Sound Blaster® Live! 5.1 | Sound Blaster® Audigy® LS | Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS | Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum | Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum Pro | |
Audio Quality | |||||
Sound Blaster® 24-bit ADVANCED HD™ Quality | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) | 90dB | 100dB | 108dB | 108dB | 108dB |
Max. Audio Resolution Playback & Quality | 16-bit/48kHz 16-bit CD-Quality | 24-bit/96kHz 24-bit CD-Quality | 24-bit/192kHz in Stereo 24-bit/96kHz in 5.1 DVD-Audio Quality | ||
Max. Recording / Sampling Rate | 16-bit/48kHz | 24-bit/96kHz | |||
DACs | AC'97 | 24-bit/96kHz | 24-bit/192kHz | ||
Sound Blaster® Live! 5.1 | Sound Blaster® Audigy® LS | Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS | Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum | Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum Pro | |
Gaming | |||||
EAX® | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
EAX® ADVANCED HD™ | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
EAX 4.0 ADVANCED HD* | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Hardware Acceleration of EAX &/or EAX ADVANCED HD | Yes | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
No. of Audio Environment(s) Processed Simultaneously* | 1 | >1 | >1 | >1 | >1 |
Nax. No. of 3D Voices | 32 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
Max. Channels in 3D Positional Audio | 5.1 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
PC-to-PC Gaming with FireWire® | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Speaker Calibration for Optimal 3D Positional Audio | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sound Blaster® Live! 5.1 | Sound Blaster® Audigy® LS | Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS | Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum | Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum Pro | |
Music Playback/Music Creation | |||||
Integrated Digital Music Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Integrated Digital Music Ripping (in Player) - MP3 & WMA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
True Bit Accurate Recording w/o SRC | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio Playback | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
EAX Music Enhancements | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
EAX Effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CMSS 3D Upmixing of Stereo to Multi-Channels | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Audio Clean-up | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Smart Volume Management (SVM) | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Karaoke | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Multi-Channel Graphic Equalizer | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bass Boost | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Virtual Surround over 2 Channel or Headphones | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Full Support for Windows Media 9 24-bit/96kHz 5.1 content | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ASIO Low Latency Multi-Track Recording Support (16-bit/48kHz) | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ASIO 2.0 Low Latency Multi-Track Recording Support (24-bit/96kHz) | NA | NA | NA | NA | Yes |
ASIO 2.0 Direct Monitoring | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sound Blaster® Live! 5.1 | Sound Blaster® Audigy® LS | Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS | Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum | Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum Pro | |
Movies | |||||
THX® Certification | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
THX Setup Console | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Dolby Digital 5.1 Playback | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Dolby Digital EX 6.1 Playback | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
DTS-ES 6.1 Playback | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sound Blaster® Live! 5.1 | Sound Blaster® Audigy® LS | Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS | Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum | Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Platinum Pro | |
Connectivity | |||||
Front-Panel Audio Connectivity | NA | NA | NA | Yes | External I/O Module |
GamePort/Joystick Port | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
High Speed FireWire® port | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Analog Speakers Support | Headphone, 2.1, 4.1, 5.1 | Headphone, 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1 | |||
Digital Speakers Support | Headphone, 2.1, 4.1, 5.1 | Headphone, 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, 24-bit/96kHz speakers |
* Require Driver or Software Update