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Creative Sound Blaster Audigy LS comparison

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Product name	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy LS	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Series	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE - sound card	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
Price	Check Prices	Check Prices	$25.02 to $29.99	$199.99	Check Prices
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.9 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)	stars Overall score: ( stars)	stars Overall score: ( stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	3.0 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.0 stars
Release date	August 30, 2003	September 03, 2003			September 03, 2003
The Bottom Line	The Creative Sound Blaster Audigy LS offers enough features to please casual and midrange gamers and media enthusiasts at an extremely low price.	The Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro is Creative's most capable audio-output device to date, perfect for the PC audio enthusiast not yet ready to commit to professional-level audio gear.			The Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum is a great card for the demanding gamer or media enthusiast.
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Features	EAX EAX ADVANCED HD Dolby Digital ready Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS)	THX certified WMA compatible EAX ADVANCED HD Dolby Digital ready Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio	EAX ADVANCED HD SoundFont Bank technology Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS) - 3D	SuperRip Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS) - 3D	THX certified WMA compatible EAX ADVANCED HD Dolby Digital ready Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio
Operating system	Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2 Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME	Microsoft Windows XP SP1 Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition	Microsoft Windows XP SP2	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2 Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME
Miscellaneous compliant standards	Info unavailable	Plug and Play	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Plug and Play
Response bandwidth	10 - 22000 Hz	10 - 46000 Hz	10 - 40000 Hz	10 - 88000 Hz	10 - 22000 Hz
Min hard drive space	Info unavailable	600 MB	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	600 MB
Min RAM size	Info unavailable	128 MB	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	128 MB
Sound output mode	5.1 channel surround	7.1 channel surround	7.1 channel surround	7.1 channel surround	7.1 channel surround
Audio output interface type	PCI	PCI	PCI	PCI	PCI
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	E-mail me when this product is available	E-mail me when this product is available	Dell Home & Home Office $29.99 In stock: Yes Amazon.com Marketplace $25.02 In stock: Yes Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com Marketplace $199.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	E-mail me when this product is available
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