Product Description
The Sound Blaster Audigy SE Sound Card is an excellent value upgrade to the sound on your PC. Enjoy 24-bit/96kHz recording and playback with 100dB signal to noise ratio and digital output, for better music and movie playback. The EAX ADVANCED HD 3.0 gives you realistic acoustic effects and detailed 7.1 3D surround sound, for more immersive gaming. Comes with MediaSource software -- a comprehensive tool for creating MP3s, managing a music collection, adding effects and burning custom CD compilations. SPDIF output up to 24-bit resolution at selectable sampling rate of 44.1, 48 or 96kHz 64-voice polyphony and multi-timbral capability 128 GM & GS compatible instruments and 10 drum kits 2MB or 4MB GM SoundFont Bank included On-Board connectors
Customer Reviews:
Great Value and Sound.......2007-12-27
this card is a lot better then i expected. i suppose if you're an audiophile, hardcore gamer, or professional of some sort who works with audio, this isn't the card for you. but for the rest of us with modest speaker set ups who also want some quality, this is a fantastic buy. i bought this for music, as i'm an avid listener and use my computer as a jukebox, basically. this card has not disappointed. its pretty darn good with all kinds of music. i thought i was going to want a 5.1 system to go with this, but after hearing what it has done for my years old Altec Lansing 2.1's, i'm in no hurry to change. the difference from onboard audio is loud and clear.
if you buy it for games and movies it does a good job there, too. your speakers will have a lot to do with it, but this card does its job well, delivering the sound where its supposed to go and at the level you want. i downloaded the drivers straight from the Creative website. no bloatware included, just the driver and Creative Audio Console, which features the most basic and essential controls. its all the casual home user really needs. if you want or need more, use the disc. i opted not to, and i'm glad.
if you play games you should know EAX and 3D Surround, etc...will not work with most if not all games with Vista. MS removed a feature from Vista which enabled this, so you will need a program called ALchemy to do it. strangely, its not a free program, as Creative is selling it at $10 a pop. i guess if you have Vista sound for games isn't part of the deal. but even still, the card is well worth it. and if you need those effects for games thats worth it, too. also, a program called "Open AL" is available for free that will allow EAX to work in games as it does on your computer, although not adjustable in game.
install was easy, pretty much plug and play. besides replacing RAM, easiest thing i ever changed out in my computer. just powered back up, clicked cancel when the Windows "New Hardware Found" box came up, and opened the folder with the previously downloaded driver package from Creative. Vista did the rest, no issues whatsoever. very easy, very nice.
Kind of a Gamble.......2007-12-26
Glad to see that some people had good luck with this card, but it was a nightmare for me. Spent 5 hours this morning trying to get this thing to work. Tried different drivers,settings,pci slots, searched all over the web for solutions to my problem, and no luck.
Sound comes out horrible, and playing music causes my comp to reboot. No error message, just reboots.
So it may or may not work, and your probably better off buying a different card. Also no hardware acceleration.
depends on what you use this card for........2007-12-12
If you are just using this for music. I highly recommend this. There is no need to pitch in another 70$ for a Xi-Fi. 50$ of that money went into buying the name of the Xifi. It actually the psychology of marketing. They jack up the price of new products because they know customers are going to spend mucho money to get the latest gizmo.
My brother have the Xifi Gamer card. Don't get me wrong, the crytalizer is good, but only works well with bad compressed mp3 and only for a certain type of songs. If you are listening from lossless audio files or even 320kbps, there is absolutely no help at all. Let you the truth there is there is not much difference between the two card, at least i cant hear any of them and i save 70$.
Worked Great on my XP Pro system.......2007-12-12
Easy installation no problems. I had to do a lot of clicking around before I got it set up in the correct mode for my speakers (stereo mode to feed PC speakers and AV system simultaneously, rather than multi-channel). But after the initial setup it has been working great.
