Features

• 24-bit Crystalizer enhances MP3s and movies to sound better than they do on their original CD or DVD
• CMSS-3D allows you to upgrade your MP3 music and movies into surround sound with headphones or multichannel speakers
• SuperRip allows you to rip your CDs into Xtreme Fidelity quality
• Delivers the fastest gaming performance ever seen, providing more than a 15% performance boost over motherboard audio solutions while simultaneously delivering full audio effects
• THX certified quality and unbeatable movie sound with DTS-ES and Dolby Digital EX decoding

Reviews (14)

Amazing
I am probably one of the most musically/sound impared people on the planet.I rarely notice the difference between my onboard sound systems and my sound cards.I only notice substantial jumps in sound technology.I am very reserved about getting soundcards, as I dont think I ever notice a difference between 16 channels and 40000 channels of sound.I have gone from a adlib, to a SB, to SB16, to Audigy LS and now to this card.That being said, this is probably the last card I will even pick up or need.The sound is a subsantial leap ahead of my other cards, and is amazing clear.I love the front panel for adding my headphones if I need them.I couldnt be happier with the price I paid or the product itself.
Great sound card
Everything I have tried to do with the sound card has been easy to do.Great sound, great hardware and good software.

I'm a recording engineer
I have had the X-Fi Platinum for about one month.I upgraded from Soundblaster 5.1, a big upgrade.I have an Asus Motherboard, AMD processor and NVidia video and have not had any problems at all.I got the card to record vinyl to CD.I have about 500 albums.The advantage of the connections straight from the amp to the card were the selling point.
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Features

• Hardware Accelerated Performance for faster frame-rates
• Upmix your favorite stereo MP3, WMA or CD tracks into 7.1
• Multi-channel surround from 5.1 to 7.1 surround
• Support for both DTS-ES and Dolby Digital EX
• CMSS-3D surround brings audio to life

Reviews (1)

good video card but software has problems
bloated software and had errors come up with it, but once that all was fixed my video was great. I just don't play with the software ... Read more

Features

• Superior Home Theater sound quality for all your music, movies, and games
• Rich, high-fidelity, 24-bit audio with 256 times the clarity of your basic notebook sound
• Enjoy music, movies and games in virtual surround on headphones or full surround on 5.1 or 7.1 speakers
• Make your digital music sound dramatically better with EAX ADVANCED HD Music Tools
• Experience game sound effects so realistic that you'll feel like you are actually in the game

Reviews (7)

Don't be Hasty
most new laptops come with Good Enough sound quality.Most speaker systems will Fake high quality.Don't be hasty and buy a card before you've tested your laptop with your speakers.If it isn't good enough, then look at something like this.But it's so much cheaper to get the right soundcard integrated in the first place... what kind of laptop are you buying anyway if you're willing to spend 99bucks on audio for it, but not willing to fork it out in the first place?
Nice Card
This is a nice card, I own an Alienware MJ-12m and I needed better sound. No problems at all with this card, just pluged it in, installed software, reboot and all done, working like a charm. Sound is very clear, rich bass even with headphones/earphones; games sound awesome... :D

Hello Creative: are you releasing a ExpressCard version of this product??
This card is incredible! I tested it on my old laptop and the sound was unbelievable. Problem: I changed my laptop and it now comes with a ExpressCard slot as opposed to a PCI slot; can't fit the card anymore! I'm screwed ... Please Creative, when are you releasing the ExpressCard version of this product?? ... Read more

Features

• 7.1 surround output
• 24-bit/96kHz audio resolution
• 100dB signal to noise ratio
• EAX ADVANCED HD 3.0 support for gaming
• CMSS up-mixes stereo content to 7.1 surround

Reviews (3)

Garbage
Before you buy anything from Creative, google the words incompatible + legacy drivers + sounblaster + windows xp
Excellent budget card
I was looking for a decent, but cheap 5.1 sound card, and this was the perfect solution.It combines the powerful Audigy sound processor, as well with EAX and CMSS 3-D.The software package is also amazing.

