SUMMARY: Creative Labs has dominated the PC sound card market for as long as we can remember. Probably the most feature-packed SoundBlaster was the original Audigy sound card, bringing a ground-breaking amount of new features to PC audio enthusiasts. About four weeks ago Creative announced its new Audigy 2 sound card. Today Asher “Acid” Moses takes us on a journey documenting its new features including DVD audio and Dolby Digital EX 6.1 playback. Are these features alone worth your hard earned dollars? Read on and find out!
Front and Rear Channels 2V Rated output: 106dB 1V Rated Output: 102dB
Center, Subwoofer and Rear Center 2V Rated output: ~90dB 1V Rated Output: ~86dB
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) = 0.004% (1V, 2V Rated Output)
Frequency Response (+/-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input ) = <10Hz to 46kHz (1V, 2V Rated Output)
- High Definition Audio Quality for Playback and Recording
24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion during playback with sampling rates of 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz in 5.1 mode and up to 192kHz in stereo mode
24-bit Analog to Digital conversion during recording in 8, 16 or 24-bit at sampling rates of 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz
SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) input at up to 24-bit/ 96kHz quality
SPDIF output up to 24-bit at 48 or 96kHz
ASIO drivers for low latency (=2ms) multi-track playback and recording at 16-bit/48kHz)
- Wave-Table Synthesis and Midi Features
Creative Hardware synthesizer (2x16 Channels) with 64-voice polyphony featuring E-MU®'s patented 8-point interpolation technology for accurate sample reproduction
Creative Software synthesizer - multi timbral wave-table (16 Channels)
- SB1394™ Connectivity
IEEE® 1394 / FireWire® / i-Link® compatible interface with up to 400Mbps transfer rate
- Sound Blaster Audigy 2 On-Board Connectors
Line level out (Front / Rear / Center / Subwoofer /Rear Center)
Digital Out for 5.1 support (6-channel SPDIF Output)
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