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To: Dennis G. who wrote (12362)	10/1/1998 11:15:00 AM
From: Gambit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13925

Juicy 3D Sound card Roundup! 1st October 20:43 pm GameCenter has done a great 3D sound card roundup comprising the Turtle Beach Montego A3DXtream, the Diamond MX200 and the Sound Blaster Live! Interestingly, they've also popped up a preview on Aureal's Vortex 2. Here's some snips: >>>Of the three cards we looked at, the Sound Blaster Live came closest to achieving GameWorthy status, but the card fell short on a number of counts. Most importantly, only a few games support DirectSound3D, and the number that take advantage of Creative's Environmental Audio Extensions is even smaller. This means the Sound Blaster Live has few chances to show off its 3D audio prowess. The card is also expensive when you consider that few gamers will be able to make use of its audiophile features. Lastly, gamers might want to wait until Creative delivers on its promise of support for 32 streams of DirectSound3D audio.<<< Is it just me or is CNET reviews not worth the price it costs to read um: ). The price is NOT 199 that they think, most people can get this card now for $130-160... WRONG CNET. D3D & EAX are not used much because NOT all games need it hell you can take ever 3D audio program even made and it would be a drop in the bucket next to ALL the programs made in that same time period, so to CNET we should not buy any card... WRONG. And wait until 32 streams??? Do the people at CNET read or look around at the net at all??? You can right NOW download the patch for 32 streams nothing wait about it... lazy CNET reviewers. EVERY point made by CNET is WRONG on many levels... And the review is LATE as well... CNET sucks more than Monica. Adam-