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In article <Pine.SUN.3.90a.941031031225.22023A-100000@humus> Richard <cs5rcs@humus.ucc.hull.ac.uk> writes:

>Oh No! - I had a Maui once - 7 months ago - and I'm sorry Turtle Beach but
>it was honestly totally and utterly Crap! I already had a SCC1 so I could
>compare the two cards running simultaneously switching between them
>(playing the same midi track) on the amp. Ok, I bought the Maui to use the
>sample-store feature (making instruments out of samples) but believe me,
>you don't want to hear the Maui! God! The sounds sounded muffled, as if
>coming from behind a pillow, and was just very low quality. It may have
>been from a bad batch but I didn't think so (although the waveblaster
>upgrade pins were missing from the board!) I think the design was simply
>flawed. The sound card I use now - AWE32 is much better than the Maui,
>quality wise, and in fact, 'everything else' wise as well! I'm referring
>to supplied documentation and software. But, then the Maui never did catch
>on so I was glad to see the back of that card only a few days after trying
>it out. (I sold it to someone who had never heard the SCC1). Well, that's
>what I think about the Maui. It disgusts me! :-(*)

Personally I love my Maui. Bought it for $125, and it complements my PAS-16 
beautifully. The AWE32 is probably better (I haven't demoed it), but it's also 
in the $200+ price range. For my gaming purposes (the only reason I bought the 
wavetable card to begin with), the Maui works great.

Caveat Emptor.


--- Gavin "Visualize Whirled Peas!"

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