Does the job.......2007-11-24
The sound card that came with my computer (now two years old) had developed a popping/crackling sound. I bought the Soundblaster Audigy SE from Amazon. It arrived within a week. Now, I'm not very experienced with computer hardware--I'd rather it left me alone, and I'd do the same, but this was very easy--just popped the side panel off the computer case--didn't even have to disconnect all the other wires from the case--just the speaker wire that came from the sound card--unscrewed the one screw holding the old sound card in place, and pulled it straight out. The new sound card went in the same way, then plugged the speaker wire back in (green to green), replaced the screw and the side panel of the computer case, plugged the power cord back in, and booted the computer up. Inserted the CD that came with the sound card--it installed the driver (along with some other sound software)--took about 20 minutes total. No more Snap/Crackle/Pop!
Product Description
The Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Amigo is the portable USB audio adapter that gives you great sound wherever you go. It's got digital and analog outputs that incorporate a surround-sound simulator, for truly immersive audio. Digital signal processing turns simple digital audio a source of rich, dynamic sound. The unique design connects your laptop or desktop, or to a wide variety of audio devices. The built-in microphone and stereo headphone output makes it a must-have for PC games, watching DVD movies, using voice applications, or listening to music. Virtual surround sound Concert hall effects Adjust acoustical parameters like virtual speaker position, tone, environment, and room size S/PDIF output allows pass-through of Dolby Digital and DTS DVD formats Boosts playback signal level, turning ordinary stereo into an expanded sound field Comes with bonus earphone with microphone for VoIP functions
Customer Reviews:
worst sound ever.......2007-05-12
this thing is only for the truly desperate. It has the worst sound of any computer sound device I have ever used. The optical out is terrible, it seems that the signal is being converted to analog then back to digital by this thing, so it solves none of the the problems one might hope to solve, which for me is trying to avoid a hum introduced by my ac/dc power supply for my laptop, hum still there.
The laptop audio out plug sounds way better.
Don't bother with this thing.
Works Great!.......2007-03-20
I have been using this product in both Windows XP and Linux(Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy) and it works flawlessly. It plays back both DTS and Dolby Digital sounds over it SPDIF Toslink out when I am at home and it has way better sound for headphones than my laptops built in sound. I would definetly recommend this product to a friend.
Decent product for price........2006-11-06
For what I paid for, the Sound Card is good. The software that came with it, meaning volume and mixer, does not work on one of my pc's but does work on another. Customer support has politely made clear that there is no way they are willing to help. Since I still can use the soundcard with windows' tools I'm ok with it. In the pc where everything works it really improved the sound quality.
Average customer rating:
- Terrific Little Speaker with Clear, Strong Sound
- NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DELL LAPTOPS
- Are we listening to the same speakers?
- Definite improvement over stock, and extremely portable
- Flexible, Mobile & Fierceful
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Product Features:
- Plug and play for PC and Mac. Uses only USB power, no wires or batteries!
- Easy to use. Incredibly compact and portable. Great for travel!
- Produces crystal clear sound with a 2-watt digital amp and 2 high output, full range micro drivers.
- Patent pending flexible design allows you to totally customize your listening experience by flexing the speaker into virtually any position.
- This amazing gadget was featured in the NY Times, on ABC News, and on virtually every gadget site in the world.
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Product Description
Need better sound from your laptop? The stylish new B-Flex is a compact stereo speaker on a USB flex cable for laptops and desktops. Plug and play for PC and Mac with no batteries or wires! Easy to use, great for travel, mp3's, DVD's, presentations, and gaming! Features a 2 watt digital amp that acts as its own sound card. Uses 2 full range paper cone micro drivers for crystal clear sound. The patented flex design allows you to position the speaker for optimum listening enjoyment. The only product of its kind, the B-Flex has been featured in the New York Times, on ABC News, on Gizmodo, and many others. Makes a great gift! A White unit is also available.
Customer Reviews:
Terrific Little Speaker with Clear, Strong Sound.......2007-09-07
After reading several dozen consumer reviews describing laptop speakers I puchased this one. You simply plug it into your laptop, or USB hub, swivel the gooseneck to position the speaker where you want, and you've got an excellent speaker that fits in a small laptop utility bag.
