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Manufacturer: Creative Part number: 70SB013000000
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- Bottom Line:
- This external sound card works great for watching DVDs, listening to tunes, or recording audio on your computer.
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CNET editors' review
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Extigy price range: $399.99
- Reviewed by: Eliot Van Buskirk
- Reviewed on: 03/01/2002
The good: Lots of clean-sounding inputs and outputs; remote control; supports Dolby Digital 5.1; serious software suite.
The bad: Doesn't output Dolby 5.1 digitally (through an optical digital output) to home-theater systems.
The bottom line: This external sound card works great for watching DVDs, listening to tunes, or recording audio on your computer.
User reviews
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The BEST OF THE BEST
Pros: The extigy is very easy to install with only a few clicks with winxp pro. The sound quality is at a very high quality. I have amd xp 2600, 512ddr ram and winxp.
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5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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caused more problems than it fixed
Pros: It seemed like a good idea at the time and it sound nice.
Cons: Conflicts with about every program on the computer. Used the newest upgrades from creative. My CD-Rs burned before the Extigy now drop out and skip when played though they never did before. CD-Rs recorded (Roxio Disc Copy) have skips and won't play on
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SOunds like crap with my rig
Pros: fast to setup
Cons: i bought it for Call of Duty and it snounds like im playing in a tin can. Ive been thru every possible setup EAX ,EAX2 and EAX3 in sound options for the game. Sounds like crap with Mp3s also.
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Other than mp3 playback, horrible soundcard
Pros: good quality mp3 playback, makes the few 63mbps wma files sound like 128mbps mp3s
Cons: System crashes galore with my amd athlon xp2100+/win 2k pro system. Updated drivers and firmware and still crashes. Impossible to work with when using my cakewalk sonar 2.0, and I can't even browse cd's without my system crashing. Tried lowering hardwa
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Good sound, terrible compatibility.
Pros: External inputs and connectors; reasonable ergonomics; very good sound quality (by non-professional standards); variety of speaker outputs; remote control; fairly easy to install
Cons: Giant unwieldy AC adapter; USB port wiggles loose over time; seems to crash every Microsoft operating system known to humankind; zero product or technical support
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Extremely innovative!
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Summary: I've had an Extigy for about a year now and have used it in a number of configurations. I use the Extigy primarily to conserve PCI slots within a ...
Summary: I've had an Extigy for about a year now and have used it in a number of configurations. I use the Extigy primarily to conserve PCI slots within a 1u Dell server, and I use the system to stream MP3 files over my home network. A few observations to the positive: * The optical out capability is ideal. I use it to uplink the Extigy to my A/V receiver. The link may not be true digital signaling from the source, but it's very close. * The remote control feature is a Godsend. I only use it for volume up/down and power on/off, but you'd be surprised just how convenient a remote can be for just these few features. * Computer speakers work with the device, as well. I, too, noticed a crackling sound from time to time with a set of Klipsch 5.1 speakers. After blowing two sets, it was pretty easy to fault the speakers and not the Extigy (note: you should do yourself a favor if you're an audiophile, anyhow, & resist the temptation to buy the cheaper computer speakers). A few observations to the negative: * Never turn the Extigy off unless you enjoy rebooting to restore sound. * The mandatory requirement to use Creative's MP3 player for the remainder of the remote control's features is rather lame. Give it up, Creative...we love MusicMatch & aren't about to change now. * Occasional conflicts with other USB peripherals do come about. However, you'll be pleased to find the Extigy always wins in a conflict with other devices! This product is simply ideal. If you are thinking about using a 1u server as a streaming device for audio/video but aren't sure 1 1/2 PCI slots are enough to accomplish what you have in mind, take comfort in the fact that the Extigy avoids consuming the full-height PCI socket with a standard sound card. Kudos, Creative!
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Versatle Recording capability
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Summary: I personally like this product beacuse it allows me to record my music from the computer to my MiniDisc Unit. The sound is transferred via an optical wire, which ensures ...
Summary: I personally like this product beacuse it allows me to record my music from the computer to my MiniDisc Unit. The sound is transferred via an optical wire, which ensures digital quality. It sounds pretty good too.