Great Sound Card, and Cheap too!
I just bought this sound card at Bestbuy to replace my Realtek HD onboard audio that was having problems. Playing BF2 with EAX sounds amazing, vibrant sound and amazing clarity. I was going to buy a Soundblaster X-Fi, but why pay $122 when you can get amazing sound for only $22! Overall no problems, except the volume is drastically louder than my last sound card (have to turn the volume down to 1/8 what it used to be). Your music, video, and games will sound great with this budget sound card! ... Read more

Editorial Review

Manufacturers have made it increasingly easy to connect a host of FireWire and USB devices to your computer, but often at the expense of the microphone port and other jacks. Enter the Griffin iMic audio adapter, an affordable USB device that lets users connect microphones, speakers, cassette decks, and virtually any other audio source to their Macs and PCs for recording or playback. Among its many uses are recording voices or instruments for home movies, turning your laptop into a DJ studio, or converting your LPs and cassettes into MP3s or CDs. The iMic includes two 1/8-inch mini-jack ports (one mic/line-level input and one speaker output), along with an RCA-to-miniplug adapter for connecting audio components such as phonographs. Thanks to a small toggle switch on the unit, the microphone input can handle both mic-level recording and line-level signals. In addition, the iMic works with most recording software, and even comes with a CD-ROM loaded with Final Vinyl for Macintosh (for recording LPs), along with trial versions of several other applications. Read more

Features

• USB audio adapter for connecting microphones, phonographs, cassette decks, and other sources to your computer
• Records voices or instruments or converts LPs and cassettes to MP3s and CDs
• 1/8-inch input jack offers both mic and line-level signals
• 1/8-inch output jack connects to headphones or speakers for playback
• Easy to set up and use; compatible with USB-equipped Macs and PCs

Reviews (68)

Works as expected
This is great piece of hardware. It's just what I've been looking at. I can connect my flat-panel iMac and start recording with no fuss at all. The manual is short but comprehensive. After all, do I really need a large discussion on how to hook up a line input device and start my recording software? I think not. The bundled software is simple to use and works just right. Of course, I can use the device with my other sound software without problems.
A Pretty Nice External Soundcard
The sound on my PC laptop is actually pretty good, but for recording and play on external speakers, it was less than perfect. 30 seconds after plugging in the iMic, that all changed. I don't know if it's studio quality, but for transferring cassettes to MP3 (cleaning up noise with Audacity) and getting fuller sound out of the music collection on my hard drive, it's perfect. The iMic is great buy for the price if you want better sound options for your laptop.

USB External Sound Card Lived up to expectations.
I purchased the iMic because I needed a stereo-input microphone, and my notebook computer only had a monaural microphone.
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Features

• Plug-and-play virtual surround sound for your PC, MP3 player, and more
• X-Fi technology intelligently enhances the highs and lows
• Slip on your headphones and X-Fi technology moves the sound away from your ears into the space around you.
• Restore the details and vibrance that your music lost during MP3 compression
• Works with PCs and Macs

Features

• Get front panel connectivity and remote access for your Sound Blaster X-Fi equipped PC
• Dedicated headphone connectivity and control on the front of your PC
• Additional audio inputs and digital I/O give you the flexibility to connect to and record from other audio devices
• Control music, movies and pictures with the X-Fi wireless remote and Entertainment Center software
• 5.25-inch drive bay with comprehensive inputs and outputs

Reviews (1)

XFi upgrade brings MP3 to life
For the past 3 years I have secured every reasonable upgrade to my computer system to maximize my listening enjoyment since I converted all my music library, (including vinyl) to MP3's.The XFI upgrade gave me the ability to exploit the clarity of digital sound at the lowest possible price.The XFi soundcard is excellent, but it is even better with the upgrade.
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Features

• FireWire audio interface for recording guitar, vocals, and more on Mac or PC music software
• Front-panel XLR microphone input with gain control and clip LED
• Front-panel 1/4-inch guitar input and 2 rear-panel 1/4-inch line inputs
• Dual FireWire ports for easy device chaining; front-panel switch toggles between front and rear inputs
• Rack-mountable metal chassis; includes FireWire cables; 1-year warranty

Reviews (4)

Awesome equipment!
Bought this thing out of desperation. Was getting a low level background hiss running the mixer through the sound card and at my wits end bought this interface. WOW! Absolutely NO background artifact and amazing recording clarity. Easy to set up easy to use. Bought it thinking I would be returning it... no way! I'm keeping this baby!

