$80 - $100 Sound Cards

The Bottom Line: For the aspiring digital DJ, the M-Audio Torq Mixlab is an unmatched value.

Editors' Take: Creative's new Sound Blaster X-Fi cards impress with their audio quality and feature sets, but they don't come cheap.

Specs: PCI, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, 7.1 channel surround, PCI

Specs: PCI Express x1, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit versions), Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, 7.1 channel surround, PCI Express x1

Specs: PCI, Apple MacOS 9.2.2, Apple MacOS X 10.1.5, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows XP SP1, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Apple MacOS X 10.2.6 or later, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Stereo, PCI

Specs: PCI Express x1, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2, 7.1 channel surround, PCI Express x1

Specs: PCI, Stereo, PCI

Specs: PCI, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP, 7.1 channel surround, PCI

Specs: PCI, 7.1 channel surround

Specs: PCI, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit versions), Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, 7.1 channel surround, PCI