Creative Sound Blaster Live! MP3+

Pros: Good Software, impressive audio quality, designed for Mp3 playing
Cons: not top of the line high quality anymore

When I first purchased my SoundBlaster Live Mp3 sound card I was just looking to swap out the card that had originally came in my computer system. What I ended up doing was searching for the most I could get with what little I had to spend. That...

Pros: Sound quality- perfect!; digital; ambiances are fun to use; easy to install
Cons: need good speakers to maximize sound which means added cost

Creative's Soundblaster Live Mp3+ is expensive. However, it produces amazing sound sure to please everyone from audiophile to beginner. Stereo quality sound pumped out of my computer once I had this installed...In this review I will take you through a...

Pros: bundled software, bells and whistles, solid quality and compatibility
Cons: When are they going to learn to synthesize horns and guitars???

Am I glad I bought the Creative Labs Soundblaster LIVE! + MP3? Well, I'm listening to it right now. The bass vibrates my feet and the high end falls like snowflakes on the limits of my hearing range. Is the ability to pull top quality sound out those...

Pros: High quality consumer gear
Cons: No longer top model, sometimes annoying noise interference, missing some Win2k compatibility

I selected this sound card because Creative has a reputable name when selecting sound cards, and Sound Blaster is the benchmark standard for consumer sound cards. At the time I bought it, the LIVE! architecture wsa their high end hardware...

Pros: 3D audio, MP3 encoding, good sound
Cons: 3D audio is just luxury, not necessity

This card delivers quality sound, nice 3D audio, and MP3 encoding. 3D sound and MP3 encoding is on the luxury end of cool things to have in your computer (unless of course you regularly work with MP3's as a business or something). As cool as 3D audio...

Pros: Great sound, bundled software.
Cons: Tough to install, Creative Playcenter is terreble.

I first considered buying some quality speakers and a soundcard for the "coolness." Five speakers and a sub, wow...I would be popular. I then justified my purchase buy saying, "I'll buy them and use my computer as my stereo." Well, I promise you that is...

Pros: affordable, EAX sound, digital out, 4 speaker support
Cons: tough debate whether to go platinum, X-Gamer or MP3 version

Building a new system, I had a tough time deciding which sound blaster card to buy. For me, it was a toss up between the mp3 5.1 and the platinum 5.1. The deciding factor came down to this.

the platinum offers a different software bundle;...

Pros: Tons of features, excellent quality
Cons: None

My very first SBLive soundcard was the value version that came out a few years ago. Since then, there have been many other releases but I knew I had to get the latest ones that came with 5.1 Dolby Digital decoding built-in. Refer to my earlier review of...

Pros: Excellent sound quality, multitude of software apps
Cons: Problematic installation, plug interface on back of computer without optional drive bay interface

Combine this card, its clarity and digital sound effects with a good set of multimedia speakers, and you'll be sucked into an immersive aural feast!

Despite getting the Blue Screen of Death several times during installation, the card seemed to...

Pros: Great sound, and compatiblity.
Cons: It started making fuzzy noises. (easy to fix)

I have owned this soundcard for quite a while now with my surround sound speaker system i purchased for my computer a while ago. I cant wait to see what creative soundworks will come out with next. I can hardly believe my ears when i turned on the music...

Pros: 5.1 Channels, EAX, Bundled Software, Great sound, AC3 Decoding, price
Cons: Need 5.1 speakers to get full experience adding to the price.

This is a great card for games, entertainment, and even for DVD's. I was a bit iffy about the 5.1 channels scheme but overall it turned out great. I had to purchase Creative's Cambridge Soundworks DTT2200 5.1 speakers to get the full experience of the...

Pros: Awesome performance... Optical out...
Cons: none

First I'll give you an idea of what i'm running:

Soyo 5EMA+ motherboard
K6-2 500mhz
384mb RAM
2 Western Digital 7200 PC133 20gig drives
ACER DVD-ROM
ACER CDR-RW 8x4x32
Radeon VE 32mb AGP video card
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Pros: sounds great, wonderful software package
Cons: none

Well you definitely can't go wrong with the SoundBlaster Live! family of soundcards. It is well known as one of the best soundcards out there. The soundblaster live! MP3+ is no exception. What sets it apart from other Live! cards is the software it comes...

Pros: Great sound, 4 speaker outputs
Cons: Iffy mp3 software

This sound card was an upgrade from a Soundblaster AWE64. When I first listened to it I was amazed at how much better my games and mp3's sounded compared to the old card. The option for 4 speakers is another awesome feature for gamers. The mp3 software...

Pros: Easy install, great sound quality, not expensive, good software bundle
Cons: PlayCenter just wastes hard drive space

When I was looking for a new sound card, I was looking for something to replace my cheap $20 no-name brand sound card. I read mixed reviews on the SB Live MP3, so I wasn't quite sure if I should get it or not, but I saw it for $70 at CompUSA after...