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. Additional features such as Dolby Digital Live, DTS Interactive, and DTS NeoPC are available via driver updates according to the "Features Coming Soon" schedule (right).
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 192kHz 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
Key Components:
- Creative X-Fi CA20K audio processor
- One AKM AK-5394 super high performance 96kHz 24-bit ADC for analog input
- Four AKM AK-4396 96kHz 24-bit advanced multi-bit DAC for analog output
- 64Mbytes of memory for audio processing
- High fidelity audio OPAMPs for analog input and output (TI OPA2134)
- Front L/R output OPAMP is replaceable by end-user (National LM4562NA)
- Dual mode S/PDIF receiver and transmitter
Audio Performance (Rated Output @ 5Vrms, Typical Value):
- 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
IO Connectors:
- One 3.5mm MIC input connector in rear panel
- One 3.5mm line input connector in rear panel
- One 4-pin AUX connector on board
- Four 3.5mm 8 channel line output connectors in rear panel (FL/FR/C/SW/RL/RR/RSL/RSR)
- One S/PDIF combo input connector in rear panel for receiving either coaxial or optical digital
- One S/PDIF combo output connector in rear panel for transmitting either coaxial or optical digital
- One 10-1pin front panel connector on board for MIC input and headphone: more
- One 40-pin digital extension header on board to support AD-Link and other digital functionality
Swappable OPAMPs:
All Auzen soundcards support swappable OPAMP sockets for OPAMP upgrades.
- Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows XP (Service Pack 2, x64 or Media Center Edition)
- 1GHz Intel Pentium III, AMD or equivalent processor
- 256 MB RAM (512MB for Windows Vista)
- 600 MB of free hard disk space
- Available PCI 2.1 slot
Limited Warranty: One year from invoice date with Directron.com. 30-Day money back from receiving date with 15% restocking fee for non-defective returns. No credit or refund after 30 days. Customer is responsible for returning defective products including DOA due to manufacturer unless testing is paid before shipping. (dxy051208)