I was really looking forward to this card, but I should've checked the "Sound Blaster Audigy" page on Wikipedia."The Audigy SE is a stripped down version of the Audigy, with software-based EAX 3.0 (upgraded to software-based EAX 4.0 with a driver update), no advanced resolution DVD-Audio Playback...It lacks the EMU10k1/10k2 processor, instead using a CA-0106 Family chip. As opposed to the rest of the Audigy series, the SE is a low-profile PCI card."The output to the speakers is better than my onboard sound, but I tried using my headphones and it's distinctly unimpressive.