The only complaint I have is that there is no quick volume control; once you've plugged it into your USB port, it overrides the laptop's volume control "knob". You have to open the volume icon in your Control Panel every time you want to adjust the speaker volume, which can be too slow when you're being blasted by a loud video.
This is not to say that there is anything wrong with the volume modulation in the speaker itself, just that there seems to be a wide volume range across items I view--YouTube, email messages with videos from friends, etc.
If this speaker had a volume control knob it would be perfect!
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DELL LAPTOPS.......2007-09-02
After several weeks of light, mid-volume use, the speaker stopped working on my Dell Latitude D500 and I began receiving error messages noting a "device malfunction". After trading emails with J-Lab customer service, I was instructed to return the speaker by mail (at my expense) for a refund. The refund I received was 80% of the original purchase price because, according to J-Lab, the device was still "working" upon receipt. The representative handling the return acknowledged that there has, in fact, been a history of compatibility issues with Dell laptops-- in other words, a "working" speaker may not always operate correctly when connected to a Dell laptop. Is trying this speaker on your Dell worth the risk of paying two sets of shipping charges, losing 20% of the purchase price, and spending time emailing representatives and repacking/mailing the device? If not, maybe it's worth considering alternatives.
Are we listening to the same speakers?.......2007-08-08
We bought this speaker for our Gateway M505 Media Laptop on a recent trip. The M505 has reasonable speakers for a laptop, but their volume level isn't quite strong enough for us to be happy--we'd always find ourselves straining to hear dialogue from movies.
From reading the reviews I honestly thought this would solve our problem in a nifty self-contained USB-powered fashion.
For us it didn't.
We found the speakers to be nearly identical to the M505 speakers, and while the B-Flex did give us the tiniest improvement in volume, it wasn't enough to really give us adequate volume, or the "big sound" many reviewers have mentioned. Also, there is no way a speaker the size of these can give the kind of frequency response any level of audiophile would be happy with.
So, who should try out this speaker? If you have standard tinny sounding laptop speakers (the almost nonexistent kind), these will be a big improvement. Also you will like the fact that it is USB powered so no batteries, no cords are needed.
However, having said that, I really think the bottom line is, to get truly better sound, you need to use a powered speaker. I think some of the JBL's may be the way to go.
For cost of these guys, unless you catch them on sale, my advice is to keep looking. We had to return ours. (Thanks to Amazon a really fair & generous return policy).
Definite improvement over stock, and extremely portable.......2007-07-08
My boyfriend bought me this speaker. It is plug-and-play. On my computer, often movies are not loud enough for some reason and with this speaker it's as loud as we could possibly want. Also I can blast my music throughout the house from my laptop - before I could not because it sounded horrible at high volumes.
I'm not much of a sound expert, but I think it sounds pretty good.
Flexible, Mobile & Fierceful .......2007-05-13
Love this laptop speakers!! My laptop speakers suck so much that this little guy just gives me the wonderful sound my laptop deserves!! I highly recommend it!!
Product Description
Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro - This USB home theater audio device gives you a realistic 5.1 surround sound experience on a standard set of headphones! You don't even need surround sound audio to begin with either. Even stereo music gets the surround sound treatment with the Audio Advantage. There's even a built-in S/PDIF output for pass-through of Dolby Digital&DTS sound to digital speaker systems or home theater A/V receivers. Audio Control Center software included
Customer Reviews:
Vista and DD/DTS.......2007-12-08
I use the SPDIF output to connect to a DD/DTS 5.1 speaker system (Pioneer HTS-GS1 5.1-Channel Surround Sound System for the Xbox 360) from a Windows Vista laptop. It's nearly flawless. I experience some crackling/popping noises with some music files (not DVD's) but I can work around it by toggling between the SPDIF and analog ouputs in the software. For the price, I can live with this infrequent nuisance. Overall, a fantastic product for the capability it adds. Why don't laptops come standard with SPDIF outputs?
