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Opt. Sound Blaster X-Fi
XtremeMusic (PCI) 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)
Stereo Output: 109dB
Front and Rear Channels: 109dB
Center, Subwoofer and Side Channels: 109dB
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 44.1, 48 and 96kHz
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 x 5 x 0.9 inches; 18.42 x 12.7 x 2.29 cm
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
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
Gaming EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0
Software Bundle Doom 3 Sound Blaster EAX patch
Entertainment Mode
Audio Creation Mode
Game Mode
Mode Switcher
QuickSpecs
HP xw8600 Workstation
Technical Specifications - Controllers
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