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IBM Sound Blaster Live!

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  • Output Mode: Stereo / Fourpoint
  • Card Interface: PCI
  • Bit Depth: 32-bit
  • Form Factor: Plug-In Card
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Oh Yeah!

bybutcom Mar 4, 2000
59 Helpfuls 60 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Stunning sound, 4 speaker output
Cons Earthquake?
Recommended it? Yes

Well worth the price. The stunning audio quality is unequaled. There is no better sound card than the Sound Blaster Live!. The 4 speaker output is awesome. With a 4 speaker system, your whole room is filled with clear and very high quality sound. Perfect for any computer user. Makes games sound... Read full review »

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Maybe... Just Maybe

byShortKut Mar 12, 2000
51 Helpfuls 52 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Great sound, Great MIDI sound
Cons Not compatible in some systems
Recommended it? Yes

I bought this card ohh..... about 3 months ago, and I know it is a great card, BUT when I first put it in, I installed it, and it didnt work, I mean it worked, but it kept repeating the very first part of every sound, I dont know, I have an AMD K6-2, and I built my computer, but I know everything... Read full review »

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SoundBlaster Live! Value

byposeidon Oct 9, 1999
45 Helpfuls 46 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros awesome sound! great depth! MUST HAVE!
Cons none
Recommended it? Yes

What have I been missing?!?!?!?

That's what I just got done asking myself after replacing my SoundBlaster PCI-512 with the SoundBlaster Live! card. As a game player, I love to have the sounds cranked way up, and thought I had nice sound with my old SoundBlaster card. However, I had no idea... Read full review »

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I Live the SoundBlaster Live! Experience

byDJ1s Dec 5, 2000
24 Helpfuls 25 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Great sound, solid 3D API, great performance
Cons Updates for the card are a little slow in coming (ie. EAX 3.0)
Recommended it? Yes

I got the SoundBlaster Live! when I first built my new computer two years ago, Christmas. Throughout that time, much has changed but one thing has stayed constant: The SoundBlaster Live! is the best consumer sound card on the market. Creative Labs has also been known as a leader in sound cards with... Read full review »

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Bravo!

bylogikz Mar 21, 2000
24 Helpfuls 25 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Great sound quality and features
Cons steep price
Recommended it? Yes

What can I say, this is the absolute best consumer soundcard on this planet. The sound quality is just surpurb. Extremely simple to get up and running and it includes great extra features and software packages. On top of all these excellent out of the box features, Creative has created an update... Read full review »

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Excilient Sound

bydavidmba Mar 22, 2000
16 Helpfuls 17 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Great Sonund, SRS
Cons Win2k drivers
Recommended it? Yes

The Sound Blaster Live sound card is the best sound card I have ever had, great sound, great controll, great software. With support for srs and enviormential audio I can't think of any reason YOU wouldn't want to buy this card, unless of cource your in windows 2000. My sound blaster live came with... Read full review »

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SB Live! Value, and they don't lie

bychorizo Dec 23, 1999
16 Helpfuls 17 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Incredibly low price, super sound
Cons no expansion for digital i/o, live drive, etc. from creative
Recommended it? Yes

I have to say that I was looking forward to this piece of hardware for a while now. It has been about 5 years since my last sound card purchase (a Soundblaster AWE32) and I was very curious to see where the audio industry has gone while the video industry has stolen all the press. I purchased the... Read full review »

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Better than the platinum for the penny pickers.

bysuperman22 Mar 4, 2000
13 Helpfuls 14 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros cheaper, almost same
Cons no external thing
Recommended it? Yes

This sounds crazy, but I recently got this card and it is incredible. I love this card. It is affordable compared to the platinum, and I just dont get all the hype behind theplatinum.. I mean another little external box that you mount in your case. I thought about getting it, but then thought... Read full review »

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Certainly a must for Music lovers

bythepanther Aug 31, 2000
12 Helpfuls 13 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Great card for music
Cons Position audio is not as good as A3D's
Recommended it? Yes

The sound blaster Live card is without a shadow of a doubt the best music card available today, surpassed only by the platinum version, if you are into listning to music or making it then this is certainly the card for you.

The features are endless, and bundled with the Cambridge... Read full review »

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Striving to Keep a Dead-End Product Fresh

byskadar Mar 25, 2000
11 Helpfuls 12 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Sound Blaster Live Value is still all any user ever needs
Cons The high end sound cards come packed with marketing fluff
Recommended it? Yes

Yeah, these new sound card are wonderful... but let's face it, there's only so much you can really do with sound these days. The industry as a whole has reached a plateau. I mean really, can anyone actually tell the difference between Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Surround Sound, THX, Q3 Sound, EAX,... Read full review »

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