Pros: Fantastic audio quality at a low, LOW price! =D
Cons: Not much, this card is simply great =)

I must commend Creative Labs for another great product. The Creative Sound Blaster Live! Value is simply the best there is in the market. At a price of around $50, you get to enjoy quality sound that will satisfy that audiophile in all of us =D
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Pros: Price and sound
Cons: You have to drive to the store to get one =)

The SoundBlaster Live! Value gives some of the sweetest sounds I've ever heard out of a computer.

The Environmental Audio (EAX) is such a delight to have. When I play games like Half-Life or Starcraft, you can actually tell where the...

Pros: awesome sound quality, EAX support, CHEAP
Cons: not as much memory as the standard Live card.

For the money, you cannot find a better sound card. The sound quality is clean and crisp. Even when hooked up to a home stereo, the quality
sounds nearly 2x as good as other sound cards. Creative has long been
known for their use in games,...

Pros: Great sound
Cons: Annoying Start Center

The Soundblaster Live Value is a wonderful sound card. It provides really clear, crisp sound that makes games really exciting. Unfortunately, I am not able to evaluate the card's full potential, since I only have 2 speakers. I would guess that this...

Pros: EAX audio, Artificial surround sound with 4-speaker support, retroactive enhancements
Cons: So many plugs it can be a little confusing

It's affordable, unbeatable, and undeniably innovative. It must be Sound Blaster Live! Value.

I purchased this card when I upgraded my computer. Being in a kit, I only had to pay about $45 for it, which is as much as any decent card will...

Pros: Easy Setup, Great Sound, Affordable.
Cons: Base Card in Live Series, Extra features sold separately

When I upgraded to a new motherboard, I had to retire my SB AWE64 Value ISA card. So it was time to venture out and find a brand spanking new PCI sound card that was going to be both inexpensive, but have some pretty decent quality.

I really...

Pros: BEST consumer MIDI output, Excellent WAV playback support, Great effects, Good Software Updates, Great 3D Audio for games, good price, Only real choice left in 3D after Aureal went belly up
Cons: Miniplug socket breaks if you toy with it, customer service isn't too swell from creative

I purchased this wonderful sound card back in September 1999. I was building a new computer system, and decided that if I was going to do it, I wanted the newest sound card technology. Of course, I wasn't planning on spending a ton of cash. So I...

Pros: Works properly, cheap like borscht
Cons: too many holes!

I bought my first ever sound card from Creative Labs back 6-7 years ago for $188CDN. It was big and fit in those bottom slots in ur computer, it came with a bunch of midis, wavs and Dr. Sbaitso, the speaking psychologist. it was utterly hilarious. I...

Pros: Above-average sound quality, reasonable prices
Cons: Inadequate drivers, lousy software

Purchase

If I could sum up my experiences with the SoundBlaster Live! with a song, I would have to go with "Don't Believe the Hype."

While I'm happy to see other reviewers in this forum had successful installations with their...

Pros: High quality, Good Price
Cons: Not yet

I decided to retire my AWE 64, but had no idea what I wanted. The only sure factor was that the replacement would be a Creative Labs...something. The live series was less than a week on the shelves at the time. Well Creative had not failed me yet (a...

Pros: Excellent quality and sound at a great price!
Cons: Liveware is a waste of resources...

For gamers and movie watchers alike, sound is critical to their computers. In the PC market today, there is really only one dominant sound card manufacturer available, which is Creative Labs and their SoundBlaster Live! soundcard series. There are many...

Pros: many features, EAX, easy to use software
Cons: can be pricey

Sound Blaster Live Value: Last Updated 7-14-00

I bought my Sound Blaster Live Value card at a small computer store without the box for $50 dollars. It was completely new. I have owned my Sound Blaster Live Value card for more than a year...

Pros: price, best sound card out there
Cons: need good speakers

I purchased the Soundblaster Live! Value sound card for about $45. Right now, it is the best audio card out there and its driver support is also excellent. One of the bigger problems with audio cards is that everyone seems to be going out of business....

Pros: cheap, great surround sound, good quality
Cons: none

This has to be the best soundcard available at the moment along with the other variations of the Live range like this one and the Live Platinum. The good thing with this card is that it is pretty cheap and can be picked up for around £45-00 and yet it...

Pros: High quality, and a versatile software bundle.
Cons: A minor annoyance occurs with doubling of sounds if settings are not made properly.

The Sound Blaster Live Value card is the perfect sound card for the computer audiophile, it has CD quality sound, and a great set of software.

When having quality trouble recording wav files, it was suggested that I upgrade from the Sound...