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"Very good sound"
First off, my set up in an Onkyo TX-SR703 7.1 with a seprate zone 2 (2 channel stereo). I use my laptop as a virtual JukeBox and have a 22 inch monitor set up in vertical mode and in another room; so it looks like a jukebox only with endless capabilities. I have a IBM thinkpad T23, with windows xp professional service pack 2...no problems with install. The onboard sound card isnt that bad, actually it sounds pretty darn good. My only grip with it is if you turn the volume 3/4 of the way up on the reciever you pick up some unwanted noise...a slight hum. In the pursuit of perfection, I picked up this external sound card to give it a try. At first I thought I made a mistake, the volume of the internal sound card was actually louder than the Soundblaster. With the soundblaster hooked up via connection digital coax, I cranked up the volume with no audio source present and there was no unwanted hum like there was before; that's a big improvement. Luckily my reciever has loads of options including boosting the audio input(source)up to a 12db gain. The jukebox is VERY loud and very clear. There is a huge improvement in bass response. I have 2 powered subs in this set up and I had to turn down the gain on them because the bass was so overpowering. The highs are crystal clear and mid bass hits really hard. Probably the only bummer is the software, it could be much better. I use yahoo jukebox software to run my set up and it's just as good as the creative labs software but the catch is the yahoo software was free! I expected much more control with the software that came with the card. Overall this is a nice piece of hardware and for 50 bucks you really can't ask for more.

Update: After a few days with this card I came across two 2 songs that I stumbled on that had problems playing without some distortion due to really high bandwith (Pink Floyd-Comfortably Numb, Respect the Wind-Eddie Van Halen); It almost sounded like my tweeters were going. After trial and error using audio cd's, headphones I came to the conclusion there was a bandwith problem. I went in the menu's and there is a tab called audio monitor which sets the frequency and bit rate automatically; I found I was only putting out 44.1 khz @16bits. I adjusted the frequency to 96khz @ 24bit rate and unchecked the audio monitor. The songs sound almost perfect now.

"SB Live USB Great"
I am a Amateur Radio op and I use my computer and sound card for operating RTTY and other digital modes. By dedicating this card for my Digital Radio Modes I can leave my other sound for normal computer uses and not have to continually change settings. This card was a snap to install, no brainer. Love it!

"Excellent Alternative"
This is a very useful sound card if you are looking to reproduce sound with a 5.1 system. It's small and has everything you need to add theatrical sound to your pc. I didn't test it in record mode but so far I played some DVD's and Blue Ray Discs without a problem. Crystal Sound give it a try

"Very good"
Hi I am from Costa Rica, I have a Power Edge Server. I need to install in it a sound card. The Creative Labs USB SoundBlaster Live! 24-Bit External Sound Card is the best option. I don't need to open the server.

Only I needed to download the driver for XP64 for my Power Edge. It has installed Windows 2003 Server 64 bits. This driver held me to resolved the problem with my sound card. Very good, I am very happy.

"CREATIVE LABS USB SOUNDBLASTER IS A GREAT PRODUCT"
I LOVE THE CREATIVE LABS USB SOUNDBLASTER, IT GAVE MY SPEACKER A BIG LIFT AND THE SOUND IS SO CLEAR, I PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT TO ENHANCE MY LAPTOP AND I ENJOY THE HI-FI SOUND IT GIVE OUT.
THANK'S AGAIN FOR LETTING ME SHARE MY REVIEW ABOUT THIS PRODUCT WITH YOU ALL