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Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo II
Author: Dennis Garcia
Published: Thursday, June 28, 2001
Fortissimo, The Card
The card that is Fortissimo II
If you look carefully you will see similarites between the three boards. Granted most are due to standards in
the industry like CD and AUX inputs, but look at where the processor chip is located.
Fortissimo II Specs
1 Headphone
2 Stereo Front and Rear
1 Microphone
1 AUX input
2 Optical in/out
1 Gameport
Not quite as many connectors as the Game Theater XP but more than the Sound Blaster Live! Value and Vortex 2. The only disappointing thing is the lack of a digital S/PDIF connector, the optical connectors are great but without it I cannot digitally connect my Altec Lansing ACS56 speakers. I'm sure there is a converter available, I just have to find one.
2 Stereo Front and Rear
1 Microphone
1 AUX input
2 Optical in/out
1 Gameport
Not quite as many connectors as the Game Theater XP but more than the Sound Blaster Live! Value and Vortex 2. The only disappointing thing is the lack of a digital S/PDIF connector, the optical connectors are great but without it I cannot digitally connect my Altec Lansing ACS56 speakers. I'm sure there is a converter available, I just have to find one.
I'm not going to post actual tech specs for the Gamesurround Fortissimo II here though a complete list is available on
Hercules's website. Here is the direct link.
