SB Audigy 4 - Less Than £35!

marka87uk

LINK

Just bought one of these myself yesterday - sounds great! Did want an XFI really but this was so much cheaper - £60 in store ... or £34.47 online/collect @ store.

I collected in store, and also got something back from QuidCo, making the total price less than £34.

Comes with a remote too but I'm not using it because I've run out of USB ports...

Poppycat

I think you link also gave information fo the rest fo your order, ie 3 SB Audigy 4, speakers, usb hard drive. Thats what I got when I clicked on basket.

withabix

Oh, I see PCWorld's website is VERY secure. NOT.

Click on that link and you're sharing a session with other people!!!

Who's postcode is bt93 3fa ???

Poppycat

Yes Ian its holding the session.

markabuckley

I get a bit confused over this particular Audigy.

As far as I am aware its quite different to the Audigy 4 Pro, this one is an updated version of the Audigy 2 Value.

So does that make the Audigy 2 ZS higher or lower spec than this one at PCWorld ?

Thanks, MArk.

GibsonSt19

Cheaper? Perhaps

markabuckley

I've done some more reading and disappointing as it is, this is a re-badged new Audigy 2 Value.

Its lower spec than an Audigy 2 ZS.

Looks like I'll have to save up for that X-Fi card.

Mark.

Cactus_Jack

I ordered this earlier. The one on XtsIT is cheaper but the PC world one is the retail version with the remote for around a tenner extra. I've opted for the £4 delivery, does anyone know if they use Royal Mail or a courier?

And I'm a bit concerned to read it isn't as good as an Audigy 2 ZS, but hopefully if the reviews support this then I can sell it on eBay or somewhere.

marka87uk

It must be holding your old orders then because that's not my postcode and I've not ordered anything else.

As to the quality, I don't find it bad at all lol - but yes it does use the same chip from the Audigy 2.

Edit, and yes XTSIT appears to be cheaper, but with VAT that's £28.38, plus around £5 delivery charge (from their Help section), and that's near enough the PC World price but as mentioned, PCW is the retail version with remote control etc.

Joints

markabuckley wrote:

I've done some more reading and disappointing as it is, this is a re-badged new Audigy 2 Value.

Its lower spec than an Audigy 2 ZS.

Looks like I'll have to save up for that X-Fi card.

Mark.

Strange you say that. The board layout is different to the Audigy 2 Value as there are more capacitors and a cirrus logic IC on board. Show the link where this indicates what you say.

markabuckley

Joints,

Here's the thread off the CLabs forum, this one being sold is the SB0610, the differences seem to be listed as:

ut, SB0610 is whole differently manufactured (different parts been used) to the one (SB0380, A4 Pro) Creative has introduced 'before' (my link to the creative site and to one review).

Differences on DAC/ADC/DSP

Model SB0610
E-MU CA10300-IAT LF (DSP)
CL CS4382-KQZ (DAC)
Sigma Tel ?? ADC ?(don't show well in picture)

Original Audigy 4 Pro SB0380
4 x CS4398 (DAC)
TI/BB PCM1804 (ADC)
E-MU CA10200 ICT (DSP)
CS 4392 (headphone amp)

http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=soundblaster&message.id=25991