EDIT:
seems like $15 off $100 and $25 off $150 are stackable to get $40 off $150

Special Offer: Buy more and save more during Creative Week. Take $15 off your purchase of select Creative products when you spend $100, or take $25 off when you spend $150 or more. The instant savings will be applied during checkout. No promo code is necessary. Offer expires Sept. 18, 2006

Creative Sound Blaster X-fi Elite Pro
List Price: $399.99
Price: $374.85
- $100 MIR
- $15 off $100 instant rebate
- $25 off $150
- 1.57% a9 discount
= $229 shipped

Product Description
Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro is the ?top of the line? answer to those looking for the very best in audio creation and home entertainment - with all the power and features of the entire Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi family of sound cards bundled into one ultimate solution! These include 24-bit Crystalizer, CMSS-3D surround, and 3DMIDI. What you get is the greatest Xtreme Fidelity quality, crystal clear audio, with unbelievable surround sound - even for MIDI recordings. Unique to Sound Blaster Elite Pro are professional-quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and an incredible 116 dB SNR. Also providing for exceptional music creation are advanced features like 24-bit SoundFont sampling, ASIO ultra-low latency for precise recordings, a built-in pre-amp for direct recording, and high-impedance inputs for electric guitars. PC gaming has never had it better too. You'll be amazed with the accuracy of EAX ADVANCED HD's breath-taking ambience reproduction. Take your game to a new level with X-RAM, the huge 64MB dedicated on-board audio memory for higher quality gaming audio and performance. Bring the cinema right to your living room - Sound Blaster X-Fi is THX certified and supports the latest home theater standards like Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES for a complete home entertainment solution. The Sound Blaster Elite Pro comes with an external I/O box that has comprehensive connections, easy-to-use knobs, a remote control, plus Creative MediaSource software to give you maximum control. Enhanced SoundFont support of up to 24-bit resolution 64MB of X-RAM Requires available PCI 2.1 slot for the audio card installation into a desktp PC running Windows XP Two RCA jacks for coaxial SPDIF input and output Shared Auxiliary input /Phono input via RCA stereo jacks 2 optical connectors for optical SPDIF input and output 2 standard MIDI female


Creative Sound Blaster X-fi Platinum -- $82 AR/AC (OOS)

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic -- 2 @ $56 each AR/AC (OOS)

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 -- 2 @ $22 each AR/AC (OOS)

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Card -- $118 AR/AC (OOS)

and more..

Thanks for the post toglota.

Does anyone know how, if possible, to get optical out with the low end x-fi xtrememusic card?

Thanks

bigdogn12 said:Thanks for the post toglota.

Does anyone know how, if possible, to get optical out with the low end x-fi xtrememusic card?

Thanks

You have to buy the $15 or so "creative digital I/O module" that plugs into the 'multi-plug' port of the x-fi, but yes, you can get optical (and coaxial) SPD/IF input and output from the x-fi that way.

"Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4
List Price: $155.25
Price: $73.99
order two sets,
- $60 MIR (limit 2 rebates)
- $15 off $100 instant rebate
- $25 off $150
- 1.57% a9 discount
= $22 each shipped"

25 off does not work as total is less than 150.

Now, my question is - is the cheapie A4 a worthy upgrade over my A2 and will my breakout box from the A2 work with the A4?

looks good to me!
Recent auctions seem to go for ~80+ship.
(PS if anyone in the NY area wants to split even, PM me. will hold out buying till tonight)

ktg said:Sychev22 said:Mercurian said:
25 off does not work as total is less than 150.toglota said: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4
List Price: $155.25
Price: $73.99
order two sets (need a $2.02 filler)

More accurately, you need $2.02 in Creative products as your filler. Don't think there's anything available that fits that bill unless I'm missing something....You are missing something. Google "Amazon filler". This seems to be the best filler I've been able to find so far. Too bad I can't get the 1.57% off, but still might jump on this deal.

Actually, my bad, I see your point. Yeah, I was wrong. Hm...what to do?

ktg said:Sychev22 said:Mercurian said:
25 off does not work as total is less than 150.toglota said: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4
List Price: $155.25
Price: $73.99
order two sets (need a $2.02 filler)

More accurately, you need $2.02 in Creative products as your filler. Don't think there's anything available that fits that bill unless I'm missing something....

I don't think so.

I put an $8 filler in my cart---a Canon ink cartridge. Order total now over $150 with two Audigy 4 cards in the cart. Guess what? NO $25 promo, only the $15. Then I removed the ink cart, and put in the Creative USB soundcard. Total now way above $150, but the $25 and the $15 promos both showed up.

So I'll say it again: Your total must be $150 in CREATIVE products to get the extra $25 promo credit. Unless you guys can show me some other filler that works!

SO you can't swing this deal with two Audigy 4 cards unless you throw in some other Creative junk, which I really didn't feel like doing. I just wanted two Audigy 4s. Oh well...

You are slower than your fans in defending yourself