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I lIke it...
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Summary: I set my Extigy up with AL model 251 speakers and i have had no problems. i have been using it for hours everyday for two weeks so mayb. if ...
Summary: I set my Extigy up with AL model 251 speakers and i have had no problems. i have been using it for hours everyday for two weeks so mayb. if u r having problems it is your system.
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Great if you disable your other soundcard
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Summary: I use it for my laptop and my desktop. Had problems in the beginning, it would pop and dvd playback was horrible. On my desktop I disabled my soundcard on ...
Summary: I use it for my laptop and my desktop. Had problems in the beginning, it would pop and dvd playback was horrible. On my desktop I disabled my soundcard on the motherboard in the bios and now it seems to work fine. My Laptop does not have that option, so I disabled the original soundcard in windows and it seems to work fine now. Overall I really like this product.
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sound quality is okay
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Summary: but u can only use up to 48KHZ for audio mixing,which is nowhere mentioned in the specifications.
Summary: but u can only use up to 48KHZ for audio mixing,which is nowhere mentioned in the specifications.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Creative
- Part number: 70SB013000000
- Description: Sound Blaster Extigy is a fully external Sound Blaster for your PC or notebook. Skip the hassle of opening up your PC case. Sound Blaster Extigy easily plugs into any available USB port on your PC or notebook. Connect your speakers, load the Sound Blaster Extigy's suite of software and elevate your music listening experience forever. With an emphasis on versatility, you can now connect your PC or notebook to most digital entertainment devices such as DVD players, CD and MP3 players, MIDI devices, stereo and multi-channel speakers, headphones and more. Featured ports include Optical and MIDI In/Out, SPDIF-In, Line-In and Mic-In. Convenient and fun, the front panel control knobs and wireless remote provide you with total control of your sound experience. If you own surround sound speakers, you will love the one-touch CMSS button that turns any stereo recording, including MP3 and WMA music files, into a surround-sound masterpiece.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Interface Type USB
Processor / Memory
- Signal Processor Creative Extigy
Audio Input
- Type None
Audio Output
- Sound Output Mode 5.1 channel surround
- DAC Resolution 24-bit
- Sample Rate 96 KHz (max)
- Hardware Controls And Indicators Volume surround,
Microphone on/off,
Power on/off,
Remote control,
Volume - Compliant Standards General MIDI,
Dolby Digital 5.1,
Sound Blaster,
DirectSound3D,
EAX 1.0,
DirectSound,
EAX 2.0
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slot(s) None
- Interfaces 1 x Audio line-in - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm - 1,
1 x Audio line-out - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm - 1,
1 x Speakers (rear) - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm - 1,
1 x Speakers (center/subwoofer) - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm - 1,
1 x Microphone - Mini-phone mono 3.5 mm - 1,
1 x Headphones - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm - 1,
1 x MIDI - 5 pin mini-DIN - 1,
1 x MIDI - 5 pin mini-DIN - 1,
1 x SPDIF input - RCA - 1,
1 x SPDIF output - TOSLINK - 1,
1 x SPDIF input - TOSLINK - 1,
1 x SPDIF output - Mini-phone 3.5 mm - 1 - Connections 1 x USB - 4 pin USB Type A
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included 1 x USB cable
- Compliant Standards Plug and Play
Software / System Requirements
- Software Creative Remote Center,
MixMeister,
Creative MiniDisc Center,
Drivers & Utilities,
iM Tuner,
Creative Diagnostic,
Creative Recorder,
Creative PlayCenter 3,
Creative Wavestudio - OS Required Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME,
Microsoft Windows 2000,
Microsoft Windows XP - Min Processor Type Pentium II 350 MHz
- Min RAM Size 128 MB
- Min Hard Drive Space 250 MB
- Peripheral / Interface Devices SVGA monitor,
USB port,
CD-ROM Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 1 year - Carry-in
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Creative
- Address:
1901 McCarthy Blvd. Milpitas, CA 95035, Milpitas, CA 95035 - Phone: 800-998-1000
