Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro
For Audigy 2 ZS the company recommends Creative Inspire T7700 sets or more serious model Creative Gigaworks THX E7.
But, by and large, eight-channel sound card from Creative appeared just last year, with the announcement of the Audigy 2 Platinum (Platinum eX was presented by the company in several months). Even then it needed an eight-converter from Cirrus Logic (CS4382). The hardware stuff of ZS Platinum Pro, as we are able to see, suffered no changes. Download here Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro sound driver.
Today an estimated cost of “top model” Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro packed for retail sale (Retail) is $250. As always, Creative has less expensive sound cards kits of the ZS family. In principle, for those users who already have previous versions of the Audigy 2, there is no sense in upgrading. Sound card with an external module may be perfect for the musicians, providing the necessary ease of connections, but audiophiles will hardly like it (in terms of detail and playback fidelity Revolution 7.1 earns higher marks).
For the record, we can say that with the introduction of ZS family, we saw well-transformed software. In this regard, it is quite interesting, when will the Creative Company update the family of its new sound cards, but with visible changes in their hardware?
The transfer of Apple computers on the Intel processor architecture enabled replacing of an expensive and stylish Mac with a low-end option of MacOSX@PC. This is how Mac became an ordinary mortal. It became cost-efficient to trade one’s iMac 20″ ($1500 +) for the most up-to-date PC ($800-) with MacOSX plus an optional monitor.
The decision to substitute the processor was made with participation of other companies making their influence through the share system. Among those who weaved the shroud for Apple’s hardware line, there was also the OS monopolist, Microsoft.
Thus, the ideology of Apple computers has changed, and it has become possible since ‘the new time’ to simultaneously use two antipodal operating systems - MacOSX and Windows. With all due respect to Apple, it is hard to believe that they will risk driving the importance of usability into an average user’s head and compete in the already established OS market bringing the operating systems together. Just imagine that applications will become totally transferable. It contradicts Apple’s interests and is knowingly a losing option; however, the option to stay on its own architecture is also too limited and, probably, deadlocked.
In the beginning of this decade, Mas passed the sales torch to iPod, so the open strategy issue is currently a minor one.
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