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Creative Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1
3.8 out of 10

Creative Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1

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Overall 10
10

Creative Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1: Outstanding performance for the days it came out.

DreamWave, Dooyoo
28 August 2009
  • Summary: I bought my one of my PC 's 4 years ago. The Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Platinum was the best sound card on the market back then.
  • Pros: EAX effects, 16-bit audio, true 5.1 channel audio
  • Cons: Had some problems with drivers on windows 2k and XP
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Overall 10
10

cool music

Johnny2004, Dooyoo
3 November 2004
  • Summary: The Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1 is the newest and greatest edition to the excellent line of sound cards Creative Labs produces. The SB Live!
  • Pros: listen to music with quality, gaming functions (EAX), make midis
  • Cons: good fast computer will show the true singing of sound blaster 5.1
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Overall 8
8.0

Creative Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1: Sounds good?

Dooyoo
1 November 2001
  • Summary: · Creative Live Drive II with IR The Live Drive II is a panel, that slots into a spare 5"1/4 slot. Its main feature is to allow connection to your system with a variety...
  • Pros: Remote Control, Front panel Hook-ups with live drive II, Good software bundle
  • Cons: Expensive, Some configurations problems
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Overall 10
10

Worth its' weight in erm... platinum

The Duke, Dooyoo
30 August 2001
  • Summary: It was a landmark birthday for me recently (I’m not telling you which landmark though) and some of my friends clubbed together and bought me this soundcard, mainly
  • Pros: Lots of inputs and outputs, Loads of software, Good sound
  • Cons: Expensive, No paper manuals
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Overall 10
10

Creative Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1: SB Live! Probably the best so far

uncle_bob, Dooyoo
29 August 2001
  • Summary: I recently purchased a Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1 in an auction from the States and shipped it over to the UK where I live.
  • Pros: Good quality, probably the best on the market, Easy use and setup
  • Cons: Not supported in XP
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Overall 10
10

Money well spent...

Makzimum, Dooyoo
21 June 2001
  • Summary: Having recently had my stereo blow up I decided to invest in a SBLive Platinum instead of forking out for a new stereo. It has by far exceeded my expectations.
  • Pros: Variety of Input/Output, Software, Sound Quality
  • Cons: Could be over powerful and pricey for an average user
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Overall 10
10

Creative Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1: The ultimate sound card?

Dooyoo
20 May 2001
  • Summary: While CPU's and video cards lead the industry in publicized hardware, the sound your computer can deliver is also being realized as an essential component to the power a
  • Pros: Amazing sound!, 5.1 sound, Great Bundle
  • Cons: High Price, No USB on LiveDrive
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Overall 10
10

Unbeatable Sounds!!!

glennpalmer, Dooyoo
17 May 2001
  • Summary: Creative done it again, with this unbeatable sound card. The sound is of exceptional quality and clarity, especially when used with one of the Creative 5.1 speaker...
  • Pros: Web site Support, Cinematic Sounds, Easy Installation
  • Cons: Too many cables on a small card.
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Overall 8
8.0

Creative Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1: Cool card shame about the bloatware

CrAzY_FoOl_Jay, Dooyoo
23 March 2001
  • Summary: I recently bought this card as i was looking for a good PC speaker system for playing games. This was my first choice as it had real 5.1 sound and it had eax extensions...
  • Pros: good package and good hardware
  • Cons: bloatware
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Overall 8
8.0

Highly rated 5.1 card at low price!!

Dooyoo
26 February 2001
  • Summary: I needed a new sound card as my SB Vibra 16 had seen better days. I looked around at the different cards on the market, and initially wanted a Videologic Vertex 2.
  • Pros: clear, crisp sound, Dolby 5.1, affordable
  • Cons: need 5.1 speakers to get best results, rear channel blew after 3 months
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