Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1 Sound Card

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Item #IU-A452-1008
Manufacturer:Auzentech
Part Number:AZT-XFPRELUDE
Model Number:AZT-XFPRELUDE
Availability:Usually ships the next business day.
Regular price:$199.99
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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.

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)

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

Warranty
12 months parts; 12 months labor