SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY2 PLATINUM
SB0240P
Includes:
- Audigy 2 Drive Bay unit: All the analog and digital ports you'll
need for simple desktop connectivity including a super-fast SB1394
FireWire port.
- Audigy 2 PCI sound card. 6.1 surround sound: Experience superior multi-channel audio from
MP3s, CDs, 3D games, and Dolby Digital EX movies with a rear center
speaker.
- Remote control unit and batteries
- Input / Output cables.
- DVD-Audio: The only PC solution to enable the Advanced
Resolution era of 24-bit music fidelity with 192kHz in stereo and
96kHz in 5.1.
- 106dB SNR: The best Sound Blaster clarity ever, rivaling
home-theater audio quality for music, games, and movies.
- Creative MediaSource Player: The most exciting features yet with
library search, automatic playlist volume matching, and hiss removal
for MP3s.
- Audigy 2 chip & EAX ADVANCED HD: The ultimate platform for
delivering unparalleled audio realism from the hottest gaming titles
and pure 24-bit/96kHz recording to capture subtle details in your
audio creations.
Detailed Description:
Experience world-class audio! Sound Blaster Audigy 2
Platinum gives you the ability to record audio at an amazing
24-bit/96kHz quality and comes complete with a convenient internal
Audigy 2 drive for easy front-panel access to an expanded array of all
the connectors you'll ever need.
You can hear the amazing difference that 24-bit ADVANCED HDdelivers
through high-fidelity audio playback and full Advanced ResolutionDVD-Audio
support in up to 24-bit/192kHz resolution. And with 106dB SNR, you'll
experience audio clarity in games, movies, and music that's impossible
on 16-bit sound cards. In addition, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 offers 6.1
speaker support in the latest Dolby DigitalEX movies, DirectSound3D
games, and stereo music content with the CMSS3D up mix feature.
Get Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum today and experience the incredible
quality of the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card with the added connectivity
of the Audigy 2 drive for the best possible 24-bit ADVANCED HD
experience.
Features and Benefits:
Convenient internal Audigy 2 Drive and wireless remote
Gain expanded connectivity with the internal Audigy 2 drive. Offering
easy front-panel ports, this module features all the analog and digital
audio connections you'll ever need. Connect a guitar, microphone, or
MIDI keyboard. Record to or from a MiniDisc or DAT via the SPDIF or
Optical connectors or even connect to external AV amps or decoders. Also
included is an additional high speed SB1394FireWireconnector for
super-fast audio, video, or data transfer to external devices like
digital audio Jukeboxes, DV camcorders, external hard disks, CD-RWs, and
more.
You can also use both SB1394 ports to easily connect up to 63 PCs for
LAN gaming or file sharing. A SB1394 network is at least twenty times
faster than a traditional 10baseT network, used in many homes, and twice
as fast as a 100baseT networks, used in many modern offices.
Control the playback of audio and video experience from the comfort of
your chair with the infrared remote control.
Advanced resolution music:
DVD-Audio Support Sound Blaster Audigy 2 delivers an
exceptional experience with Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio! Delivering
playback at up to 24-bit/192kHz in stereo or 24-bit/96kHz in 5.1 you
will experience the most powerful audio clarity, separation, and depth
in both resolutions.
"Lossy" compression formats like MP3 and Dolby Digital 5.1 deliver
reduced audio fidelity. The "Lossless" (MLP) compression format provides
up to 5 times more detail for DVD-Audio. This is fully supported by
Sound Blaster Audigy 2, which ensures that the content is identical to
the recording, so that none of the original detail is lost.
DVD-Audio boasts a dynamic range of 144dB as opposed to other formats
limited to 96dB. This delivers the entire frequency range of the most
demanding music, such as a live symphony orchestra, for a true to life
audio experience.
Highest resolution Sound Blaster for playback and
recording
Direct 24-bit/96kHz recording and ASIO support
24-bit/96kHz recording capability allows you to capture the subtleties
and detail of your source material to the PC without any detrimental
re-sampling processes.
ASIO support provides low latency, multi-track recording at 16-bit/48kHz
of less than 2ms.
Sound that's faithful to the original
At 24-bit/192kHz, all the subtle elements and the ambience of the
original audio recording are accurately captured and reproduced on your
PC.
Multiple 24-bit/192kHz DACs for ultra-quiet 106dB SNR
The premium quality 24-bit/192kHz DACs and improved audio path of the
new Audigy 2 chip ensure hiss-free audio fidelity and exceptional
clarity with a spectacular 106dB SNR surpassing most high-end home
stereo equipment.
Full Windows MediaAudio 9 support
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 is the perfect platform for Windows Media Audio 9
content, including full 24-bit/96kHz audio resolution in discrete 5.1
channel surround sound.
THXCinema-quality audio
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 with THX is the perfect choice for PC audiophiles
seeking the very best music and movie experiences.
Next generation digital music player
Manage, create, burn, play, record, search and enhance digital music
easily with this new generation digital music player.
Organize and manage your music and MP3 library with features such as the
quick music "Search" engine, automatic music library import and MP3
tag-editing feature.
Provides single click access to EAXADVANCED HDMP3 enhancement features
such as SVMto automatically match volume across tracks in a playlist,
CMSS3D for a virtual up-mix or stereo content up to 6.1 or "virtual 3D"
experience over headphones or 2 speakers, Audio Clean-up for hiss
removal and Time Scaling for playback speed control.
Rear Center Channel For Precise Surround Sound:
Superior 6.1 support in existing DirectSound3D games
Multi-channel sound is perfect for gaming. Now, with a rear center
channel, you can better hear fly-bys, fly-arounds, and rear ambient
sounds in addition to thunderous special effects that completely immerse
you in your game!
Never have an opponent sneak up on you again. 6.1 support along with
24-bit ADVANCED HD gives you the edge!
Get the true cinematic experience in DVD Movies supporting Dolby Digital
EX Sound Blaster Audigy 2 has a built in Dolby Digital EX decoder for
the most dramatic movie audio. With full support for 7 audio channels,
you can enjoy the excitement and power of a movie theater experience on
your PC.
The rear center channel reproduces important audio cues between the rear
left and rear right channels especially creating an intensified realism
in movies during fly-overs and fly-bys.
Experience encompassing 6.1 audio quality on stereo music Enjoy a
home-theater ambience with your stereo music files like CDs or MP3s by
playing them back in virtual 6.1 surround with Creative's proprietary
CMSS 3D technology.
Unchallenged Powerhouse For Gaming Audio:
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum can process multiple
simultaneous EAX ADVANCED HD effects in hardware. This enables the
gripping realism of technologies such as Environment Morphing,
Environment Reflections Environment Panning and more to create an
unbelievably true-to-life gameplay environment.
It also supports fast hardware mixing of up to 64 simultaneous 3D
voices, which ensures smooth delivery of audio details without affecting
frame-rate.
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