PCinsight has posted a review of Analog Devices´ SoundMAX with SPX Technologies.

SoundMAX 3.0 (officially dubbed "SoundMAX with SPX technology") is an AC97 driven solution which will be available only on Intel motherboards for the following 6 months. The fundamental difference between SoundMAX with SPX and other AC97 solutions is the driver set and sound quality. Since all of the "smart" work of a soundcard is done in the DSP, the driver of an AC97 codec is the most essential part. As we shall find out, the SoundMAX 3.0 driver set offers enhanced features found only in expensive sound cards and comprehensive support for all known operating systems.

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