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Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1

EMU10K1 - Wavetable - PCI - Internal - MPN: 70SB006003007 See Product Details

Product Details of Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1

Description

The Sound Blaster Live! brings cinema-quality sound to your movies, music, and games with digital 5.1 clarity. Driven by the powerful EMU10K1 Digital Signal Processor, you will experience the highest quality sound reproduction with real-time audio and effects. The Sound Blaster Live! includes Creative PlayCenter with a full 320kbps encoder and 9X MP3 acceleration, making it fast and easy to create, customize, and listen to quality MP3/WMA files. With the ability to connect to Dolby Digital and multi-channel digital speaker systems or analog audio devices, you can experience true 5.1 surround sound with all PC audio entertainment. Creative Multi-Speaker Surround (CMSS) mode lets you experience 5.1 audio from a stereo signal, or enjoy movies in Dolby Digital 5.1 audio when connected to digital 6-channel speakers or analog Dolby Digital-ready home stereo receivers.

Quick Glance

Supported Channels: 5.1 - Surround Sound

Slot Type: PCI 32-bit 48 kHz

Summary

Product Title: Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1

Manufacturer: Creative

Power Score: 4.2 | 4 Reviews

General

Class: Card

Category: Sound/Multimedia

Supported Audio Channels: 5.1 - Surround Sound

Type of Sound Card: Internal Sound Board

Slot Type: PCI 32-bit 48 kHz

Interface Connection: 1 x Audio Line In, 1 x Audio Line In - Microphone, 1 x Audio Line Out - Front / Headphone Out, 1 x Audio Line Out - Rear, 1 x Audio Line In - Telephone Answering Device, 1 x MPC Audio Line In - Analog CD, 1 x Audio Line In - Digital CD

Audio Technologies: DirectSound, DirectSound 3D, EAX

Digital Audio Depth: 16 Bits

Music Generation: Wavetable

System Type: PC

Weight: 4 lbs

Warranty Information: 1 Year Limited

URL: Manufacturer Link

Additional Specifications

Audio Processor: E-mu Systems EMU10K1

Software Included: Creative Applications: Creative Audio HQ Creative Launcher Creative Surround Mixer Creative WaveStudio Creative Recorder Creative PlayCenter SoundFont sample banks Sample Dolby Digital (AC-3) 5.1 content

Sample Sets: 4 MB

Sampling Rate: 16 bit 48 kHz

Audio Codec: AC'97

Music Depth: 64 Voice

Packing: Box

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Reviews on Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1

  • 4
  By member: ProjectXroads - Jan 1, 2006

SB Live 5.1 - very good but buyer beware!

Strengths: Surprised by sound quality. While I am not able to measure performance, this card stood out subjectively for it's low noise level in a PC, wide dynamic range, and extended frequency response.

Weakness: Card ordered was not card received. Buyer beware!!! Serial number on my card contained SB0200............

This review reflects the performance of a SB Live 5.1 card designed specifically for a Dell. I found out by searching on the S.N.. It is not supported by Creative or considered an OEM card. It was not the card I ordered even though it appeared identical. The drivers and utilities disk provided with my card did not work. Once the issue was understood, I found drivers at a Dell website....

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  • 5
  By member: Red5500 - Feb 12, 2005

Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1

Strengths: The sound on this card is great.

Weakness: none

This is creative lab older sound card but it was one of the best ones out there also besides it newer ZS cards. I recommand this card for anyone who just need a sound card for a older or mid-range computer it will not disapoint you.

  • 4
  By member: Coolguy00 - Apr 16, 2004

Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1

Strengths: Great price, good sound quality for an average 4.1 or 5.1 speaker system

Weakness: Some trouble installing software and getting it to work properly

I bought this with labtec 4.1 speakers which are great if you can find them, and I love it! I play my Dvds and music on my computer all the time, and the sound is great!

  • 4
  By member: wgadams - Mar 6, 2005

Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1

Strengths: High quality sound - easy to install

At first I installed and played MP3 recordings an inexpensive set of speakers. The quality was OK but distorted at higher volumes. Replaced speakers with Quality digital type the resulting sound was beautiful and undistorted at any db level.

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