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Sound Blaster® Live! 24-bit |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 Value |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum Pro |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 4 Pro | |
| Audio Quality | |||||||
| Sound Blaster® 24-bit ADVANCED HD™ Quality | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) | 100dB | 106dB | 108dB | 108dB | 108dB | 113dB | |
| Max. Audio Resolution Playback & Quality | 24-bit/96kHz | 24-bit/192kHz in Stereo 24-bit/96kHz in 5.1 DVD-Audio Quality | |||||
| Max. Recording / Sampling Rate | 24-bit/96kHz | ||||||
| DACs | 24-bit/96kHz | 24-bit/192kHz | |||||
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Sound Blaster® Live! 24-bit |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 Value |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum Pro |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 4 Pro | |
| Gaming | |||||||
| EAX® | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| EAX® ADVANCED HD™ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| EAX 4.0 ADVANCED HD* | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Hardware Acceleration of EAX &/or EAX ADVANCED HD | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| No. of Audio Environment(s) Processed Simultaneously* | 1 | >1 | >1* | >1* | >1* | >1 | |
| Max. No. of 3D Voices | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | |
| Max. Channels in 3D Positional Audio | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | |
| PC-to-PC Gaming with FireWire® | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Speaker Calibration for Optimal 3D Positional Audio | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Sound Blaster® Live! 24-bit |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 Value |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum Pro |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 4 Pro | |
| Music Playback/Music Creation | |||||||
| Integrated Digital Music Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Integrated Digital Music Ripping (in Player) - MP3 & WMA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio Playback | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| EAX Music Enhancements | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| EAX Effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| CMSS 3D Upmixing of Stereo to Multi-Channels | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Audio Clean-up | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Smart Volume Management (SVM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Karaoke | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Multi-Channel Graphic Equalizer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Bass Boost | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Virtual Surround over 2 Channel or Headphones | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Full Support for Windows Media 9 24-bit/96kHz 5.1 content | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ASIO Low Latency Multi-Track Recording Support (16-bit/48kHz) | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ASIO 2.0 Low Latency Multi-Track Recording Support (24-bit/96kHz) | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ASIO 2.0 Direct Monitoring | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Sound Blaster® Live! 24-bit |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 Value |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum Pro |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 4 Pro | |
| Movies | |||||||
| THX® Certification | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| THX Setup Console | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Dolby Digital 5.1 Playback | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Dolby Digital EX 6.1 Playback | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| DTS-ES 6.1 Playback | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Sound Blaster® Live! 24-bit |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 Value |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum Pro |
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 4 Pro | |
| Connectivity | |||||||
| Front-Panel Audio Connectivity | NA | NA | NA | Yes | External I/O Module | External I/O Module | |
| GamePort/Joystick Port | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| High Speed FireWire® port | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Analog Speakers Support | Headphone, 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1 | ||||||
| Digital Speakers Support | Headphone, 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, 24-bit/96kHz speakers | ||||||
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