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Audio Performance
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2V Rated Output |
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| Stereo Output |
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108dB |
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102dB |
| Front and Rear Channels |
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108dB |
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102dB |
| Center, Subwoofer, and Rear Center |
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108dB |
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~102dB |
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Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) = 0.004 % |
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Frequency Response at -3 dBr = <10 Hz to 22 kHz |
Technical
Specifications
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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 7.1 mode and up to 192kHz in stereo mode |
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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 |
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24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 96kHz to analog 5.1 speaker output |
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16-bit recording with sampling rates of 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48kHz |
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SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) input at up to 24-bit/96kHz quality |
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SPDIF output up to 24-bit resolution at 48 or 96kHz |
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ASIO 2.0 drivers for low latency (as low as
2ms) multi-track playback and recording at 16bit/48kHz* |
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High Defenition Audio Quality for Playback and Recording |
*(Latency performance may vary based on system
configuration)
Wave-Table Synthesis and Midi Features
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Creative Hardware synthesizer (2x16 channels) with 64-voice polyphony featuring E-MU®'s patented 8-point interpolation technology for accurate sample reproduction |
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Creative Software synthesizer - multi timbral wave-table (16 channels) |
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2 MIDI I/O ports (2x16 channels) (gameport adapter required for MIDI I/O 2) |
FireWire® (IEEE® 1394) Connectivity
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FireWire® (IEEE® 1394) / i-Link® compatible interface with up to 400Mbps transfer rate |
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS On-Board Connectors
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Line level out (Front / Side / Rear / Center / Subwoofer) |
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Digital Out for 5.1 support (6-channel SPDIF output to Creative digital speakers |
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Line in |
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Microphone in |
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FireWire® (IEEE® 1394) |
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Telephone Answering Device in |
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Analog / Digital CD Audio in |
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15-pin MIDI / Joystick port extension header |
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Internal IEEE® 1394 header to Audigy 2 ZS Internal I/O Drive |
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AD_EXT extension header to Audigy 2 ZS Internal I/O Drive |
Works with the Following Standards
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Windows® 98SE, 2000, ME and XP |
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Sound Blaster MIDI and General MIDI |
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Plug and Play Sound Blaster PCI |
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EAX, EAX ADVANCED HD* |
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THX® |
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Microsoft® DirectSound®, DirectSound 3D & derivatives |
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Plug and Play Sound Blaster PCI |
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OpenAL™ |
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PCI 2.2 compliant |
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AC97 compliant |
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Dolby Digital® and Dolby Digital EX |
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DTS Digital Surround® and DTS-ES Extended Surround™ |
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Meridian Lossless Packing |
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ASIO 2.0 |
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Dolby Digital® and Dolby Digital EX |
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SoundFont 2.1 |
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DVD-Audio and Advanced Resolution™ DVD-Audio |
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Windows Media® Audio 9 |