has anyone tried this.. TURTLE BEACH CATALINA 7.1

[LastDon00]

has anyone tried this??
the TURTLE BEACH CATALINA 7.1

thanks

[LouIII]

I haven't, but here are some reviews for you:

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...1640453,00.asp

http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/Turtle_...2.html?tag=top

http://shopper.cnet.com/Turtle_Beach...derby=90&sort=

[Motoman]

I just bought one (about $45 at Newegg) for a machine I'm building up...although, I'm kind of wondering if I should put my Fortissimo III in the new box and take the Catalina for myself

[Hypo_Luxa]

It doesn't stand up to the competition. If you are mainly looking for a music card, get a Chaintech AV-710 for $25 @ newegg and call it a day. If you need a more balanced card (music, gaming, and 5.1/7.1) spend a little more for an Audigy 2 or Revo 5.1. The Catalina just isn't a good value IMHO.

[LouIII]

Originally posted by Motoman
I just bought one (about $45 at Newegg) for a machine I'm building up...although, I'm kind of wondering if I should put my Fortissimo III in the new box and take the Catalina for myself

I bought an Envy24 HT-S card for my new system, and it paled in comparison to my Fortissimo II. After a few days of trying to like the Envy, I put my Fortissimo II back in and am in sonic heaven. Your results may vary.

[Motoman]

The Catalina isn't the -S version - it's the better chip.

I just read one of those reviews though, and it doesn't really keep the audio resolution (bit level) up...probably wouldn't be as good as the F3.

But, oh well - I have a feeling that when gaming, unless you compare both side-by-side you'd never know the difference anyway.