Soundblaster Live! MP3 + 5.1 for 69.28 shipped from Staples

[Chico]

Here is how you do it. Call staples to pricematch buy.com for $83.95 and use staples coupon ($25 off $75). The Staples item# is 443649 and buy is 10207290. Staples web site will show out of stock on this item, call their customer service number 1-800-378-2753 to make the order.

Here is the break down...

83.95 staples pricematch with buy.com
5.74 buy.com ground shipping (staples adds this to your order)
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89.69 total
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-25.00 staples coupon
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64.69 total
4.52 tax
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69.21 final cost

 

[geoffkin]

Staples has FREE SHIPPING for all orders over $50, so you can subtract that from your total price!

 

[her209]

What is MSRP on this item?

 

[her209]

What's the difference btwn my SB 16 and the SB Live Gamer?

 

[VenGog]

Ant and elephant!
Live uses EMU10K1 sound generator, which is used in E-Mu professional Synths. (Sound quality is comparable to Korg and Roland)
Uses sound fonts etc.....

on top of it
- programmable/upgradable
- Hi Fi
- Content Creation
- Number of instrumentsm and Quality
- Real time effects


and the list goes on for $30 more you can't beat it

 

[Chico]

good point ont shipping cost geoffkin. I changed my original post to clarify buy.com shipping cost is added to staples pricematch.

 

[nippyjun]

A better deal is to pricematch onvia (85.45), no shipping to add on... a la buy.com....

85.45
-25 coupon
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$60.45 plus tax!

 

[zzzz]

Does staple carry this item? All it shows is the original SB live MP3 which is marked as 76.49 which btw is out of stock.( I tried ordering 3 time during last two weeks)

 

[Chico]

good job nippyjun, you made this deal a little warmer

her209 MSRP is $99.

 

[OSushiO]

Can you print out the site from onvia, and bring it to staples to pm?
oh, by the way, can i bring the $25 off $75 coupon code and use it at staples store?

 

[her209]

Ah ha.... so Staples does tack on the shipping charges for their PM. And then if applicable, tacks on theirs as well. :|

 

[RagManX]

Dang! I *JUST* did the $54 X-Gamer without 5.1. Don't need 5.1, but for only $15 more, wish I had waited.

RagManX

 

[nexialist]

Guys,

I have soundblaster Live! value edition.

Will 5.1 give me noticeably better quality sound (for MP3's & games)?

I noticed quite a difference in sound quality when I moved up from an AWE 64. Will I be dissapointed?

As far as the MP3 designation, isn't that just the bundled software that comes with it?

 

[nippyjun]

I think that the 5.1 just gives you an extra channel.

 

[Frglss]

You need to check theses specs if you already have a SB Live Live !Plat 5.1, Live !MP3+5.1 and Live!Value card : hardware specs

 

[nexialist]

Thanks for the link Frglss,

Looks like the only diff between new/old is that the new 5.1's have Dolby digital decoding.

CompUSA had the old Soundblaster live! platinums on sale last week for $99. They were sold out when I got there.

 

[Mats122]

There are no games bundled with the MP3 version, I think I go for the X-Gamer or maybe Platinum - both of them not on Staples site.

 

[Bagger]

Nexialist,
They were sold out at your store? I went by local CompUSA on Tuesday and they had about 10-15 still sitting on the shelf! I was only marginally tempted

 

[Kingofcomputer]

It doesn't have built-in dolby decoding, it's just ready for 5.1 (many hardware reviews say so) because it has 6 channels output. If you use powerdvd or windvd 5.1 version, with 5.1 speakers set, you'll get dolby digital 5.1 effects for watching dvd.

 

[yy3d]

does this Xgamer card has Digital Din o/p? Which SBL card has Digital Din o/p? Can it connect to my DTT2500 speaker system?