Make your MP3 music sound better than
your CDs
Hear it all - crisp cymbal crashes, wailing guitar solos
and deep, rumbling bass, thanks to the Sound Blaster X-Fi
Xtreme Audio. It intelligently enhances the highs and lows,
restoring detail and vibrance to your audio.
Stunning surround sound from your stereo speakers
Now, you can enjoy virtual surround sound through your stereo
speakers with the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio. Expand
your stereo MP3 music and digital movies. Voices are centered
in front of you. Ambient sound appears all around you...
just like a live performance.
A headphone experience that's more immersive than ever
Hear the difference even with headphones. X-Fi CMSS-3D expands
music from your headphones outwards, so that it sounds like
you're surrounded by multiple virtual speakers. You'll feel
like you're sitting in with your favorite band, or that
you've been dropped into the best seat in the movie theater.
Enjoy the ultimate PC movie experience
with the latest cinematic technologies
The Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
sound card includes Cyberlink PowerDVD software with DTS®
and Dolby Digital®-EX decoding via free download for
an unbeatable DVD movie watching experience (Internet connection
is required).
The Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio is the ideal sound card
for music and movies
Feature Description
Playback: 24-Bit/96kHz 7.1
Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >108dB (20kHz Low-pass filter,
A-Weighted)
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz: 0.006% (20kHz
Low-pass filter)
Recording: 24-bit/96kHz
X-Fi Technology: X-Fi Crystalizer
X-Fi CMSS-3D Virtual
X-Fi CMSS-3D Headphone
Connectivity: Speaker and Headphone connections for stereo
to 7.1 (Line Out via three 3.5mm mini jacks)
Line In / Microphone In / Digital Out1 / Digital I/O2 (shared
3.5mm FlexiJack)
Auxiliary Line level Input (via 4-pin Molex connector)
Intel HD Audio Compatible Front Panel Header (2x5pin)
1 Digital Out supports stereo SPDIF
out and pass through of multichannel DVD sound.
2 Digital I/O requires Sound Blaster Digital I/O Module
(sold separately).
Basic Requirements:
Windows XP:Microsoft®
Windows® XP (Service Pack 2, x64 Edition or Media Center
Edition)
Intel® Pentium® 4 1.6 GHz, AMD® Athlon XP 2000+
processor or equivalent (Pentium 4 2.2 GHz, AMD Athlon XP
2400+ processor or faster recommended)
256 MB RAM
600 MB of free hard disk space
Available PCI 2.1 slot
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately)
Internet connection required for Cyberlink PowerDVD download
Windows Vista:
Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit
or 64-bit
Intel® Pentium® 4 1.6 GHz, AMD® Athlon XP 2000+
processor or equivalent (Pentium 4 2.2 GHz, AMD Athlon XP
2400+ processor or faster recommended)
512 MB RAM
600 MB of free hard disk space
Available PCI 2.1 compliant slot (PCI 2.2 and 2.3 also supported)
Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately)
CD-ROM drive installed
Internet connection required for Cyberlink PowerDVD download
Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio sound
card
Installation CD1
Quick Start leaflet
Creative MediaSource® Player with built-in additional
support for .ogg and .flac formats