Goodbye, Audigy : Creative’s SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Music : Review

Quote: For the past half-decade, Creative Labs has ruled the add-in PC audio card market with an iron fist. Since the demise of Aureal, there have been few companies who have challenged the Singapore-based giant for this lucrative market, and Creative's one-two combination of fresh hardware revisions every year and widespread developer support for their EAX audio interface has been enough to keep competitors at bay. While there have been competitors along the way who have eaten away at Creative's market (namely low-cost integrated solutions like nVidia's SoundStorm and Intel's High Definition Audio), Creative is still undoubtedly the de facto choice for high-end end gaming audio.

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