Product DescriptionA next generation PCI sound card that drives up to 6 powered speakers or enhanced to sound like 6 with programmable DSP effects Simultaneous record & playback up to 48kHz Digital Outputs - 48kHz PCM or AC-3 for external processors 10-band graphic EQ with presets and peak meters 3 20-bit DACs 10Hz-120kHz (-3dB) SNR - 96dB FS A-weighted THD+N - (-3dB) - < -91 dB FS (0.0027%) Requires Pentium 200MHz processor w/MMX or better, 32MB RAM, Win95/98/NT 4.0 (w/SP.4 or higher), PCI 2.1 slot, CD-ROM drive and 69MB disk space
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - horrible
Bought it one and half year ago from Circuit city. Used it mainly for general computer work, not gaming. When I upgraded to a newer machine and try to install it on it, has problem with driver on XP Media Center edition, can not record MIDI from my Yamaha keyboard, and they don't provide support for it any more. What kind of business is this vendor in? Only one and half year later, they don't provide any technical support for their products.
Rating: - A "Sound" investment
Great card. Have used it in 3 machines now and not a single problem with installation or usage.
Puzzled by the negative reviews but then I figured it out. Odds are that these people are hearing what actually is on their machines. The Santa Cruz board plays true sound. So if you have a lousy copy of music or a game with lousy sound, that is what you are going to hear.
I have found this with some of my music. What sounded OK using my Creative sound board sounded lousy with the Santa Cruz ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent audio card - great sound and smooth setup.
Though being 5.1. surround, the onboard sound card in my new Dell XPS 400, a.k.a. Dimension 9150, was much too low quality to serve my Altec Lansing GT 5051 5.1.loudspeakers right: The sound was flat, with little or no bass, ambience or sense of depth (Although very happy with my Dells in general, you would think that a dedicated gaming system such as the XPS would have an audio card already in it!)
When doing my audio card research to complement my GT5051 speakers, I concluded that ... Read More
Rating: - This product is not what is advertised on the box.
This product is not what is advertised on the box. Apparently, in the past, this was a retail version product. Now, the software is unavailable, the user guide is not included, and they offer no support for this product. A phone call to the company left me even more confused when they said the ones being sold now are OEM versions of the card that were packaged in a new retail version box. Don't expect any help in installing the card, using the features, or getting any of the cool software advertised on ... Read More
Rating: - Off to a great start
I have been looking into audio cards for a few monthes on Amazon. This board always rated highly and I noticed other boards had problems. Circuit City had it on sale for $39.99 and I told my wife to get it for me for Christmas.
I had the card installed in minutes, drivers as well. I proceeded to play one of my favorite cd's: Metallica's S&M (with the San Francisco Symphony). It was incredible. My wife and I then played the Genesis: The Way We Walk dvd and it sounded excellent. I can't ... Read More
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Electronics : Turtle Beach Santa Cruz PCI Sound Card
- horrible 
- A "Sound" investment