Audio Performance
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Signal-to-Noise Ratio with AES17
filter (A-Weighted)
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2V
Rated Output |
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1V
Rated Output |
| 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 % (1V, 2V Rated Output) |
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Frequency
Response at -3 dBr = <10 Hz to 22 kHz (1V, 2V Rated Output) |
Technical
Specifications
High
Defenition Audio Quality for Playback and Recording
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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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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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*(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 |
Audigy 2 ZS Internal
I/O Drive Front Panel Connectors
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Headphone Out
(1/4” Stereo Jack) |
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Line In 1 (1/4”
Stereo Jack , shared with Microphone In with Gain Control) |
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Optical SPDIF
In/Out |
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Coaxial SPDIF
In/Out |
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Digital Out for
5.1 support (6-channel SPDIF Output to Creative digital speakers) |
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1x FireWire®
(IEEE® 1394) port |
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MIDI In / Out |
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Infra-red
Receiver |
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 |