Reviews of the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer LE
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CNET Review
The Good: DTS ES and Dolby Digital EX 6.1 decoding; 7.1-channel output; 24-bit/96KHz output; supports DVD-Audio; includes a large gaming software bundle.
The Bad: Nonintuitive software suite; expensive.
The Bottom Line: The Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer LE is a great way to outfit your PC to jump into gaming with guns blazing.
Manufacturer: Creative
Part number: 70SB035000013
General
- Device Type Sound card
- Enclosure Type Plug-in card
- Interface Type PCI
Processor / Memory
- Signal Processor Creative Audigy 2 ZS
Audio Input
- Type None
Audio Output
- Sound Output Mode 7.1 channel surround
- Sound Synthesis Method Wavetable
- DAC Data Width 24-bit
- Sample Rate 8 KHz (min) - 192 KHz (max)
- Voice Polyphony Qty 64
- MIDI Channels Qty 32
- Response Bandwidth 10 - 46000 Hz
- Max Speakers Qty 8
- Features EAX, 8 band EQ, Bass Boost, THX certified, Audio Clean-Up, EAX ADVANCED HD, Dolby Digital ready, Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio, Smart Volume Management (SVM), Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS)
- Compliant Standards THX, AC '97, OpenAL, EAX 4.0, ASIO 2.0, DirectSound, General MIDI, DirectSound3D, Sound Blaster, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Digital 5.1, Digital Theater Systems Digital Surround, Digital Theater Systems Extended Surround (DTS-ES)
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces 1 x Audio - Line-out (center/subwoofer/rear center) - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - Line-out (rear) - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - Line-out - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - SPDIF output - Mini-phone 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - Line-in - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Microphone - Input - Mini-phone mono 3.5 mm, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 x Audio - TAD - 4 pin MPC, 2 x Audio - Line-in - 4 pin MPC, 1 x Gameport / MIDI - Generic - 15 pin D-Sub (DB-15), 1 x Audio - SPDIF input - 2 pin digital audio
- Compatible Slots 1 x PCI
- Compatible Bays None
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included 1 x Audio (digital) cable, 1 x Gameport / MIDI cable
- Compliant Standards Plug and Play
- Package Type Retail
Software / System Requirements
- Software Creative AudioHQ, THX Setup Console, Creative Diagnostic, Creative Wavestudio, Drivers & Utilities, Halo Combat Evolved, Creative EAX Console, Creative MediaSource Go, Creative Surround Mixer, Creative MiniDisc Center, Creative Restore Default, Creative Speaker Settings, Creative Graphic Equalizer, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Creative MediaSource Player, Creative Speaker Calibrator, Creative MediaSource Organizer, Creative SoundFont Bank Manager, Creative Audio Stream Recorder 2, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Creative MediaSource DVD Audio Player, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
- OS Required Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME
- Min Processor Type 350 MHz, 350 MHz
- Min RAM Size 128 MB
- Min Hard Drive Space 600 MB
- Peripheral / Interface Devices CD-ROM, Speaker(s), Headphones
- System Requirements Details Windows 98/ME - Pentium II - RAM 64 MB - HD 600 MB, Windows 2000/XP - Pentium II - RAM 128 MB - HD 600 MB
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 2 years warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 2 years
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