Go to TB's website for the latest Vista drivers.
Great sound.......2007-10-02
(NOTE: I haven't tried the SPDF output, just stereo ...)
I purchased this as a poor-man's "docking" solution - so I could plug in my USB hub and have audio connect at the same time. Much to my surprise, the sound quality was NOTICABLY better! I had no idea how bad the sound on my laptop was until heard the difference. I ended up buying a 2nd one for work - this makes a HUGE difference and I strongly recommend it.
BTW Windows Vista just recognized this and it worked with no special drivers. That's with the analog Stereo output; your mileage may vary if you want the surround sound digital output.
Happy listening!
Amazing!!.......2007-09-08
I am utterly amazed with this product. I had ordered it 2 days ago but it arrived just today even though I picked SUPER SAVING SHIPPING!! I thought it would arrive next week, but Amazon.com has really amazed me by delivering it today.
With that said, the product itself is quite amazing. The installation went smoothly and easily, although the rebooting didn't make me happy. The audio quality is superb and far exceeds my old internal audio card. There is no internal computer noise that I used to always hear with my old card and it is much louder that I have to put the volume low just to listen to music with my earphones!
5 out 5 product. I highly recommend it!
Excellent for its purpose!.......2007-08-03
Using a Thinkpad T40, I have the Advantage micro connected to a USB port with installed drives. I then use the digital (s/pdif) output connected to a Denon ADV-M51 mini desktop stereo system. I encode all my CDs using Windows Media Player and iTunes at Lossless bit rates.
The sound quality is far superior to the headphone/line output of my notebook when connected to this system. Using high quality Sennheiser HD-595 headphones, the sound quality is exceptional. No distortion, no hiss, wide dynamic range, full frequency response, no ground loop hum. This is about as good as it gets with a system of this type.
I suggest problems folks are having are not in the Advantage Micro but in another part of their system.
Wow, this blows.......2007-07-23
I loved this little guy initially, but have had all kinds of problems since then. It doesn't like it when I surf the Internet. I start getting all kinds of static. I have to remove the device from the USB port, then reinsert it to eliminate the noise. Swearing also helps. I've also had to reinstall the drivers several times. And it simply stops working occasionally. Highly disrecommended.
Average customer rating:
- Average sound
- Like it so much bought it for a friend.
- Works perfectly.
- Lots of power in a small package
- Cool!
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Laptop Speakers - USB, Portable, Compact, Travel Speaker for PC and Mac - B-Flex Hi-Fi Stereo USB Speaker (White)
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Product Features:
- Plug and play for PC and Mac. Uses only USB power, no wires or batteries!
- Easy to use. Incredibly compact and portable. Great for travel!
- Produces crystal clear sound with a 2-watt digital amp and 2 high output, full range micro drivers.
- Patent pending flexible design allows you to totally customize your listening experience by flexing the speaker into virtually any position.
- This amazing gadget was featured in the NY Times, on ABC News, and on virtually every gadget site in the world.
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Product Description
Need better sound from your laptop? The stylish new B-Flex is a compact stereo speaker on a USB flex cable for laptops and desktops. Plug and play for PC and Mac with no batteries or wires! Easy to use, great for travel, mp3's, DVD's, presentations, and gaming! Features a 2 watt digital amp that acts as its own sound card. Uses 2 full range paper cone micro drivers for crystal clear sound. The patented flex design allows you to position the speaker for optimum listening enjoyment. The only product of its kind, the B-Flex has been featured in the New York Times, on ABC News, on Gizmodo, and many others. Makes a great gift! A Black unit is also available.
Customer Reviews:
Average sound.......2007-03-22
Unless your laptop's soundcard is not working, or your speakers are barely hearable I wouldn't recommend this. Odds are your laptop does as much as these speakers.
It is well built, looks resistant and it does a decent job. Do not expect very good quality.
