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This 1000x - Aureal and their A3D tech was amazing.

I remember ages ago when it was new, my brother and I were shoveling snow for people to get pocket money to upgrade our PC. We settled on a Turtle Beach Montego II and I adored the thing.

Of course, it was short lived since the update in Windows driver model, and the bankruptcy of Aureal, ended things.

I actually got into retro computing a few years ago and got another Montego II off Ebay cheap and I have to say, the magic is still there.

Frankly, playing something like the original Unreal is my favorite example of a vintage experience that I can't replicate any other way - 3DFX Glide has an aesthetic and responsiveness that's hard to match, analog ps/2 keyboard and mouse with no latency, VGA CRT monitor, Aureal A3D audio with some headphones.

It's a singular experience that is impossible to replicate today. And I love it.