all in all a very nice soundcard. it ACTUALLY MAKES YOUR SOUND BETTER. when you play around with the settings it can give a nice little subdued reverb that adds to the atmosphere. great stuff. my little 2.1 speakers have been given some new life.
anyways, i'm off to find a good 5.1 speaker system. gotta try the DVD Audio next. I hear they're rereleasing Dark Side of the Moon in 5.1.... THAT will be something to write home about.
Rating: 
Summary: WIRELESS
Review: I heard that wireless keyboads and mice are incompatible with the audigy 2. Is this BS?
Rating: 
Summary: my last review
Review: i looked around, and WinAmp CAN support the controller, although it takes a bit of working with it to get it going, but if you're familiar with sound blaster products, having to work on something to get it working should NOT be a new concept for you.
anyways, yeah, it can run winamp, powerdvd, etc.
again. i'd go with it again if i had the choice.
happy shopping!
Rating:
Summary: I love this card
Review: the install depends of your hardware and s.o. i have win2k and motherboard intel so it was easy.
you can use this card in many ways :
i use for games and sounds very well.
i download midi secuences and play midis using the soundfonts , i record it at wav format then i burn it at cd-audio and sounds very well .
i play some times dvd-audio discs the output is analog no digital, (all dvd-audio players are analog output)
ok, four stars because:
Strengths: DVD-Audio, Dolby digital EX, many inputs and outputs, EAX, Remote control, support soundfonts last version. 2 games and music software, THX Certification.
Weaknesses: no SACD, no DTS-ES or DTS , problems with some motherboards
Rating:
Summary: Great Product, Customer Service is another thing though
Review: The new audigy 2 is a great product. Listening to sound on this card is like re-discovering music all over again. Things definitely sound nice, but of course, you will also need some at least decent speakers. Nevertheless, the remote is a really cool part too since you can program it to control your computer's dvd player, mp3 player, even internet explorer!! It's a great product.
My only gripe is Creative's customer support. They don't have an 800 number so you'll have to call long distance to get in touch with them by phone and the only other way to get customer service is through email, but it seems that they aren't prompt with the email part. It took me nearly a week to hear back from them and their advice on my problem did not help at all. After one month of this emailing back and forth, I finally figured out the problem myself (with the help of forums), rather than through Creative's tech support.
Rating:
Summary: Where to start - so many features
Review: There is so much about this package; I hardly know where to start.
The hardware and software was easy to install (at least with my system - be sure to check out the minimum system requirements). The sound card plugged into an available PCI 2.1 Compliant Slot, the front access panel slipped into an available bay, and the two easily connected with the supplied ribbon cable, the software was installed and the system was ready to be used.
Addition information at: http://www.soundblaster.com
Some Features
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1) The package gives you the ability to record audio at 24-bit/96Khz quality and comes with a convenient internal drive for easy front-panel access, with remote.
2) It is the first sound card to be THX certified.
3) Library search play-list (automatic) with volume matching and hiss removal for MP3s
4) The connectors on the card include:
a) Line Level Out (front, Rear, Center, Subwoofer & Rear Center)
b) Line In
c) Microphone In
d) SB1394/Firewire Port
e) Telephone Answering Device In
f) Analog and Digital CD Audio In
g) 15 pin midi / Joystick extension header
Minimum System Requirements
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1) Pentium II Celeron 350Mhz AMD-K6 450Mhz or Faster
2) Intel AMD or 100% Compatible Motherboard
3) Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, SP2, or XP
4) 64MB of memory for Windows 98SE and ME, 128MB for Windows 2000 SP2 and XP
5) 600MB of free hard disk space
6) PCI 2.1 Compliant Slot
7) CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive required for software installation
These are some of the basic requirements there are additional requirements that can be found at http://www.soundblaster.com.
Rating: 
Summary: DON'T BUY THIS!!!
Review: This card is absolutely awful. I was in the market for a new sound card and essentially Creative cards are the only ones available in stores it seems. I wanted something that was top of the line and I was impressed with the front panel on this card which allows you to connect it to basically any kind of external device. I also liked the fact that it had a remote because I watch a lot of media on my computer and basically use it as an entertainment center. These are the reasons I bought it here are just some of the problems I had after installation.
1. My cd-burner could no longer burn at top speed. 8x was about the best I could hope for. and I could no longer copy files from cds at top speed either. a file that used to take five minutes to copy now took twenty
2. My video card would no longer worked with DirectX Direct3D acceleration so most of my games were unplayable.
3. Games which did work without DirectX (Baldur's Gate)experienced extreme slow downs and jittery graphics during gameplay.
4. A definite increase in system lockups and crashes.
5. Frequent problems when trying to play music cds or DVDs. My system would often reboot without prompting.
6. No real increase in sound quality from the onboard card I was using before and frequent hisses and pops during use. The little clicks you get while opening weblinks became awful cringe inducing crackles.
7. The technical support people I talked to, while friendly, seemed absolutely incompetent when it came to the Audigy 2 and had no more idea on what could be wrong with my system than I did.
That's all I can think of right now but it seems like there were more problems than that. I assure you now my computer more than met the minimum system requirements listed on the box.
Rating:
Summary: DON'T BUY THIS!!!
Review: This card is absolutely awful. I was in the market for a new sound card and essentially Creative cards are the only ones available in stores it seems. I wanted something that was top of the line and I was impressed with the front panel on this card which allows you to connect it to basically any kind of external device. I also liked the fact that it had a remote because I watch a lot of media on my computer and basically use it as an entertainment center. These are the reasons I bought it here are just some of the problems I had after installation.
1. My cd-burner could no longer burn at top speed. 8x was about the best I could hope for. and I could no longer copy files from cds at top speed either. a file that used to take five minutes to copy now took twenty
2. My video card would no longer worked with DirectX Direct3D acceleration so most of my games were unplayable.
3. Games which did work without DirectX (Baldur's Gate)experienced extreme slow downs and jittery graphics during gameplay.
4. A definite increase in system lockups and crashes.
5. Frequent problems when trying to play music cds or DVDs. My system would often reboot without prompting.
6. No real increase in sound quality from the onboard card I was using before and frequent hisses and pops during use. The little clicks you get while opening weblinks became awful cringe inducing crackles.
7. The technical support people I talked to, while friendly, seemed absolutely incompetent when it came to the Audigy 2 and had no more idea on what could be wrong with my system than I did.
That's all I can think of right now but it seems like there were more problems than that. I assure you now my computer more than met the minimum system requirements listed on the box.
