Auzen X-FI™ Prelude 7. 1

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Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7. 1 Sound Card
The Auzen X-FI Prelude 7. 1 soundcard marks the first time Creative has permitted a third-party soundcard vendor to use the Creative X-FI chipset in its own soundcard design. The Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7. 1 soundcard fully supports EAX 5. 0 and has expandability similar to that of the Auzen X-Meridian 7. 1.
EAX
Take advantage of the latest EAX sound card technology of Creative Labs. Enjoy a 3D soundscape during gameplay. Bullets whiz past your head. Explosions shake the room. Take your games to the next level with EAX ADVANCED HD sound effects, available in Vista via OpenAL.
The speed you need
Powerful audio processing engine boosts real game performance by more than 15% over ordinary motherboard audio. Hear your enemies before they find you
Slip on your headphones or put your multichannel speakers to work for you with positional audio that's so accurate you can locate enemies by sound. Revitalize compressed audio
X-Fi Crystalizer technology restores the detail and vibrance to your compressed music and movies. In games, X-Fi Crystalizer makes gunshots sound crisp and sharp and explosions really boom for the most intense gaming experience yet. All the highs and lows are intelligently enhanced so you'll hear everything in crystal clarity. Turn stereo music and movies into surround sound
X-Fi CMSS-3D technology expands your stereo MP3s and digital movies into surround sound over multichannel speakers, stereo speakers or even headphones. Voices are centered in front of you and ambient sounds are moved all around you. Enjoy clearer voice chat
Talk it up and hear the difference X-Fi makes. Every voice comes through loud and clear.
Gaming Mode
Enjoy the ultimate gaming performance and maximum realism.
Battle in a 3D soundscape
Bullets whiz past your head. Explosions shake the room. Take your games to the next level with EAX® ADVANCED HD™ sound effects.
Experience with headphones
Know exactly where your enemies are whether you're using headphones or speakers.
Boost game audio performance even further
Free up system memory and improve your audio quality and performance in games such as Battlefield 2, Prey, Quake 4, Doom 3 and others that take advantage of X-RAM.
X-Fi Crystalizer™ automatically Upgrades existing games for extreme realism
Experience gaming audio that sounds more dynamic and realistic than you could ever imagine!
Entertainment Mode
X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer and CMSS-3D will transform your PC to a complete DIgital Entertainment system and Home Theatre PC.
X-Fi CMSS-3D delivers an amazingly realistic surround sound experience with headphones
X-Fi CMSS-3D technology expands your stereo MP3s and digital movies into surround sound over multichannel speakers, stereo speakers or even headphones. Voices are centered in front of you and ambient sounds are moved all around you.
X-Fi Crystalizer™ restores vibrance to music and movie audio
X-Fi Crystalizer technology restores the detail and vibrance to your compressed music and movies. All the highs and lows are intelligently enhanced so you'll hear everything in crystal clarity.
Audio Creation Mode
Utilizing the Creative X-Fi audio processor, you'll get the most advanced features and effects of any audio processor for music and audio creation delivering pristine audio playback quality.
Advanced Features and Effects for Music and Audio Creation
Auzen X-Fi Prelude supports up to eight different 24-bit hardware effects, unprecedented hardware synthesis capabilities, 24-bit SoundFont sampling, and 3D MIDI recording.
Lowest Latency ASIO Recording
Experience the most precise audio recording capabilities in any class with ASIO recording that has latency as low as one millisecond with zero CPU load.
Hardware
Better Circuit Board. Better Audio. The Auzen X-Fi Prelude is a one-of-a-kind circuit board designed by Auzentech's engineers, leaders in the fields of analog and digital audio. Assembled with superior components, the board includes Auzentech-only innovations such as user-upgradable Operational Amplifiers, combo-ports that support both coaxial and optical connectors, and more.
National LM4562NA High Performance Audio OPAMP
The LM4562 from the NATIONAL combines extremely low voltage noise density (2. 7nV/ ? ^Hz) with vanishingly low THD+N (0. 00003%) to satisfy demanding audiophiles.
TI OPA2134 SoundPlus™ High Performance Audio OPAMP
The OPA134 series are ultra-low distortion, low noise operational amplifiers fully specified for audio applications. A true FET input stage was incorporated to provide superior sound quality and speed for exceptional audio performance.
Swappable OPAMP Socket (Front L/R only)
OPAMP IC can be easily replaced with another one. The swappable dual DIP type Operational Amplifier(OPAMP) provides convenient do-it-yourself upgrade for ultimate analog sound quality and color.
Optical / Coaxial COMBO Port
The SPDIF Output port has 25mbps bandwidth and supports DTS- HD/DolbyTrue HD. It is possible to shift between Optical and Coaxial in this port.
AKM AK4396VF DAC
The AK4396 is a high performance stereo DAC for 24bit 120dB stereo, 96kHz sampling rate, DSD Input, ultra-low out-of-band noise, 180mW, digital attenuator manufactured by Asahi Kasei Micro systems.
AKM AK5394AVS ADC
The AK5394A is a 24bit, 96kHz sampling 2ch A/D Converter for professional digital audio systems. The modulator uses the new advanced multi-bit architecture and achieves 123dB dynamic range and wide bandwidth with superior distortion characteristics.
Solid Condenser for maximum durability & stability
The solid capacitor has been adopted to provide higher durability and stability than usual condensers, and to stabilize the electric power source.

Detailed Features
Specifications

Signal-to-Noise Ratio: (20kHz Low-pass filter, A-Weighted)
Stereo Output: 120dB (part spec)
Front and Rear Channels: 120dB (part spec)
Center: 120dB (part spec)
Subwoofer and Side Channels: 120dB (part spec)
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (-3dBFS, A-weighted): 0. 001% - part spec
Frequency Response (+/-0. 01dB, 24-bit/44. 1kHz input ): 20khz (part spec)
Frequency Response (+/-0. 01dB, 24-bit/96kHz input ): 43. 5 khz (part spec)
16-bit to 24-bit recording sampling rates: 32, 44. 1, 48 and 96kHz
3. 5mm MIC input connector in rear panel: 1
3. 5mm line input connector in rear panel: 1
4-pin AUX connector on board: 1
3. 5mm 8 channel line output connectors in rear panel: 4
S/PDIF combo input connector in rear panel: 1
S/PDIF combo output connector in rear panel: 1
10-1pin front panel connector on board: 1
40-pin digital extension header on board: 1

A Closer Look


Features

24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 96kHz sample rate
24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 96kHz to analog 7. 1 speaker output
24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources at 96kHz to stereo output
16-bit to 24-bit recording sampling rates:32, 44. 1, 48 and 96kHz
ASIO 2. 0 support at 16-bit/44. 1kHz, 16-bit/48kHz, 24-bit/44. 1kHz 24-bit/48kHz and 24-bit/96kHz with direct monitoring.
Enhanced SoundFont support of up to 24-bit resolution
64MB of X-RAM
Rear panel connectors for MIC, line input, channel line output, S/PDIF input and output
Front panel connectors for MIC input and headphone
On-board connectors for AUX and digital extension header
Swappable OPAMP Socket (Front L/R only)

Reviews from the Web
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