Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS

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
4-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 drivers for low latency (2ms) multi-track playback and recording at 16-bit/48kHz (Latency performance may vary based on system configuration)
Hardware acceleration of EAX and EAX ADVANCED HD for games
32-bit Professional Quality Effects Engine with support for real-time digital effects like reverb and chorus across any audio source
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)
FireWire (IEEE 1394) / i-Link compatible interface with up to 400Mbps transfer rate
Line level out (Front / Side / Rear / Center / Subwoofer)
Digital Out for 5.1 support (6-channel SPDIF output to Creative digital speakers
Line in
Microphone in
FireWire (IEEE 1394)
Telephone Answering Device in
Analog / Digital CD Audio in
15-pin MIDI / Joystick port extension header
AD_EXT extension header to the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Internal I/O Drive (Upgrade Option)
Internal IEEE 1394 header to Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Internal I/O Drive (Upgrade Option)
Works With The Following Standards: Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 SP2 and XP
Sound Blaster MIDI and General MIDI
Plug and Play
Sound Blaster PCI
EAX and EAX ADVANCED HD (Require online update for EAX 4.0 ADVANCED HD support)
Microsoft DirectSound, DirectSound 3D & derivatives
PCI 2.2 compliant
AC '97 compliant
Dolby Digital & Dolby Digital EX
DTS Digital Surround & DTS-ES Extended Surround
Meridian Lossless Packing
ASIO (16-bit/48kHz)
SoundFont 2.1
DVD-Audio Advanced Resolution
DVD-Audio
OpenAL
Windows Media Audio 9
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (AES17, A-Weighted)
Rated Output 2V 1V
Stereo Output 108dB 102dB
Front and Rear Channels 108dB 102dB
Center, Sub and Side 108dB 102dB
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (AES17) 0.004% (1V, 2V Rated Output)
Frequency Response <10Hz to 46kHz (1V, 2V Rated Output) (+/-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input)
Processor: Genuine Intel Pentium II, Celeron 350MHZ, AMD-K6 450MHz or faster
Motherboard: Intel, AMD or 100% compatible
System RAM: 64MB for Windows 98SE and ME, 128MB for Windows 2000 SP2 and XP
Hard Disk: 600MB free space
Operating System: Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 SP2, or XP
Available PCI 2.1 compliant slot
Available adjacent slot for Joystick/MIDI bracket (optional)
Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately)
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive required for software installation
Additional System Requirements for DVD Movies, DVD-Audio, Games and Internet Radio
Processor: Genuine Intel Pentium III 500 MHz or AMD 700 MHz or faster
System RAM: 128MB for Windows 98SE and ME, 256MB for Windows 2000 SP3 and XP SP1
Hard Disk: 4GB free space (Disk Type: ATA-100, 7,200rpm)
Games: Graphics Card: DirectX 9 and OpenGL compliant 3D accelerator with at least 32MB of texture RAM
DVD-Audio:
Processor: Genuine Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon 1 GHz or faster
Operating System: Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 SP3 or XP SP1
DVD Movies and DVD-Audio:
Soft-DVD player: Intervideo's WinDVD 2000 or CyberLink's PowerDVD for Movie and Audio playback
Internet Radio: Internet: 56kbps modem or faster and an active Internet connection