Mad Dog Entertainer 7.1 DSP Sound Card Review

A 7.1-channel surround sound audio chip seems to be the current solution, though there are few matching speaker packages on the market for consumer to even take advantage of. In this review, PCstats will test out the Mad Dog Multimedia's Entertainer 7.1 soundcard. This $60USD card looks to compete directly with Creative's Audigy line, offering many of the same features at an attractive price. It uses VIA's new Envy 24HT-S sound chip which boasts full 24-bit 192Khz capabilities. The Entertainer 7.1 ships in a large-ish box containing the card, driver CD, a single folded sheet of instructions covering installation and the use of the VIA Envy audio control panel, an analog audio cable to connect to a CD drive, and a six-foot SPDIF optical cable.