I am looking into the audigy 2 platinum, just not sure if I want to spend $200 on a sound card. The Audigy platinum on the other hand is about $50-$60 cheaper. Just curious if anyone has any other sound cards that are comparable or horror stories about audigy before I take the plunge.

Thanks for the repsonse Squid, do you have the audigy? If so any issues?

Hylander whats the difference between the audigy and the audigy gamer do you know?