Warp2Search.net » News » November 2004 » No Sound Blaster Audigy 3, but Audigy 4 in November

This Italian site hwupgrade.it has info on the upcoming Audigy 4 pro and the rest of Creative products to be released this november:
New features are better performance, better dacs (113db), but no PCI-EX.



Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro external I/O Hub with Infrared receiver, remote control unit with battery, AD_LINK cable, power converter cable, 3.5mm minijack to 6.5mm jack adapter, Thief 3 DVD, Hitman: Contract DVD, Cubase LE, & more. Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro - This Sound card is designed with the Professional in mind. It provides you with a multitude of connectors and support for high-end Audio Recording and reproduction. Featuring 24-bit EAX 4.0 ADVANCED HD audio, THX certification, Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio playback, 113 DB SNR DACs, a 14-connector external I/O hub and Entertainment Center remote control!

Pre-Order your CREATIVE LABS SB0380 Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro .... Here

Domingo Unregistered

#57869 Posted on: 11/01/2004 11:16 PM I smell either a mistake or confusion of some kind.

FailedCRC Unregistered

#57870 Posted on: 11/01/2004 11:59 PM wonder if they'll make drivers that don't suck and some decent resampling this time round

thomas997 Junior Member Posts: 12 Joined: 2003-04-21

#57872 Posted on: 11/02/2004 01:34 AM Not another audigy... and 300$? I bet it uses the same audio chip as the Sound Blaster live :P

Don_PhrostByte Unregistered

#57877 Posted on: 11/02/2004 05:45 AM who cares if they are PCI-X, we dont come close to the limits of PCI as is.

plexdude Unregistered

#57878 Posted on: 11/02/2004 05:59 AM Well if they did make a PCI Express version, we can surely be confident that they will find some way to hog that bus all up too. Receiving good drivers is just plain wishful thinking.

Caleb Unregistered

#57879 Posted on: 11/02/2004 06:25 AM I think that they've skipped the number 3 since it means death in japanese. (same for Canon's G4 camera.. they had G2, and G4 withot G3)

Don_PhrostByte Unregistered

#57881 Posted on: 11/02/2004 12:29 PM i'm sure creative had this capability a long time ago, they are just stretching it for money. they've shown time after time that they dont care about their customers.

Maxiz Unregistered

#57883 Posted on: 11/02/2004 02:15 PM Just bought an audigy2 zs.. oh shit..

FaaR Unregistered

#57890 Posted on: 11/02/2004 06:02 PM "I think that they've skipped the number 3 since it means death in japanese." Uhm, that explains precisely why there will be a Playstation 3 in about 1.5-2 years...

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