sound card good or bad, is dependable on different sound card ,different person who use, different speaker that you are using!...
currently using x-fi, still feel the best, coz got people buying audiotrak 7.1 but lack with bass effect!...
last time sound card live player, having a soft sound but lack in sound volume!
some time different sound card driver like , windows driver, manufacturer driver or even 3rd part driver like kx-project driver also having a differencing in sound quality
but in reality speaking.... listen to music, if you are using a better headphone, would have a different feeling compare to a normal speaker.....

This post has been edited by cha: Mar 7 2007, 10:33 PM