Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer

The Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer is a sound card from Creative with 96 kHz sample rate (24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs), 96kHz to analog 7.1 speaker output (24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources), 192kHz to stereo output (24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources) and 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz 16-bit to 24-bit recording sampling rates. The sound card supports 16bit/44.1kHz, 16-bit/48kHz, 24-bit/44.1kHz 24-bit/48kHz and 24-bit/96kHz with direct monitoring for ASIO 2.0 and has up to 24-bit resolution Enhanced SoundFont support. It has 64MB X-RAM, 109 dB stereo signal-to-noise ratio (20 kHz Low-pass filter, A-Weighted), 109dB Front and Rear Channels/Center, Subwoofer and Side Channels ratio, with 0.004% THD at 1 kHz (20 kHz Low-pass filter). Its frequency response is 10Hz to 46 kHz at 96 kHz input (-3dB, 24-bit) and 10Hz to 88 kHz (Stereo only) at 192 kHz input. Connectivity is via Speaker and Headphone connections for stereo to 7.1 (Line Out via three 3.5mm mini jacks), line In / Microphone In / Optical Out (shared 3.5mm FlexiJack), auxiliary line level input (via 4-pin Molex connector) and Intel HD Audio Compatible Front Panel Header (2x5pin). It also has 1 x Optical Out supports stereo SPDIF out and pass through of multichannel DVD sound.

Features

The Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer features Xtreme Fidelity® audio for realistic sound in all games, a audio processing engine that boosts game performance by up to 15% over motherboard audio, X-Fi CMSS-3DX-Fi CMSS-3D Headphone feature that creates nine virtual speakers over stereo headphones for positional audio that’s so accurate you can actually locate enemies by sound, and EAX® ADVANCED HD™ sound effects. It also features X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer that repairs the damage that MP3 and WMA compression causes and enhances high and low frequencies for cleaner music playback and more realistic movie sounds; X-Fi CMSS®-3D that matches the sound to headphones or multichannel speakers and positions specific audio elements such as voice in the center and ambient sounds in surrounding channels; is THX® certified surround sound and includes Cyberlink PowerDVD software with DTS™ and Dolby Digital®-EX decoding via free download and an audio creation mode that supports near transparent conversion between any resolutions, digital-matched recording, and low-latency ASIO support.