Very high quality product for price
The M-Audio firewire solo is a really great product for music creation and even for sound output to a stereo. installing the drivers can be tricky though unless you download http://www.m-audio.com/images/global/manuals/FWSolo_UG_EN01.pdf
DOES THE JOB.
This is great for plug and play. It didn't take me long to figure the ins and outs. I found the latency is reduced with the firewire connection compared to USB devices. I haven't used the mic input yet but the 1/4" input for guitar and bass I have and the latency is close to nill. I have also used the S/PDIF in with my 2-channel mixer with turntables and it sounds great. Worth the invesment. ... Read more

Features

• All the power and features of the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi family of sound cards bundled into one
• Delivers the highest fidelity of all the X-Fi products, with pristine 116dB SNR audio playback quality
• Audio Processor delivers the fastest ever gaming performance
• 24-bit Crystalizer enhances MP3s & Movies to sound better than they do on their original CD or DVD
• External I/O box features comprehensive connections, easy-to-use knobs and a remote control

Reviews (3)

Best Creative Sound Card So Far - $400 Should Guarantee That
This sound card is better than any of the previous versions I have owned: Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro and Live! 5.1. It uses a different architecture than the others and I think the benefits (especially as they pertain to "prosumer" functions, like recording music) are clearly better developed. The sound improvement over the other versions is significant but not earth-shattering. I have not played any games with it installed so I cannot yet comment on this area. I will say that if it is as good as the Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro was for games, it will be excellent.
BLOWN AWAY
This sound card is amazing, i have actually compared the quality and processing of this unit to the other units in the x-fi series and this one is the best. it is the best sound card i have ever seen.
A New definition to Sound Quality
I have this card for a week, and what I can tell you is that this card has a quality that I've never heard from any sound card - the sound is so clean, balanced and accurrate.
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Features

• Transfer pristine digital audio between your computer and other devices such as MiniDisc and DAT
• Digital output can deliver AC3 and DTS from your computer to an external surround processor or receiver
• Bus-powered design lets you play and record virtually anywhere your laptop can go
• 1/8 Stereo Analog / Optical Digital Input
• 1/8 Stereo Line / Headphone Output

Reviews (9)

Better off with something else that actually works
This is the entry-level for getting a digital audio stream from your Mac to an external DAC.
Great audio quality but a few usability issues
The audio quality from this USB sound card is great.However, the input and output jacks are labeled very confusingly, and I have to use trial and error each time I hook it up.
Mac Mini users beware
I've tried everything to get this waste of space running. It's being sent back today. It seems that the driver for 10.4.2 is not usable. You can try using the native Mac drivers by following these instructions, but they didn't work for me:
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Features

• 24bit/96khz playback
• 8 channel audio output
• Easy connection to home audio equipment
• Dolby Digital Live
• 100 Free MP3 downloads from emusic

Features

• Also features normal PC surround sound outputs (Front Out, Rear Out, Sub/Center Out, & Back Out)
• Mic In
• Line In
• Requires an available PCI interface slot

Reviews (9)

An exercise in futility and frustration
I got this card to process sound so that I could bypass the Dolby Digital onboard sound chip on my computer's motherboard.The plan was for the Montego DDL card to improve game performance by routing sound through the card instead of the motherboard.Since the Montego DDL also delivers Dolby Digital, I would continue to get good sound when playing movies.
Lost faith to turtle beach
Upgrading from Santa Cruz, I expected Turtle Beach can deliver the same good qualify with value price. At first, everything seems to be okay. Using DDL through the optical output, the sound is unbeatable. Absolutely good experience with it. Music sounds very good. In games, do not experience something good enough to surprise you but nothing bad either.
Try This One Next.
Turtle Beach Montego DDL Sound Card - This PC sound card features Dolby Digital Live technology. Dolby Digital Live converts any audio signal into a Dolby Digital bitstream for transport & playback through a home theater system. So PC games, movies, music and television will sound their best! It also means there is only one cable connection! That's right, you can attach your PC to your home theater via a single digital cable - avoiding the confusion of a complicated setup. Mic In Line In Requires an available PCI interface slot Optical S/PDIF input for recording digital audio from external sources at resolutions of up to 16 bits at 48kHz sampling rate. Settings are in the Control Panel main tab Optical S/PDIF output for playback of digital audio from external sources at resolutions of up to 24 bits at 96kHz sampling rate. Allows for pass-through of Dolby Digital and DTS multi-channel DVD sound to external A/V receivers or digital speaker systems Accepts condenser or dynamic microphones. You can also activate an additional 20dB boost on the mic gain through the Montego DDL Control Panel Includes - Montego DDL Control Panel / Turtle Beach Play3D Demo / 3D Flying Helicopter Game / 3D Multi-Channel Audio Demo / Rock War Game / Montego DDL Control Panel for Windows XP Media Center Edition / Record Producer LE / AudioSurgeon LE / MusicWrite LE / Recording Station ... Read more