Like it so much bought it for a friend........2007-03-08
I like the sound of mine so much I bought one fo my friend for his birthday. It's not super loud but you can listen to music from your mac, with good quality. Just plug it into your USB port. My friend loves his too. He uses his all the time. Great for travel.
Works perfectly........2007-01-30
Speakers quit working on my laptop and needed something decent and easy - and this is better than that. Good quality considering size and price.
Lots of power in a small package.......2007-01-19
I really thought the reviews for this item were probably a little over-blown, but the speakers have proven me wrong. As someone who primarily uses their laptop on the go, I have been looking for a set of small, easily transportable, decent sounding speakers. These fit into all three categories. I am pleasantly surprised by the fullness of the sound that they put out. If you're strictly an audiophile, you'd be better off investing in a good set of Bose headphones, but if you need something to quickly and efficeintly plug and play so other people can hear what is on your laptop, then you won't find a better buy for your money.
Cool!.......2007-01-13
It was a gift to my daughter and she was thrilled! We were all amazed at
the "out of the box" design and think that the folks at JLab need to expand and create a whole lot of new "out of the box" stuff to make life
easier and more efficient! And, the speaker sounds GREAT!
Product Description
Audio Advantage Amigo is a portable USB Audio Adapter (or USB Sound Card) with both analog and digital outputs incorporating a surround-sound simulator for creating an immersive listening experience on standard headphones or stereo speakers.
Product Description
portable home-theater audio simulator that creates an immersive listening experience on any PC or Laptop. A realistic 5.1 surround-sound listening environment is created on standard headphones from stereo music or multi channel DVD movies.
Product Description
8-Channel
CMI8738/PCI-SX HRTF audio chipset
PCI interface
Integrated SRS 3D sound technology
Advanced MC-3 compliant input and output mixer
Enhanced stereo full duplex operation
Supports Dual Type-F DMA
Delta-Sigma data converter
Programmable power management
Compatible with Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro and Windows sound system
External Connectors:
Line-in
Microphone-in
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
15-pin game/midi
Internal Connectors:
CD In2 (4-pin)
CD In1 (4-pin)
Regulatory Approvals:
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Product Description
Audio Advantage Amigo is a portable USB Audio Adapter (or USB Sound Card) with both analog and digital outputs incorporating a surround-sound simulator for creating an immersive listening experience on standard headphones or stereo speakers.
Product Description
MODEL- AUDIOADVMICRO VENDOR- TURTLE BEACH-VOYETRA FEATURES- Audio Advantage Micro Home-Theater realism on your PC or Laptop! Surround sound experience with stereo headphones! The Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro is a portable USB Audio Adapter with both digital and analog outputs that incorporates a surround-sound simulator for creating an immersive listening experience on standard headphones or stereo speakers. Power LED lights up when the Audio Advantage Unit is plugged into an active USB port to indicate power has been applied. Insert headphones or analog powered speakers into the Analog Mini Jack. Use the USB Connector Cap to protect the USB socket when storing the Audio Advantage unit. Insert the SPDIF Digital Adapter into the mini jack to connect a TOSLINK optical cable when using the digital audio output. Includes Audio Advantage Unit with cover USB Extender cable Optical SPDIF adapter software CD.* Stereo analog output. Connect headphones or powered speakers to your PC or laptop. * Works with USB port on any PC or Laptop Provide a second audio output source or additional headphone output so you can stop fumbling around the back of your computer just to switch from speakers to headphones * Multi-channel digital audio pass-through Send Dolby Digital and DTS multi-channel DVD sound to A/V receivers or digital speakers. (DTS pass-through is only available in Windows 2000/XP).* S/PDIF optical digital audio output. Connect your PC or Laptop to the latest high-tech home entertainment equipment with a pure-digital distortion-free signal for highest fidelity low noise audio reproduction. * Revolutionary signal processing system. Listen to stereo digital music or movies with the simulated sound of a multi-speaker surround-sound system using ordinary stereo headphones or stereo speakers. * Virtual 5.1 Surr
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