Why I buy this one ?
- Selectable 2, 4, or 6 analog line output channels with 16 Bit resolution at up to 48 KHz sampling rate
- Converts stereo sound sources to multi-channel format - for listening to MP3 music with enhanced surround sound on 4 or 6 speakers
- Game Port for dual analog joystick connection & MIDI In/Out (interface cable is optional)
- Supports Game Surround Sound APIs such as EAX, HRTF-based 3D positional audio, DirectSound 3D & A3D
- 32-bit PCI bus master

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What our customer's say!

"A good no-frills card", I was looking for a basic card that works under Linux and has better audio quality than my lousy on-board sound. This one fit the bill perfectly.

"Turtle Beach Audio Card", Received this as an open box item, without documentation or installation CD. Windows XP installed as a Plug & Play item without a problem however as I had installed it in a SHARED PCI slot it had a resource conflict. When I relocated it to a non-shared slot it worked fine. By visiting the Turtle Beach website, I managed to download current audio utilities.

"Big Sound for a Small Price", I've used Turtle Beach sound cards for quite some time. Their quality is superb; preferable over comparible Sound Blaster cards. Riviera provides all of the features I'm looking for in Digital Input/Output, as well as superb Legacy support (for older computer applications and games designed for DOS.) Turtle Beach online support has always been very good, as well.

"Adequate performance, dishonest marketing", The card was easy to install and so far seems to work with all applications tested. However, several software titles that are clearly promised on the outside of the box, including "Record Producer LE, Music Write LE, and SoundCheck" are not on the installation disc. This is simply not honest. In the future I'll prefer to do business with a company that delivers what they promise.



"Couldn't get it to work", Buy a Sound Blaster Audigy. This card wouldn't work after hours of trying. The SB card took two minutes to install.

Read this reviews before You buy...

"It Just Works", I bought this card three weeks ago instead of the Audigy 2 ZS. I was told by a friend that this one was just as good for the average user. He was right. Unlike the Audigy 2 ZS this card requires no configuration to work properly. The drivers were found and installed by Windows XP automatically with no problem and no conflicts either during or after the install. The sound is excellent with no line noise or artifacts.

Unless you have to have the latest and most elite or you are an audiophile who doesn't play MP3's because you can tell the difference in sound quality between them and CD's this card is an excellent buy. And it's far less than half the price of an Audigy 2.

Pros:
Super easy installation
Great sound quality
Price isn't beaten anywhere for a product of this calibre.
Adjustable environment controls (movie theatre, padded cell, concert hall and others). Unheard of for this price.
Software to replace and enhance the anemic windows volume control

Cons:
Lack of a real manual (not needed, really)
Funky software based setup of jacks for 4-6.1 channel speaker systems. Could cause some confusion.
No hardcore certifications like THX.

"Product has a great software suite, as well...", The card does come with Audio Surgeon LE - as it is clearly advertised. If that's not what you wanted when you bought the card - you could have always returned the product. And if the user wanted Audio Surgeon, why wouldn't they simply buy that product?

This is a great card with:
Optical S/PDIF output for pass-through of Dolby Digital® and DTS® multi-channel DVD sound to external A/V receivers
Selectable 2, 4, or 6 analog line output channels
External line input
Internal CD and Aux inputs
Supports Game Surround Sound APIs such as EAX, A3D, I3DL2 and DirectSound 3D support
Converts stereo sound sources to multi-channel format
Environmental Effects
Game port for dual analog joystick connection

You can't get a software suite like it with other cards, and for under $30 (the cost of Audio Surgeon by itself, by the way) you get a great product.

"The CD does not contain what is listed on the box", I purchased this sound card because I wanted to use the Audio Surgeon software which was listed on the box and on their website. After I installed the software I discovered that it is not AudioSurgeon, but it is AudioSurgeon LE. When you click on a feature it says something like "This feature does not work in this version, you must purchase AudioSurgeon for this feature." I wrote to tech support and their response was "AudioSurgeon LE comes bundled free with the Riviera sound card." They also changed the website to say "AudioSurgeon LE"

I called Voyetra which seems to own Turtle Beach and they said "we can name the software anything we want. You can bring the sound card back to the store and if you don't want to do that you can get a lawyer."

Don't expect tech support, or customer service with this product.