Q:  I am very interested in your sound cards. One thing that isn't clear to
    me, do all of your sound cards require amplified speakers?  I am looking 
    for a great sound card that doesn't need to be amplified.      Thanks

A:  Sorry but this is a little far fetched. There is no such thing as a great 
    Sound Card that does not also require Powered Speakers. When Sound Cards
    were first introduced in the early 90s, they had a Power Amp on board 
    (2 X 5) that would make it possible to connect to non-Powered Speakers.

    Of course they sounded terrible, with lots of distortion, etc. Nowadays 
    there is no decent Sound Card Manufacturer that will include Amplification
    on a Sound board at the expense of quality.  You might be able to find 
    some of those 'dinosaurs' used on eBay but good luck with Drivers.
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