Pros: Not much to add that other happy users haven't already said. This card offers excellent sound for the money. Installation couldn't have been any easier in my MSI S754 K8MM-V board. It was simply point, click, restart and play.

Cons: None that I've found for what I use it for. It's not a true gamer card so you should look elsewhere if you want the best detail from your games. I would have like d more options with the software, but for the sound it delivers that's a small con.

Overall Review: I got this for my "work in process" HTPC and the sound is quite clean compared to OB sound. For what it's worth, I didn't use the CD it came with. I DL'd the latest driver pack from Chinatech.

Comments: grabbed this card for an exceptionally low price, received it much earlier than I expected, thanks newegg!! The card works perfectly, and the "enhanced" 2 channel mode is really why you want this card. If you want a surround card I'm sure there are better choices but the stereo sound on this guy is phenomenal - louder and crisper than any onboard card, without the noise.

Pros: Wanted to let people know that they need to go to the discontinued drivers section on the web site.... ftp://ftp.chaintech.com.tw/Audio User ID drivers Password drivers

Cons: None

Pros: This is one of the few PCI sound cards I've seen that has the front panel audio connectors. The sound quality is great for listening to music or DVDs.

Cons: none

Overall Review: If you're having problems with crashing or freezing. Do not use a shared PCI slot and disable the on-board audio. I did not have any problems with setup.

Pros: Audiophile sound for an incredibly low price.

Cons: Can be annoying to configure in Linux, but Head-Fi has ALSA config files that usually work well.

Overall Review: The black output next to the toslink on this card is simply amazing for the price. I've modded mine with Black Gate NX-HiQ 6.3v 22uF for the output caps (dc coupling) and it beats my iAudio X5L by a decent margin. It isn't the best (quite obviously) but it'll smear anything else under $100. Only the alt-out has the good wolfson DAC, all others use a cheap integrated VIA chip.

Pros: The Chaintech AV-710 works perfectly in decoding AC3 Dolby Digital 5.1 content, using the S/PDIF digital optical out, or the three 1/8" analog outputs for 5.1, six-channel surround sound.

Cons: none

Overall Review: Since my Mobo has integrated sound, I disabled on-board sound in the BIOS settings before booting with the Chaintech. Also I skippsed the driver disk included with the card, I used the Via Vinyl Envy24 Drivers from Via Arena website. The latest version is dated February 2006.

Pros: - 105dB SNR on the Wolfson 8728 DAC - Envy24 HT-S is capable of 192kbps digital AND analog output over 2 of the outputs - Can do bit-perfect ASIO in Win 2k/XP - Sound quality above and beyond other cards in this price range

Cons: Drivers; chaintech's are worthless, you have to get the latest from VIA Arena

Pros: I bought this card May 05 to listen to music and movie audio. My audio set up is a Sony model STR-DE895 receiver driving a pair of Dual DJL-103E 10" DJ-style speakers. With this card I use its optical output and included cable to connect to one of the digital inputs of my receiver. For a driver, I went to the Via Arena web site then set the Via Audio Deck control panel to "High sample rate-2 speakers." Running my equipment in this configuration results in outstanding audio,the best I have ever produced with consumer-level components. True, this card has limited functionality, but for listening to recorded music from a simple stereo speaker setup, its performance is superb. What is more, you can purchase one at an incredible bargain price.

Cons: None in the context of my specific use.

Overall Review: I play HL2 and Doom 3 using this sound card without any issues.