Well I bit the bullet today with a little encouragement from Stitch and Bribo, mostly Stitch. I figured it was easier to spend the $300 then listen to him for the next month you should have bought it (j/k). The it I am referring to is the Audigy 2 platinum and a set of creative Inspire 6.1 speakers. I have to admit they are 100% better than the old analog stuff I had before. I hopped on a bf42 server and all sounds are working but I never realized how the game is actually supposed to sound. It is amazing how many sounds I never heard before in game. My wife hates them though they are "TOO LOUD" but in my opinion there is no such thing. Thanks again for everyone's input.