Philips Sound Card 5.1 Channel 64-3d Voices 128 Direct Sound Voices

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Summary: the price went up
Review: In case you are wondering, this card(info not given) is the Philips Seismic Edge 5.1. It has 96 3d voices and 256 direct sound voices(not 64-3d, 128 voices as in the discription.) I ordered it just to take a chance on it being the card I suspected it to be. It is. It is a 5.1 sound card, but the info is incorrect, it should say 96-3d voices and 256 d3d.
This is a very good card for the price I payed(which has gone up since I bought it-hense the 3 stars). It works very well in games like Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale where spoken dialogue is key. The EAX effects are weak, but with a good speaker set can be heard and are well enough for me. With the Creative inspire 5.1 speaker set, I cannot give an acurate rating. Although they work well, I suspect that a higher RMS would be less irritating. The treble(highs) is terrible no matter where you adjust the slider. It stings my ears. The bass is pretty good. The 1.89 WDM drivers are defaulted to "flat" so you'll have to adjust them to taste. I personally find the "flat" sounds like I am listening with earplugs(probably from listening to that treble hiss for so long) and with the treble slider turned to 50% sounds better, but much too sharp and unnatural in games and DVD's.(not to mention it makes my ears ring) I don't know, I think it maybe the speakers are only designed for creative products. But I'm not going to bet on it.(can't blame one for the other's mistake).