Difference between Sound Blaster Audigy 2 zs cards?

[badnewcastle]

Sound Blaster has the 4 Audigy 2 ZS's that I could find; the Audigy 2 ZS, Audigy 2 ZS Gamer, Audigy 2 ZS Platinum and the Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro.

I was wondering if there is any difference in the actual pci card itself or if they are all the same and the only difference is all the extras that come with the platinum??? Is there any difference in sound quality or are they the same?

 

[RearAdmiral]

The ZS and the ZS gamer are exactly the same except the gamer comes with a couple of games. Compared to the platinum, the platinum comes with an internal I/O gizmo for one of your drive spaces. The plat. pro, which is what I haves, comes with an external I/O thing for all of your stuff. The cards are all the same with the same sound quality however. It all depends on how much functionality you want out of your card.

 

[Pariah]

The Platinum Pro does have a different PCI card and slightly better audio quality than the other versions. It's a measurable difference, but you're unlikely to hear the difference.