Xref: utzoo rec.music.synth:18719 rec.games.misc:13616 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:6100 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:5063 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!nan From: nan@math.ksu.edu (Nan Zou) Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,rec.games.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: New sound board (Soundblaster/Adlib compatible) Keywords: Soundblaster, Adlib Message-ID: <1991Feb2.005806.13573@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu> Date: 2 Feb 91 00:58:06 GMT References: <1991Feb1.194734.22231@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu> Sender: news@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu (The News Guru) Distribution: na Organization: Kansas State University Lines: 28 smsmith@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M. Smith) writes: AudioWave specs [...] >My comments: From what I've heard about the Soundblaster and the > Adlib, the new Audioware doesn't *seem* to do anything more. > I asked him what advantage it had over the Soundblaster, and he > said "it can do anything the Soundblaster can." Since it will > cost about the same as the SB, what's the advantage (except > the added speakers)? Is Leading Technologies offering something > which can do more, or are they just wanting to get a piece of > SB's lucrative market? Besides being compatible with existing sound boards, what's new here? Notice the list price is higher than a Sound Blaster, about the same street price. I don't see any special advantage choosing this board over the SB. My guess is that people will stick with the established standard unless some thing groud-breaking comes along. About the Sound Source from Walt Disney, I saw an ad selling it for $20. I'm skeptical at anything this cheap. If anyone has tried this please post your opinions. -- Nan Zou | Bitnet : nan@ksuvm Kansas State University | Internet: nan@math.ksu.edu #include | nan@phobos.cis.ksu.edu