Sonica Theater USB worth $99?

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Doncom Junior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Vana'diel Status: Offline	Jun 10, 2003, 11:57 PM
	I was just curious to if anyone here felt that the Sonica Theater by M-Audio is worth $99, as I'm considering purchasing it. My primary use of it would be watching DVDs in surround and listening to music (not much recording) on an iBook (and soon maybe in a PowerMac G5 . . . or a PC - which supports Dolby EX output). However, since the box cannot process Dolby Digital/DTS signals by itself and instead uses the pseudo-surround SRS Circle scheme, is it really worth $99 for the box? Is the surround output good?