Creative USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX

• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 23 reviews
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• 6 stars

  Ate up my RAM and CPU

  by on January 12, 2005

  Pros: The sound is amazing! You can really tell the difference between 16 bit and 24 bit sound.

  Cons: It slowed down everything on my P4, 512mb laptop. My CPU usage went to 60% and it ate up about 150mb of my RAM! I will return it and try out the Audigy 2 ZS that is PCMCIA - hope it doesn't eat the resources like this one!

  6 out of 6 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 10 stars

  Tons of Fun

  by on January 12, 2005

  Pros: This little sound card is so much fun. I love how it sits nicely on my desk and how I can just plug in my headphones or some other thing so easily. The extras are great like the ability to hook up an electric guitar and record at 96 khz (or something) and

  Cons: It is true that it gets kind of hot, but who cares?

  3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 7 stars

  Good, could be great!

  by on November 11, 2003

  Pros: I bought the Audigy 2 NX to hook into my surround receiver. I'm especially pleased with the CMSS 3D surround "up-sample" feature.

  Cons: 1) The Audigy doesn't remember the mixer volume settings (eg Master and Wave) across a power up/down cycle of the Audigy hardware. I really hate having to go in and reset the volume every time I turn the system on. 2) I would like to apply CMSS 3D to my

  3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  Does the job and is portable

  by on January 25, 2004

  Pros: Has pass-through optical and coaxial digital outputs, analog 7.1 out, Dolby Digital EX processing, small remote, optical in for MD players, sleek design, includes speaker cables. Quick email support.

  Cons: Needs external power adaptor, can't process DTS (can pass through to an external decoder though), plastic case feels cheap. Software demo tour is good, but the help index is not very complete.

  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  Amazing product @ an unbelievable price

  by on October 16, 2003

  Pros: A lot smaller then the older family member Extigy, amazing sound and DNR level, supports DVD Audio playback, USB 2.0 high speed connection ready for a lot better DVD Audio playback quality and less "traffic jam" on USB resource while using SPDIF decoding

  Cons: No MIDI ports, and generates a HUGE amount of HEAT!

  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  Very nice unit

  by on November 7, 2003

  Pros: CMSS 3d upmix from 2 channel to suuround sound Game support Low CPU usage - runs fine on 366MHZ PII

  Cons: No way to specify speaker distance from listener No speaker size management Not clear if bass from smaller rear speakers is routed to front speakers or subwoofer

  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  Excellent Card, Affordable Price

  by on February 5, 2005

  Pros: Excellent Soundcard, easy to use, Good feature, nice sleek design. Also a nice remote! I recommend you buy it!

  Cons: None

  1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  Fantastic Product for Low Price

  by on July 6, 2004

  Pros: Small, feature-packed, great support, AWESOME AUDIO. Simply put, this card will blow you away with deafening but crystal clear sound. DVDs sound like you're in a movie theater. Turns your laptop into a kickass home theater system that would make most shel

  Cons: Hard to think of any. Really. Buy it now if you have the cash.

  1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  Great sound but has a few software problems

  by ph3Ar on January 18, 2006

  Pros: Really great bass

  Cons: requires a wall socket for power

  Summary: Great sound card for those who don't want to open their computer or mess around with their nootebook. I got this sound card a year ago and its still ...

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  Summary: Great sound card for those who don't want to open their computer or mess around with their nootebook. I got this sound card a year ago and its still working fine. Although there were a few glitches in the included software. The creative mediasorce player failed often and it's isn't as great as itunes. The eax console hardly ever works but aside from that its great!

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• 9 stars

  Everything I needed from an external sound card!

  by cplair on January 2, 2006

  Pros: State of the art, superior software and a great price!

  Cons: No complaints here!

  Summary: My PC is a small form factor with 6 USB ports only, it has no other ports. The sound, NIC and video are all built onboard.
  
  Once I decided to
  
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  Summary: My PC is a small form factor with 6 USB ports only, it has no other ports. The sound, NIC and video are all built onboard.
  
  Once I decided to go with 5.1 surround sound, I needed an external USB sound card that would give me everything I needed, 6 channel direct, SPDIF, Line-out, MIC, midi port and so on!
  
  The Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX external USB sound card did just that!
  
  Along with my Logitech Z-680 speaker's control pod, I am able to integrate sounds for my PC, TV, DVD, VCR, headphones and portable device all at once and effortlessly.
  
  People come by and ask me how do I achieve such a tremendous sound with such a complex setup and I smile every time and tell them that "it's actually very easy, it's all in the sound card."
  
  You just can't beat the features, performance, software and price for this unit.
  
  Creative Labs worked some serious overtime when they built the Audigy 2!

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