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  Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS review

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The control panel applets have received a somewhat more noticeable update. Surround Mixer for example, appears initially unchanged, although the Advanced tab now allows you to adjust the volume level for every channel available.

Similarly, Speaker Settings appears the same at first glance, albeit now a Bass Boost tab is available, which may be useful for those without a Subwoofer.

The EAX Console appears essentially the same also, albeit it now Karaoke effects can be applied with a good deal of customization on offer if you’re into that sort of thing, meanwhile CMSS 3D includes a new option – Stereo Surround, should you wish for Stereo X2 or Stereo X3 output rather than having to use CMSS/CMSS 2 up-mixing for multi-channel playback of stereo sources (and this was a well-requested feature).

Last up is the THX Setup Console.

For most users the options available here (Those that aren’t repeated elsewhere that is) will be overkill, but if you’re truly wanting to optimize your speaker settings then you can set various parameters in the Calibration tab, e.g. Angle & Distance.

As I mentioned in the Audigy 2 review, AudioHQ’s role is fairly minimal, although a few new Decoder options are available.

As I mentioned earlier, DTS-ES decoding is now supported, while Dolby Digital decoding features remain unchanged (Dynamic Range Compression, Dolby Pro Logic & Dolby Digital EX can each be toggled on/off), although you can customize how the Side/Rear speakers in a 7.1 are to be used when playing 4/5.1 channel content.

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