Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS review

Full Specifications

Audio Performance

• Signal-to-Noise Ratio with AES17 filter (A-Weighted)
   

  	2V Rated Output	1V Rated Output
  Stereo Output	108dB	102dB
  Front and Rear Channels	108dB	102dB
  Center, Subwoofer and Rear Center	108dB	102dB

• Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (AES17) = 0.004% (1V, 2V Rated Output)

• Frequency Response (+/-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input ) = <10Hz to 46kHz (1V, 2V Rated Output)

High Definition Audio Quality for Playback and Recording

• 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

• 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

• SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) input at up to 24-bit/ 96kHz quality

• SPDIF output up to 24-bit at 48 or 96kHz

• ASIO 2.0 drivers for low latency (as low as 2ms) multi-track playback and recording at 16-bit/48kHz or 24-bit/96kHz

Wave-Table Synthesis and Midi Features

• Creative Hardware synthesizer (2x16 Channels) with 64-voice polyphony featuring E-MU®'s patented 8-point interpolation technology for accurate sample reproduction

• Creative Software synthesizer - multi timbral wave-table (16 Channels)

• 2 MIDI I/O ports (2x16 channels) (gameport adapter required for MIDI I/O 2)

FireWire® (IEEE®1394) Connectivity

• FireWire® (IEEE®1394) / i-Link® compatible interface with up to 400Mbps transfer rate

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro On-Board Connectors

• Line level out (Front / Side / Rear / Center / Subwoofer)

• Digital CD Audio in

• Aux Audio in

• AD_LINK 1 and AD_LINK 2 Connectors

• Power Connector

• 15-pin MIDI/ Joystick port extension header

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro External I/O Hub Front/Rear Panel Connectors

• Headphone Out (1/4" Stereo Jack)

• Line In 1 (1/4" Stereo Jack , shared with Microphone In with Gain Control)

• Line In 2 (1/4" Stereo Jack)

• Line In 3 (2x RCA Jack)

• Optical SPDIF In/Out

• Coaxial SPDIF In/Out

• Digital Out for 5.1 support (6-channel SPDIF Output to Creative digital speakers)

• 2x FireWire® (IEEE®1394) ports

• MIDI In / Out

• Infra-red Receiver

• AD_LINK 1 and AD_LINK 2 connectors

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