"Scott Gardner" wrote in message

On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 15:26:19 -0500, "Arny Krueger"
wrote:

Given the very modest apparent performance of his sound card,
perhaps. However, I don't know what can be quicker and easier than
using another feature of a product he is already using.

As far as hardware goes it would be far more economical to upgrade
the sound card. Pricewatch puts Audigy's between $40 and $50.

Actually, the Audigy is the card I have. If -76 dB is inordinately
high for a noise floor on this card, perhaps it's picking up noise
from other electronics in my computer case.

Unlikely. The better numbers I see are for Audigy cards in crowded computer
cases.

More likely, some kind of setup difficulty.

But since its so much better than the preamp, its not the highest priority
situation at this moment.