quality isn't especially good anymore, when compared to newer devices - even onboard. This is demonstrated when and if you swicth over to use Dolby Digital Li've.
I'm assuming the sound quality improvment I got has got to do with the fact that when using DDL, the Audigy's DACs and other analog components are skipped because the audio signal is being sent straight out, digitally, to my reciever.
The audio quality improvement I got was huge, to the extent that, eax/gaming aside, I can't actually hear the difference between an X-Fi and my Audigy anymore. Before using DDL li've the difference was obvious.
It may simply be that your nForce's analog output is of a higher quality.
Analog quality aside though, the Audigy 2 is still the better device, or at least the more capable. It really depends on whether or not you're a gamer I suppose.
If you've got a digital reciever then try the DDL pack and connect your Audigy to your reciever using the digital output.
If not, and you're not a gamer, then I'd stick with your nForce if that sounds better? < - this being advice I'd imagine you must find rather anoying.
Message Edited by Meocene on 08-0-2009 03:5 AM
thanks for these informations.
unfortunately i can't use DDL, because i don't own a receiver.
music is at the moment the more important thing, i'm gaming about 4 hours a week.
i'll keep the audigy though, maybe i'll rebuild an old 3000+ system i still have. (the sound THERE really sounds crappy)
thanks for all answers and your help!
EDIT: does the usual audigy 2 driver panel look like this: http://www.hartware.de/showpic.php?type=review&id=606&path=/media/reviews/606/xfi_screen_thx_big.jpg
it's a screenshot from an x-fi card.
mine looks different!
Message Edited by chackachacka on 08-0-2009 0:33 [email protected]

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