quality sound cards for carputer?

**tdevil** · 06-05-2004, 02:58 PM

Hello all,

i am in the process of building my carputer but i dont notice too many people talking about a good sound card to use for good mp3/dvd/cd sounding playback.

im no audiophile so my expectations aren't that high but will something like a SBLive (value!) card + decent quality speaker/sub setup put decent quality sound.

i have used SBLive on practically all my homebuilt pcs with a wide range of speakers from cheap Yahoo! speakers to a pretty nice Klipse 2.1 to a high end 2.1 from cambridge, they sound ok i guess but this is my for car and i wouldnt mind having something that sounded nice. not just ok.

but then again im thinking of power consumption for a carputer and my budget as well.

Any and all advice appreciated =D

Thanks,
Rick

**robiewp** · 06-05-2004, 04:28 PM

if possible go external- isolate the sound 'card' from the computer. A self powered USB one will be 'low power consumption'

rob

**lgbr** · 06-05-2004, 05:02 PM

Try to find one with some really flexible drivers. This way you can tweak it to your speaker setup and your preferences.

I use my motherboard's built in 6 channel audio. It allows me to set the system up for 4 channels for speakers, and two channels for subwoofers. It also allows me to do some tricks with the rear speakers.

External USB self-powered sound cards are also a very good idea. A lot of people get good sound from the Sound Blaster MP3+ cards.