The only feedback I've found on the card so far has been at and it seems rather mixed. A buddy of mine is upgrading a couple of his rigs and is offering to give me either a Creative Audigy 2 ZS sound card or Turtle Beach Montego DDL sound. (Wavetable Synth, MIDI Joystick Port, Wavetable Header, etc.). The Montego DDL is an Audio Card and it does not have any MIDI features * Internal input connectors for CD and Aux audio sources * Channels 7 and 8 only available in Windows(R) XP * DTS Passthrough only available in Windows(R) 2000 / XP * PCI 2.2 Interface with bus mastering and burst modes * Supports Game Surround Sound APIs such as EAX 2.0 and A3D Provides 7.1 surround sound for DVDs, CDs, and MP3s * Pure surround sound and virtual surround sound from eight analog outputs To 2-channel MP3 digital music or movies with enhanced multi-speaker * Converts stereo sound sources to multi-channel format, so you can listen * Selectable 2, 4, 6 or 8 output channels with 24 bit playback at up to 96 Allows for pass-through of Dolby(R) DigitalĪnd DTS(R) multi-channel DVD sound to external A/V receivers or digital Of up to 24 Bits at 96kHz (out) sample rate playback and 16 Bits at 48kHz * Optical S/PDIF In/Out for playback of pure digital audio at resolutions Features I would like to have would be quality microphone input that you don't have to fuss with to get good recording sound into my PC, a digital output port (either Coax or Optical) for future upgradeability, and I prefer a card that is efficient in terms of CPU ussage during normal computer operation and games.Īny suggestions anybody out there can give will be greatly appreciated!įound this from the Turtle Beach website here:
#Turtle beach montego ddl sound card drivers
I hate bloatware drivers and really just prefer a nice clean basic driver install. I'm not a 1st person shooter fan.Īnyhow, I want something that will be fantastic with music, and respectible in games. Turtle Beach has been known for their high quality audio products, so we are taking a look at their top of the line Montego sound card.
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I am by no means a "gamer" but I do have several games I like to play on occation (Madden Football, Age of Empires, Command & Conquer). We all have the desire to have the cleanest sound on our computers, but like everything else, there are far too many sound cards to choose from. I have a solid pair of 2.1 speakers I don't plan on upgrading but would really like to get the absolute most out of. I primarily use my computer for music playback, mostly MP3's. Perhaps ripping my M-Audio Revolution 7.1 back out of the closet and reinstalling that card (used to get lots of hisses and pops with that card as well as lack of driver updates was frustrating). Does anybody out there know anything about this card? Know what kind of DAC's it has on board? Processing chip it uses? I've been considering buying a new sound card (currently an unhappy owner of an Audigy 2 ZS Value) and have been kicking around the following options.