Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Internal Sound Card

Manufacturer:	Creative Labs
Our price:	$84.54

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Internal Sound Card

Average rating: Stars

Perfect combination

Got this card to replace my defective onboared card.Installing it was a snap.I disabled the onboard card and then installed the ZS.I got a Bose Companion 3 2.1 system to go along with it.I'll just say this, I have the best sound quality out there.I'm using the card to control the bose sound.I'm set,thanks creative.Oh and bose too.

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Internal Sound Card - Creative Labs

great, but distortion

I have the logitech 2300 2.1 thx certifed speakers and they are great. I paired it up with this soundcard and it was awesome. I turned the bass full in the options provided by the soundcard's driver and turned the bass and volume near full on the speakers remote and it distorted badly. I've read on another review(From Newegg, I believe) that this person has this card and the logitech 5500 speakers and did what I did and distorted. Thus, I think it is the soundcard. Well, still a very good card. Has many options to choose from in the driver. I heard the m-audio card doesnt distort.

Creative Labs - Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Internal Sound Card

Consider ECHO INDIGO IO/DJ also

I am giving a 5 star rating only because of the awesome work done by Creative in providing 5.1 and 7.1 output etc.

But if sheer sound quality is only your concern, then consider the more expensive Echo Indigo IO or Echo Indigo DJ.

If like me you just use a good quality headphones (I usea fair enough Grado SR80), then Echo Indigo IO is simply excellent for a PCMCIA sound card. Evidently improved Bass, more prestine Mids/Highs and much more overall depth of music over ZS Notebook. (Then again for pure sound quality, also consider Headroom Total Bithead (USB Soundcard)).

Nevertheless, if you have a 5.1 or so speaker system into which you plug your laptop, or want a sound card for games with features optimised for them, then Audigy 2 ZS Notebook will be a totally awesome purchase.

On an ending note.. Koodos to Creative for clubbing all the bells and horns into one small compact form factor.

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