Audio Performance
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio with AES17 filter (A-Weighted)
2V Rated Output1V Rated OutputStereo Output106dB102dBFront and Rear Channels106dB102dBCenter, Subwoofer and Rear Center~90dB~86dB - Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) = 0.004% (1V, 2V Rated Output)
- Frequency Response (+/-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input ) = <10Hz to 46kHz (1V, 2V Rated Output)
High Definition Audio Quality for Playback and Recording
- 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 5.1 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
- SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) input at up to 24-bit/ 96kHz quality
- SPDIF output up to 24-bit at 48 or 96kHz
- ASIO drivers for low latency (=2ms) multi-track playback and recording at 16-bit/48kHz)
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)
SB1394™ Connectivity
- IEEE® 1394 / FireWire® / i-Link® compatible interface with up to 400Mbps transfer rate
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 On-Board Connectors
- Line level out (Front / Rear / Center / Subwoofer /Rear Center)
- Digital Out for 5.1 support (6-channel SPDIF Output)
- Line in
- Microphone in
- SB1394™/ FireWire® port
- Telephone Answering Device in
- Analog / Digital CD Audio in
- 15-pin MIDI / Joystick port extension header
- Internal SB1394 header to Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Internal Drive (Upgrade Option)
- AD_EXT extension header to the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Internal Drive (Upgrade Option)
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum Internal Drive Front Panel Connectors
(Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum ONLY)
- Headphone Out (1/4" Stereo Jack with Volume control)
- Line In 2 (1/4" Stereo Jack, shared with Microphone In 2)
- Microphone In 2 (1/4" Jack with Gain control)
- MIDI In (mini DIN)
- MIDI Out (mini DIN)
- Optical SPDIF In and Out
- Coaxial SPDIF In and Out
- Stereo Auxiliary In (2 x RCA/Coaxial Jack)
- SB1394 port
- Infra-red Receiver


