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Overview
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Overview
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Sound Blaster® X-Fi XtremeMusic Audio Card (PCI) |
| Models (will run 32 or 64 bit) |
| EA326AA |
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| Introduction |
| The Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic audio card
offers incredible digital sound with 5 speaker support, 128 voice support,
Dolby Digital-EX decoding, and DTS-ES playback, ideal for enthusiast audio
playback and gaming.
It delivers amazingly clear, crisp Xtreme Fidelity music playback, incredible surround sound over headphones or multichannel speakers and the fastest, smoothest game play with hardware-accelerated game audio. The modular architecture ensures optimized performance, quality, and capabilities with dedicated modes for music, movies, gaming, and audio creation. The Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic audio card features X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer™,
X-Fi CMSS®-3D X-Fi CMSS-3D X-Fi 24-bit and EAX® ADVANCED HD™
5.0 support. X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer enhances MP3s and movies to sound
better than they do on their original CD or DVD and automatically upgrades
existing games into Xtreme Fidelity while X-Fi CMSS-3D X-Fi CMSS-3D allows
you to upgrade your MP3 music and movies into amazing surround sound and
experience ultra-realistic positional audio in your games with headphones
or multichannel speakers. EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 supports features like 128
voice support, EAX® MacroFX™, Experience the latest cinematic audio and recording technology including THX® certified quality and unbeatable movie sound with DTS-ES™ and Dolby® Digital-EX decoding! Advanced features and effects deliver pristine audio playback quality with a near transparent SRC engine, provide digital-matched recording capabilities, and include support for ASIO recording with latency as low as one millisecond, up to eight different hardware effects, 24-bit SoundFont® sampling, and 3D MIDI for amazing flexibility and recording results. PC entertainment enthusiasts looking to enjoy all their MP3 music, games and movies with the highest quality experience available. |
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| Key Benefits |
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| Compatibility |
| The Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic audio card is supported on all HP xw series Workstations running Microsoft Windows XP. |
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| Service and Support |
| The Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic audio card has a one-year limited warranty or the remainder of the warranty of the HP product in which it is installed. Technical support is available seven days a week, 24 hours a day by phone, as well as online support forums. Parts and labor are available on-site within the next business day. Telephone support is available for parts diagnosis and installation. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. |
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Technical Specifications
| Audio Quality | Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (20kHz Low-pass filter) = 0.004% | |
| Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) |
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (20kHz Low-pass filter, A-Weighted)
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| Sound Conversion | 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 192kHz to stereo output | ||
| Recording/Sampling Rate | 16-bit to 24-bit recording
sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz |
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| ASIO 2.0 support | 16-bit/44.1kHz, 16-bit/48kHz, 24-bit/44.1kHz 24-bit/48kHz and 24-bit/96kHz with direct monitoring | |
| Enhanced SoundFont support | up to 24-bit resolution | |
| 24-bit/96kHz | ||
| DACs | 24-bit/192kHz | |
| Voice Support | 128 voices | |
| Max. Channels in 3D Positional Audio | 7.1 | |
| EAX® ADVANCED HD™ 5.0 support | Yes including EAX® MacroFX™, EAX® PurePath™ and Environment FlexiFX™ | |
| Connectors | FlexiJack (Performing a 3-in-1 function, Digital In / Line In / Microphone) via 3.50 mm minijack | |
| Line level out (Front / Rear / Center / Subwoofer / Rear Center) via 3.50 mm minijacks | ||
| AUX_IN line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card | ||
| One AD_Link (26 pin) connector for linking to the X-Fi I/O Console (upgrade option) | ||
| Dimensions | 7.25" x5" x .9" | |
| Additional product features | Movies | THX Certification Dolby Digital EX 6.1 Playback DTS-ES 6.1 Playback |
| Music | X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer CMSS-3D SuperRip |
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| Audio Creation | Pristine audio playback quality
with a near transparent SRC engine Up to eight 24 bit hardware effects ASIO recording with latency as low as one millisecond 24-bit SoundFont® sampling 3D MIDI |
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| Gaming | EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 | |
| Software Bundle | Entertainment Mode Audio Creation Mode Game Mode Mode Switcher Audio Console Creative MediaSource Creative MediaSource DVD-Audio Player Creative 3D MIDI DTS Neo:6 Settings Karaoke Player Entertainment Center Smart Recorder SoundFont Bank Manager Speaker Connection Wizard THX Setup Console Vienna SoundFont Studio Volume Panel WaveStudio Console Launcher Creative Media Toolbox Creative Diagnostics |
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| Minimum system requirements |
System RAM | 256MB |
| Hard disk | 600MB free space Available PCI 2.1 slot for the audio card CD-ROM/CD-RW or CD/DVD-ROM required for software installation |
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| Operating System | Microsoft® Windows® XP
Professional SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition |
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© Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Microsoft and Windows are a US registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Sound Blaster, X-Fi CMSS, EAX, and SoundFont are US registered trademarks of Creative Labs, Inc. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. |