Digital Trends

Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro

Specifications:

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 6.1 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 (2 x 16 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 (2 x 16 channels)*

SB1394™/FireWire® Connectivity

• IEEE® 1394/FireWire/i-Link® compatible interface with up to 400Mbps transfer rate Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX

Onboard Connectors

• Line level out (Front/Rear/Center/Subwoofer/Rear Center)
• AD_LINK 1 and AD_LINK 2 connectors
• Power connector
• 15-pin MIDI/Joystick port extension header

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX External I/O Module 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 SB1394/FireWire ports
• MIDI In/Out
• Infra-red Receiver

Flexible Front Panel Connectivity Options and Features

• DV Camcorder
• MiniDisc Player
• Set Top DVD Player/Game Console
• Electric Guitar/Pre-amp FX Box
• Microphone/Sound Module
• Headphones
• Push to mute/unmute
• Stereo to 6.1 Virtualization Upmix
• Remote Control

Flexible Back Panel Connectivity Options

• CD Player/Cassette Player
• MIDI Keyboard
• DAT Player
• Creative Inspire/Cambridge SoundWorks Digital Speakers
• NOMAD® Jukebox

*Optional gameport adapter required for Midi I/O 2.