Features

• SRS TruSurround XT and SRS Circle Surround delivers incredible suround sound
• Control panel for bass management and other features
• DTS output and Dolby Digital 5.1 decoding using third-party applications
• Game support with Sensaura, EAX, DirectSound and A3D
• Digital out transmits PCM, plus passthrough of AC-3 and DTS(coaxial)

Reviews (6)

There is nothing better
I have had several sound cards, and have heard many others.This one is better than any I have ever heard before.In fact, it is better than my surround sound, and I am using stereo speakers with it.Also, no need to worry about the lower version of EAX.It has a built in mode called Sensura that is just as good as the Creative cards.Also the 192 Kbps output is exponentially better than the normal 48 Kbps.

Fine soundcard for Linux
Installation and configuration of the M-AUDIO 5.1 card was relatively painless under Slackware 10.2.Prior to installing the card I un-installed OSS for the motherboard audio and then disabled the motherboard audio in the BIOS.After seating the M-AUDIO card into the PCI slot, I downloaded and installed the latest commercial OSS drivers which are now free for private/home use.[...]
Rock'N
I purchased the M-Audio about three months ago and the experience listening to Music, Movies, and Games on my G4 has changed completely. My room completely shakes when I watch my movies or hearing gunfire behind me when I am playing Call of Duty (I have the Logitech X-530 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers hooked into it).
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Features

• Listen to the MP3's on your PC in another room of your home over your 802.11b or 802.11g wireless network
• View and choose songs and playlists from your entire MP3 collection on the remote control's built in LCD screen
• Place the music receiver anywhere since the remote uses RF transmission it doesn't require line of sight
• Works with home stereo and standalone speakers featuring digital optical (SPDIF) and standard RCA connectors
• Compatible with Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, and XP

Reviews (50)

Is not an appliance, IS a gadget
We have been using the SB wireless music for about a month.
Excellent product
This thing is doing EXACTLY what I wanted it to do. My house has speakers wired throughout, but the builder terminated all speaker wire in our mechanicals room next to our furnace...a ridiculous place for a stereo system. To solve this, I installed the sound blaster in the mechanicals room and have it pumping music into a stereo receiver sitting next to it. My laptop is transmitting my music to it over our wireless network and the remote allows me to view, play, queue up songs, trigger pre-made playlists with the touch of a buttom, and adjust volume. The music sounds great, everything was very intuitive, and this is a great product.
Great So Far!
I received this item about an hour ago.I am currently listening to it through my stereo.Overall easy setup and install.
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Features

• The Audiophile 2496 PCI Audio Card from MIDIMAN provides wide range of applications for recording and playback, from stereo to home-theater
• 24-bit 96 kHz multitrack recording
• MIDI recording and playback
• Digital transfers and Digital mastering
• LP/cassette-to-CD transfers

Reviews (5)

Best for the money...for a musician.
The M-Audio Audiophile 2496 is probably the best all-around soundcard available today. I am a musician, so for me, recording in a high quality was very important, and the gsif support was the main reason I purchased this. For the non-musician though, this soundcard might be passed up for the simple reason of convenience.
Without peer for the price.
Exceptionally quiet and accurate.The best imaging of any sound card in my experience.I'm talking about a clearly audible difference here.
Audiphile 2496 For True Audiophiles
Like the name suggests, the m-audio audiophile 2496 is for true audiophiles.I have had this card for years and there still is few options that are on par with this card for the same money.The audiophile has a full dynamic range of crisp audio with little distortion.I connect my sound card via digital coaxial cable to my Harman Kardon avr 240 and the sound is amazingly clear.
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Features

• Front Panel Audigy 2 ZS Internal I/O Drive
• Superior Fidelity 24-bit ADVANCED HD Audio
• THX Certified Sound Card for Cinematic Audio
• Advanced Resolution 24-bit DVD-Audio Playback
• Ultra-realistic EAX 4.0 ADVANCED HD Effects

Reviews (9)

