Audio Performance
 

Signal-to-Noise Ratio with AES17 filter (A-Weighted)
		2V Rated Output		1V Rated Output
Stereo Output		108dB		102dB
Front and Rear Channels		108dB		102dB
Center, Subwoofer, and Rear Center		108dB		~102dB

	Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) = 0.004 %
	Frequency Response at -3 dBr = <10 Hz to 22 kHz

Technical Specifications
 

	24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion during playback with sampling rates of 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz in 7.1 mode and up to 192kHz in stereo mode
	24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion during recording in 8, 16 or 24-bit at sampling rates of 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz
	24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 96kHz to analog 5.1 speaker output
	16-bit recording with sampling rates of 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48kHz
	SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) input at up to 24-bit/96kHz quality
	SPDIF output up to 24-bit resolution at 48 or 96kHz
	ASIO 2.0 drivers for low latency (as low as 2ms) multi-track playback and recording at 16bit/48kHz*
	High Defenition Audio Quality for Playback and Recording

*(Latency performance may vary based on system configuration)

Wave-Table Synthesis and Midi Features
 

	Creative Hardware synthesizer (2x16 channels) with 64-voice polyphony featuring E-MU®''''''''s patented 8-point interpolation technology for accurate sample reproduction
	Creative Software synthesizer - multi timbral wave-table (16 channels)
	2 MIDI I/O ports (2x16 channels) (gameport adapter required for MIDI I/O 2)

FireWire® (IEEE® 1394) Connectivity

FireWire® (IEEE® 1394) / i-Link® compatible interface with up to 400Mbps transfer rate

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS On-Board Connectors

			Line level out (Front / Side / Rear / Center / Subwoofer)
			Digital Out for 5.1 support (6-channel SPDIF output to Creative digital speakers
			Line in
			Microphone in
			FireWire® (IEEE® 1394)
			Telephone Answering Device in
			Analog / Digital CD Audio in
			15-pin MIDI / Joystick port extension header
			Internal IEEE® 1394 header to Audigy 2 ZS Internal I/O Drive
			AD_EXT extension header to Audigy 2 ZS Internal I/O Drive

Works with the Following Standards

			Windows® 98SE, 2000, ME and XP
			Sound Blaster MIDI and General MIDI
			Plug and Play Sound Blaster PCI
			EAX, EAX ADVANCED HD*
			THX®
			Microsoft® DirectSound®, DirectSound 3D & derivatives
			Plug and Play Sound Blaster PCI
			OpenAL™
			PCI 2.2 compliant
			AC97 compliant
			Dolby Digital® and Dolby Digital EX
			DTS Digital Surround® and DTS-ES Extended Surround™
			Meridian Lossless Packing
			ASIO 2.0
			Dolby Digital® and Dolby Digital EX
			SoundFont 2.1
			DVD-Audio and Advanced Resolution™ DVD-Audio
			Windows Media® Audio 9