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Sound Blaster Audigy LS

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Creative Technology Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic

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Product Description Upgrade your PC audio with this Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy LS sound card. Now you can enjoy exciting, room-filling 5.1 surround sound with your favorite music, movies and games.
Get more out of your Sound Blaster X-Fi enabled PC! The Sound Blaster X-Fi I/O Drive upgrade kit adds a dedicated headphone jack, additional audio connectivity and a wireless remote control... More
Get more out of your Sound Blaster X-Fi enabled PC! The Sound Blaster X-Fi I/O Drive upgrade kit adds a dedicated headphone jack, additional audio connectivity and a wireless remote control for an even better entertainment experience. Less
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Key Features   
Output Mode   5.1 Channel Surround 7.1 Channel Surround
Card Interface   PCI PCI
Bit Depth   24-bit 24-bit
Compatible Audio Standards - PCM • AC-3 • DTS-ES • Dolby Digital EX • ASIO 2 • EAX
Form Factor   Plug-In Card Plug-In Module
Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) - 109 dB
Technical Features   
External Hub Connectors - 1 x Headphone Out • 2 x RCA • 1 x Optical SPDIF In/Out • 1 x Coaxial SPDIF In/Out • 1 x MIDI In / Out • 1 x Microphone In
Max. Sample Rate   96 kHz 96 kHz
Frequency Response - <10Hz to 88000KHz
Sound Synthesis Method MIDI • Wavetable MIDI
On Board Connectors - 1 x Line Level Out • 1 x AD_Link • 1 x FlexiJack (3.5 mm mini jack) • 1 x AUX_IN line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card
Warranty   
Warranty - 1 Year
Miscellaneous   
Package Content - PCI Card
Package Qty. 1 1
Release Date - August, 2005
UPC 051651060265 00054651126480
Product ID 21212948 38435253
Product MPN   
MPN SB0410 30SB025100000
 
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Sound Blaster Audigy LS
Creative Technology Sound Blaster Audigy LS
$16.00
Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
Creative Technology Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
From $65.00

Product Review Summary

3.7
Based on 6 user reviews
83% recommend this product
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Consumer Reviews

130

A cheap card that doesn't sound....cheap

byAhab1973 Jun 1, 2005
29 Helpfuls 30 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Dirt cheap, excellent sound quality, quick, easy upgrade.
Cons Bloatware, requires additional purchases for TOSLINK connection.
Recommended it? Yes

Ok…..first things first. I bought this card to upgrade my (absolutely horrid) onboard sound for two channel listening…mostly through my Sennheiser HD-497 headphones. I listen almost exclusively through headphones. Thus, I didn't buy this for the surround sound. I didn't see any stereo only... Read full review »

180

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! is a good, inexpensive sound card.

byjvandegr Jan 8, 2005
16 Helpfuls 17 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Inexpensive, reliable, good sound quality, nice set of included utilities.
Cons Average audio quality compared to higher-end cards, otherwise no problems.
Recommended it? Yes

System Information

This review is of the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live 24-bit sound card. I've used two versions of this card on higher-end Dell Dimension desktop computers. Currently, this sound card and its accompanying software utilities are installed with Windows XP (service pack... Read full review »

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Product Review Summary

5.0
Based on 5 user reviews
100% recommend this product
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  • Good Value (1)
  • Great Design (1)
  • Reliable Performance (1)
  • Powerful (1)
  • Simple Setup (1)
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  • none (1)
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  • Home (1)
  • Upgrade (1)
  • Replacement (1)
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Consumer Reviews

71

Great sound for a great price

bysikk_guitarz Jan 30, 2007
19 Helpfuls 20 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Great sound, great price, and just an overall quality product.
Cons Cannot rip to .mp3 format out of the box.
Recommended it? Yes

When I finally decided to get a sound card for my computer I had a lot of researching to do, being a gamer and music lover, I'd never taken more than a casual interest in the quality of audio in my PC. My first and foremost worry was squeezing out as many FPS (Frames Per Second) as I could on my... Read full review »

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Superb output, as one would expect from a Sound Blaster.

byepined Feb 10, 2007
11 Helpfuls 12 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Amazing sound! Surround works brilliantly in games and DVD. Easy setup. Decent software...
Cons No more standard inputs. No automatic mode switching.
Recommended it? Yes

re: boxed, retail version.

Since you can get complete specs from Creative at
http://creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=208&product=14066, I'll just summarize:

As I've come to expect from the leader in soundcards, the result of this latest engineering... Read full review »

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