Accelenation have posted their review of the Hercules Fortissimo II soundcard.

The Fortissimo II, as I am sure you can guess, is the follow-up to Hercules' successful Fortissimo card and offers quite a few notable features which set the two apart. First of all The Fortissimo 2 uses Crystal's SoundFusion 4624 audio processor, a scaled-down version of their 4630 chip that powers Hercules' GameTheater XP card.

Now this card is intended to serve the same purpose as something like an AMD Duron processor. It is supposed to give you the most 'bang for the buck' and offer features which no other sounds cards offer for the same cost. The question is, does it succeed? Well, let's take a deeper look at the specifications.

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