Reply 40 of 103, by GuyTechie
wrote:Sorry to hear about your CT2230 issues. I too have mine sitting off to the side, now relegated to test builds because of issues like this. But not to fear, you're getting an Audician 32 Plus and they just plain work. They aren't as friendly to setup as a Creative card, but it's not difficult either. It's biggest drawback is height if you're gonna use the waveblaster header. No biggie, as you can slap together a cable that goes from the header to whatever DB you want to use. No soldering or special tools. A pair of side cutters and you're in business. It will take about two weeks (give or take a few days) to get your new Audician 32 Plus in the mail. I've got four of them the past couple years and it always takes that amount of time.
On a P3B running 98, I would suggest a Vortex 2 for a PCI soundcard. But as you already have a good GM daughter board with the X1, it really isn't necessary. It's a great sounding card, and fun for playing with earlier surround, but just one more thing to deal with. The Audician 32 Plus with good MIDI via DB and working uart 401 will give you access to all the bases as far as general compatibility is concerned. Any other cards and gear are just icing on the cake. Good luck with the new card and let us know what you think with some updates.
Thanks! Your post gives me hope. 😀