Awesome Audio Card
I use my computer to sing KaraOK. I upgraded the audio card from a integrated one to this Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum. The sound quality has been greatly improved as I listen to the playback: I no longer hear noise and the voice became more dynamic.
Great sound quality
I don't watch movies or play games on computers. So this review is only based on my experience on listening to music through this sound card. To be more specific, optical output is the only thing I use on this sound card.
Run Screamingin the Opposite Direction
I thought this would be a nice upgrade from the SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 , which had good performance. Upon initial install None of the audio applications are finding the card. This includes the MediaSource that comes with the Card.Hmmm.. It seems that to really uninstall the SB Live! first you must follow a page long proceedure outlined in a service ID file at Creative Tech suppport but not mentioned in the install instructions...another hour and two more reboots, and now my Live Card and all its applications are really really gone from Windows. Unfortunaltely this did NOT fix the problem. SO my next bit of advice from Creative goes like this:
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Features

• MODEL- SB0570VP VENDOR- CREATIVE LABS FEATURES- Sound Blaster Audigy SE VAR pack (OEM packaging) Upgrade from Basic Motherboard Audio to Outstanding Music, Movie and Game Sound! Enjoy an audio experience that is just not possible with basic motherboard audio. Sound Blaster Audigy SE features high-quality audio that dramatically improves MP3 music listening, support for EAX ADVANCED HD 3.0 effect

Reviews (2)

Great card
I've held on to my Live! card for years, and it was time for an upgrade. I bought the Logitech 5300e speakers to go with this card, and what an improvement! I'm not an audiophile, just a PC Gamer. And this card made a night and day difference in all of my games. The sound quality and the improved 5.1 and EAX is just awesome. Very cheap in price, very good in it's performance.

BEST VALUE AROUND
This is a cheap and powerful soundcard... but firts I must buy a good speaker system... :P ... Read more

Features

• MODEL- SB0610VP VENDOR- CREATIVE LABS FEATURES- Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Sound Card VAR Pak (OEM packaging) High-Quality Audio and Great Gaming Performance! Whether you enjoy music, movies, games, or all three, Sound Blaster Audigy 4 has something for you. Full EAX 4.0 ADVANCED HD performance and compelling 7.1 surround sound take your PC gaming to the next level. Advanced music tools enrich your

Reviews (3)

Great Audio/Sound Card for bucks!
Sound Blaster (SB) Audigy 4 SE is one of the great sound cards I've ever had. If you want to learn MIDI and Audio-mixing with sequencing programs (e.g., Cubase, Sonar, Acid Pro, and/or Reason), this card is a GREAT start - "ASIO2" support.You don't need to buy expensive audio cards.
Excellent Value
When I got a new computer I figured that the onboard 8 channel sound chip would be good enough.I thought wrong.I am not an audiophile by any stretch of the imagination, but I noticed right away that the integrated sound on my Asus A8N32-SLI board was lacking in the upper frequency range.DVD audio playback was also problematic.With the volume turned up a lot of electrical noise (hissing and what not) could be heard during quiet parts.I should point out that I am using Logitch Z-5300 speakers.These may not the best speakers around, but they are still very good.
OEM
"SE" ??
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Features

• Box Contents - Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCI Card, X-Fi Fatal1ty I/O Drive, Quick Start Leaflet, Remote Control, 2x mini MIDI to standard MIDI adapter cables, 3.50 mm (1/8-inch) to 6.35 mm (1/4-inch) plug adapter, 2x Batteries (AA), Screws for assembly, Installation and Applications CD
• ASIO 2.0 support - 16-bit/44.1kHz, 16-bit/48kHz, 24-bit/44.1kHz, 24-bit/48kHz and 24-bit/96kHz with direct monitoring
• Enhanced SoundFont support - Up to 24-bit resolution
• X-RAM - 64MB
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio (20kHz Low-pass filter, A-Weighted) - Stereo Output - 109dB

Features

• Output for up to 7 powered speakers plus powered subwoofer
• 7.1 places speakers both beside and behind the listener, for an incredible immersive sound experience
• Includes Dolby Digital EX DVD Player software for Windows
• Also supports 4.1, 5.1 & 6.1 formats
• Full support for Microsoft Windows Media Audio 9 Professional

Reviews (13)

Do Not Buy If You Own A Mac
The M-Audio Revolution 7.1 is listed as being Mac compatible but with all the issues it has currently, I am not sure how that is true.
Can't say enough good things
This card, using VIA's superb Envy24 HT chipset, is a huge improvement over my Realtek and VIA Envy24HT-S based cards.Everything sounds better.
Outstanding Sound Quality--It's like getting new ears
After months and years of frustration with balky, expensive, poorly sounding sound cards from that 'creative' company, I finally gave up and did my homework.M-Audio has been in the business for a long time, but most of there gear is specialty items.At just the right time came just the right product.This is an excellent sound card--the specs you can read, but hearing is believing.
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