Legendary Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live 5.1

PCI

Sound Blaster Live! brings cinema-like sound to your movies, music and games with 5.1 digital clarity. Powered by the powerful EMU10K1 digital signal processor, you'll experience the highest quality audio reproduction with real-time sound and effects.
     Sound Blaster Live! includes Creative PlayCenter with a full 320kbps encoder and 9X MP3 acceleration, making it quick and easy to create, customize and listen to quality MP3/WMA files. With the ability to connect to Dolby Digital and multi-channel digital speaker systems or analog audio devices, you can experience true 5.1 surround sound with all your PC audio entertainment.
     Creative Multi-Speaker Surround (CMSS) mode allows you to experience 5.1 sound from a stereo signal or enjoy movies in Dolby Digital 5.1 sound when connected to digital 6-channel speakers or Dolby Digital-ready analog home stereo receivers.
     Works with the following standards: Windows 95, 98, 98SE, NT4.0, 2000 and Millennium Edition, General MIDI, MPC-3, Plug and Play, Sound Blaster PCI, EAX, Microsoft DirectSound, DirectSound 3D and derivatives, PCI 2.1 compliant , AC '97 Compliant, Dolby Digital.
     Minimum system requirements: Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 98SE, NT 4.0, 2000 or Millennium Edition; Original Intel Pentium 166 MHz or AMD 200 MHz; Original Intel, AMD chipset or 100% compatible motherboard; 32 MB system RAM (64 MB recommended); PCI 2.1 compliant half-length open slot; Headphones or speakers with an amplifier are required to install the software.