Creative Labs Sound Blaster PCI

Pros: Good, quality sound at a decent price.
Cons: Card died in a little less than a year.

I have always been partial to the Sound Blaster line of sound cards ever since we got our first computer many years ago, not much has changed. I know there are people out there saying there are better ones out there, but for my personal use on my...

Pros: Inexpensive, not cheap and very reliable
Cons: No surround sound

For those who are out there that are sound mixing buffs who do a lot of audio recording and mixing and so forth, I just want to let you know this is not an epinion by a sound card expert who knows a lot about that kind of stuff. I do have one stat you...

Pros: reasonable
Cons: not top of line

I just recently installed the Creative Sound Blaster 16 WavEffects card in our computer at work.

Here are some of the features:

* Low-noise audio performance with 16 bit, CD-quality, Stereo recording and...

Pros: Cheap, widely supported.
Cons: No frills, older and somewhat slower model.

The SoundBlaster16 is the perfect choice for anyone who 1)doesn't care about sound quality 2) is not a gamer and 3) is not an avid MP3 fan. It is cheap, reliable, compatible with almost everything. Compatible? Heck, it IS the standard by which all...

Pros: Inexpensive, Nice clarity, Works in Real DOS Mode, Good Software
Cons: none

When I upgraded my computer with a new motherboard and processor I discovered after I put it in that my Soundblaster AWE 64 ISA card would not fit because it only supported PCI cards. So I had to quickly find an acceptable sound card at an...

Pros: Nice bonus software package
Cons: Haven't found any

I recently installed the Creative Labs Sound Blaster PCI 512 stereo sound card into my PC last week. It replaced my Sound Blaster Pro 16-bit, and the differences were very obvious.

The sound is TRUE stereo and the card has output jacks so that...

Pros: Great Sound, Inexpensive, Easy Install
Cons: none

While building my lastest PC I was parts searching very carefully in order to have the highest quality system possible. (Those of you who have read my other computer component parts find this to be a familar line.)

I researched on Creative,...

Pros: Excellent Software Bundle, World Class Technical Support, and Simple Installation
Cons: None Found!

Well, not really, but Creative Labs has once again proved why it is the industry leader in Audio Cards. The Soundblaster PCI512 is the first Sound Card to include Environmental Audio. Creative Labs also continues to have the best overall compatibility...

Pros: Great sound, amazing 3D audio
Cons: No Linux support

SoundBlaster LIVE, my pick as the number one sound card ever. The SBLive is a product of Creative Labs, now just called Creative. Creative has made the SoundBlaster product for a number of years now, with the first incarnation being the .

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Pros: Works with Windows 98/SE/Me/XP Cheap-sounds great
Cons: None I have found

I have used this card since the fall of 1998, beta testing of Windows 98SE,ME and now Windows XP.I have excellant quality sound from this card. Of course it helps that I have the card hooked up to a 135watt per channel Stereo System.
With my stereo...

Pros: Works fine most of the time.
Cons: Should be easier to update drivers.

The card seems to be doing fine most of the time. It shows as an unknown device when I use netmeeting though. I have reinstalled drivers and "liveware 3.0", 28 meg download over the internet. I think updates should be easier to get and...

Pros: Sound Quality, Inexpensive, More options for recording and playback
Cons: Joystick configuration for DOS

The SoundBlasterPCI card has delivered good sound quality, various inputs & outputs, and has boosted the flexibility of .wav file recording and mixing on my machine.

I recently upgraded my sound card from a 16 bit-modem/soundcard to the...

Pros: Solid, long lasting, excellent quality
Cons: Probably isn't supported in today's machines.

I bought a Sound Blaster 16 many years ago at Wal-Mart. It was fairly expensive at the time, being over $100 but I had to have sound. It was the best investment I've made. Over the years I've bought many other hardware items, but none have given me...

Pros: easy installation, great informative manual
Cons: none

I installed the Creative Labs Soundblaster 16 and was amazed with the sound I received. The installation process was extremely simple. The manual that came with the equipment was a surprising welcome considering other's I've received with other...

Pros: Excellent Instrument Reproduction
Cons: None

This soundcard ROCKS! I wanted to get a MIDI keyboard for sequencing, but when I heard this soundcard and found it was only $99-that was all I needed to know. I haven't had ANY problems with it or problems interfacing it with applications that use...