The Sound Blaster Audigy family of audio cards set a new benchmark for PC audio with Audigy ADVANCED HD™ audio technology, defining Creative's completely redesigned high-definition audio architecture. Audigy ADVANCED HD delivers audio clarity comparable to high-end home stereo solutions and unprecedented realism in audio playback. Audigy ADVANCED HD is powered by the Audigy processor, which has four times the effects processing power of any previous Creative audio processor.

Audigy ADVANCED HD: Audio Clarity
Audigy ADVANCED HD delivers stunning audio clarity in multi-channel through 24-bit/96kHz digital-to-analog converters (DACs), producing an unprecedented 100dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The high-definition audio elements of Audigy ADVANCED HD provide this dramatic increase in audio quality.

Audigy ADVANCED HD and EAX® ADVANCED HD: Audio Realism
A fundamental element of Creative's audio architecture, EAX ADVANCED HD™ technology provides unprecedented realism in PC gaming through Multi-Environment™, Environment Morphing™, Environment Panning™, Environment Reflections™ and Environment Filtering™ technologies. Digital music enthusiasts can also utilize EAX ADVANCED HD for Time Scaling, to slow down or speed up a track while retaining accurate pitch, and Audio Clean-Up to remove hiss and scratches from LP and MP3 music.

In the new Sound Blaster Audigy line, users can also expect the continuation of the DirectSound®, DirectSound3D, and Open AL™ acceleration features that have been included in previous Sound Blaster products with the addition of Dolby® Digital decoding.

SB1394™
The Sound Blaster Audigy solutions include fully-integrated SB1394, embracing the IEEE® 1394 standard for connection to popular devices such as DV camcorders, other high-speed external devices, and for superior, low-latency, peer-to-peer, PC networking with as many as 63 different PCs. With its transfer rate of up to 400Mbps, SB1394 functions as much as 30 times faster than USB 1.1, making it an ideal solution for easy transfer of large files to and from external devices.