This Kicks Ass - Must Read This Review
Written: Jan 11 '00 (Updated Apr 10 '00)
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Pros: performance, performance, performance
Cons: price, rear speaker output not for all settings
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| shauncool's Full Review: Turtle Beach Montego II Quadzilla |
This product has got to be one of the best purchases I have ever made for my computer. Being a music-freak, I listen to mp3 audio files about 90% of the time I am in my room (when I'm not watching TV), and I strive for quality.
Prior to purchasing this, I was using the Creative Labs Soundblaster AWE64 ISA sound card. For years I thought that this was a good sound card, but it was always skipping the mp3 playback when opening applications, dialing the internet, and sometimes performing a computer operation. I thought it was normal.
Well It was NOT Normal, my new sound card, the Montego II Quadzilla by Turtle Beach does NOT SKIP during playback of mp3 songs, NEVER NEVER NEVER EVER.
Not only that, but it will still play other wav files and midi, and anything else at the same time. I can even play two different mp3 songs at the same time and they just overlap. I believe this is because of outstanding drivers and that it uses very little of my cpu (P2-350)
Furthermore, the sound quality from this card is exceptional. I have some nice Yamaha pc speakers & Two 120Watt speakers on my stereo receiver that I use to listen with. (This has 4-speaker output using two separate 1/8" stereo female jacks.)
One note about the 4-speaker output that they don't tell you (and upset me off when I found out from technical support). The rear spakers ONLY work with the CD #1 input and with the wav mapper(mp3s). If you play midi or use the 2nd auxillary cd input (DVD), or use the line-in, it does not play out of the four speakers. It also has a digital output but i have no use for that.
In Conclusion, if you enjoy listening to good quality music, and have a good stereo and speaker system to enjoy it with, GET this sound card, it ROCKS, and it is very easy on your computer's resources.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 59.00 OEM
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