Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Sound Card

Pros: Excellent sound quality, easy to install, great features.
Cons: Size of a Radeon 9800 pro, back connectors are aluminum not brass.

Sound Quality - Not far off from the top model Audigy 2, at least not enough to justify the price difference, 24 Bit 192 KHz DVD quality sound it good enough for any one. Features - With the new software for the Audigy 2, there are 3 control panels. ...

Pros: This card, although a bit expensive sounds fantastic.
Cons: Price, bulky software

I tried other sound blaster cards..and had problems with static on certain games. But then I purchas ...

Pros: Awesome sound, fantastic low noise. 6.1 channel output. Creative Labs name.
Cons: Small input/output jacks

I bought this card for my new computer 3 months ago. I put it together myself out of chosen parts and the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 was one of them. I am a closet musician (fretted strings - mainly electric/acoustic guitar and bass, mandolin) who likes to re ...

Pros: Ease of installation
Cons: actually had to get up from computer!!

I have put several components into many computers this was just as easy!! i didn't fully follow the instructions because i was using onboard sound. I had the computer off and opened the case. I put the card into a pci slot and hooked up the speakers. When i turned on the computer i got into the cmos and disabled the onboard sound then let the computer boot. Windows saw the new card asked for drivers, I canceled that and started the installation disc and started to smile.....What a huge difference from the onboard sound!!! I had soundstorm which was very good, then I heard Audigy 2 WOW.......worth every penny!!!