CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX - Manual (Page 9)

Introduction i
Introduction
High-definition
digital audio
entertainment
Thank you for purchasing Sound Blaster ® Audigy ™ 2 Platinum eX, consisting of the Sound Blaster
Audigy 2 Platinum eX card, the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX External I/O Module and an IR
remote control. It is the most complete affordable high-definition digital audio entertainment solution you
can find on the market today.
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 has received the prestigious THX Multimedia Certification award, making it the
perfect choice for PC audiophiles seeking the very best music and movie experiences.
Featuring 24-bit/192 kHz audio playback feature, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX delivers high-
definition sound of astounding quality with 24-bit/96 kHz audio recording capability from all Line Ins and
SPDIF In. Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX supports 6.1 channel Dolby
® Digital Surround EX
surround sound audio on your computer and 5.1 output from the 96 kHz sampling rates of DVD-Audio
discs using MLP lossless compression.
The External I/O Module provides front panel access to microphone, headphone, input/output, and MIDI
connections — all located away from your computer and closer to your work area. The Sound Blaster
Audigy 2 Platinum eX is the only Audigy 2 product with ASIO driver support for 24-bit/96 kHz recording
- allowing musicians to produce high quality works. Additionally, an IEEE 1394-compliant SB1394™/
FireWire
® connection is provided for high-speed connectivity to NOMAD ® portable digital audio players,
external CD-RW drives and other IEEE 1394 compatible devices like DV Camcorders, printers, scanners,
and digital still cameras.
The infrared remote control offers convenient control of your computer for tasks like playing audio or
video CDs, at distances up to four meters (13 feet).
MLP (Meridian Lossless
Packing), the method of
audio data compression used
in DVD-Audio, reduces file size
without removing any of the
information contained in the
original recording. The listening
audience will hear the audio as it
was intended in the original
recording. Other packing
methodologies that remove data as
part of the compression are
referred to as 'Lossy
Compression'.