Pros: Sound quality is outstanding...
Cons: None at this time...

When it became time to upgrade my old workstation I decided that I once again wanted a real sound card in lieu of one built into the motherboard. Those tend to produce mediocre sound and do not come with a wide range of features to play with; i.e....

Pros: Excellent Price, Performance, Features, Reliability, Warranty . . . Incredible!
Cons: Windows ME LiveWare! Install Bug?

This sound card is at a small marginal price over other sound cards, and you can find it for half of that expected 99 dollar charge at many places online . . . the cards have worked flawlessly in many systems I've put them in for family and friends. Of...

Pros: Great price, amazing price. Can't beat this card.
Cons: none, zero, zilch.

This is a sound card I would recommend to anyone. It is at an affordable price, easy to install and provides the biggest bang for the buck that you can get.
I got my Blaster Live Value for only $55 at www.tcwo.com. Zero problems. This card is...

Pros: Great sound for little money
Cons: Doesn't have all the options of its cousin

Introduction

I really didn't need to upgrade my soundcard. It wasn't that bad it was a Creative Soundblaster 64 AWE. I just wanted to get closer to my buddy's Soundblaster Live! Platinum without spending the hearty fee that came along...

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: digital output, surround sound, price, quality
Cons: ummm... none

Oh, where do I start? I ordered this beautiful piece of silicon about two weeks ago. Let me say that it's a great improvement over my old Yamaha OPL3-SAx. I love the environmental audio that you get when you have the proper game and the effects that...

Pros: Great overall performance
Cons: A3D is better than live!'s EAX

The Creative labs Sound Blaster Live! is the best sound card available. To start off for those that are confused of the differences of all of the cards here is an explanation. They are all the exact same card. From the value, x-gamer, and mp3. These...

Pros: Great sound,EAX impressive.
Cons: Play center2 software on SB live Entertainment 5.1 better.

I just assembled my PC a few weeks ago.I was on a tight budget but I opted to get the Altec Lansing 45.1 speakers. I had to forgo Geforce MX2 and settled for a TNT2 M64 graphics card instead.

A friend got me a second hand Tera Sound...

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: Sounds GREAT, lots of cool games come with it
Cons: None!

There is a very good reason why Sound Blaster is the current industry standard for sound cards and why all other sound cards must be classified as 'Sound Blaster compatible' if they ever want to sell - it is the best.

This sound card is very...

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: Industry standard in computer audio. Best support. Best Card Overall
Cons: Does not have A3D 2.0 support for sound wave manipulaton

This is the best sound card on the market right now, period. When the Live! Value came out, I was a little worried because I did not know if I should pay for it knowing that the A3D 2.0 standard was on its way.

I had heard so much about it...

Pros: Good sound, compatibility and value.
Cons: I am not crazy about their software.

Having a Creative Live Value (OEM) card left over after building a computer, I decided to test it in parallel with my Diamond MX300 (OEM). Now I am sold on the Creative product.

My conclusions after testing are as follows:
* The sound...

Pros: price, quality
Cons: none, really

I got my SB Live! Value after I bought a new set of surround sound speakers for my computer (P3 450, 128RAM) and didn't have enough output plugs. Why did I get the Live! Value? It's cheap, it has 5 plugs, 2 of which are for output signals (one for main...