Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum Ex and similar items

Creative Sound Blaster AUDIGY PLATINUM EX SB0090 PC SoundBlaster PCI Audio Card. CONDITION: New as pictured (Complete Box) PACKAGE CONTENT: 1). Sound Blaster Audigy Audio Card 2). Audigy Extension Card 3). External Sound Blaster Audigy Drive 4). Quickstart Leaflet 5). Creative Drivers And Application Installation CD 6). Remote Control Battery 7). Adapter, SPLUG 1/4" JACK 3.5MM GD 8). 64 Ways Ribbon Cable 9). Power Splitter Cable 10). Internal Cable 11). Sub/1394 Cable You won't find another audio card that comes close to matching the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX. Using a 24-bit, 96-KHz processor, the card achieves a signal-to-noise ratio of 106 dB, eliminating an unprecedented amount of unwanted noise from your PC's audio signal. With its new EAX Advanced HD architecture, it produces far more realistic audio and is able to mimic situations where sound emanates from four environments simultaneously. It comes with and external breakout box, remote control and its own FireWire jack, letting you quickly stream audio signals from camcorders, MP3 players, external CD-RW drives, and other devices. Audigy Specifications BASIC SPEC A?D D?A converters: 24?bit. MME recording: 8 or 16?bit, at 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 32, 44.1, or 48kHz. MME playback: 8, 16, or 24?bit, at 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, 44.1, 64, 88.2, and 96kHz. ASIO recording/playback: 16 or 24?bit, at fixed 48kHz. Signal?to?noise ratio (D?A): 100dB. Internal path: 32?bit. I/O Card internal I/O: Aux, CD analogue, CD S/PDIF, TAD. Card external I/O: mono mic, stereo line in and out, stereo rear out, analogue/digital out (analogue centre/subwoofer or six?channel Dolby 5.1 digital), SB1394 port, MIDI/joystick port (on cable adaptor). Drive I/O: co?axial S/PDIF in and out, Toslink optical S/PDIF in and out, stereo Aux 2 In, stereo Line/Mic 2 In, headphone out, MPU401?compatible MIDI I/O, SB1394 port. EFFECTS Auto?wah. Chorus. Distortion (with pre and post EQ). Echo (2?tap). Flanger. Frequency Shifter (different directions for left and right channels). Normaliser (AGC compressor). Parametric equaliser (low and high shelving EQ with parametric mid). Pitch?shifter. Reverb (now with 30 parameters). Ring modulator. Vocal morpher (LFO sweep between two phonemes). SYNTH/SAMPLING Hardware synth/sampler: 64?voice polyphony, 32?part multitimbral, using up to 1Gb of PC system RAM. Software PCI wavetable synthesis: up to 512 voices (subject to PC spec), 16 MIDI channels. 3D audio: supports two?speaker, four?speaker, Dolby 5.1, and headphones. Hardware acceleration: DirectSound, DirectSound3D (up to 32 audio streams). System Requirements For basic use, Creative suggest the following minimum system spec: Genuine Intel Pentium 266MHz, AMD K6 300MHz or faster processor. Intel, AMD, or 100 percent compatible motherboard chipset. Windows 98SE, ME, NT4, or 2000. 64Mb RAM. 600Mb of free hard drive space. For SB1394 applications, games, and DVD viewing, the following higher spec is recommended: Genuine Intel Pentium II MMX 350MHz, or AMD 450MHz processor supporting 3D Now! Windows 98SE, ME, NT4, or 2000. 3D graphics accelerator with at least 8Mb of texture RAM for games. 128Mb RAM recommended for digital video (DV) capture and editing. Ultra DMA type hard disk (ATA100, 7200rpm, 6GB+ recommended), with 1Gb workspace for DV applications. 1Gb+ for bundled software. At least a second?generation DVD?ROM drive, with these recommended soft?DVD players: InterVideo's WinDVD 2000 or CyberLink's PowerDVD 3.0 or above. FEATURES: External Audigy Drive- Flexible drive placement lets you create a professional studio-like set up while freeing up a drive bay for other applications. Comprehensive Connectors- Including Optical I/O, SPDIF I/O, MIDI I/O, AUX-IN, Mic IN and SB1394 provide extensive connectivity to digital and analog, PC and CE devices. Professional Software Tools - A full suite of professional software creation applications are bundled to enhance your home studio entertainment. ASIO- Enjoy 2ms low-latency performance with ASIO support for professional multi-track recording. SoundFont 2.1- With SoundFont's powerful 64-voice digital sampling synthesis technology, you'll experience the same professional quality sampling used by today's hit record producers. 24-bit / 100dB SNR- Experience high definition audio quality surpassing high-end home theater receivers. Dolby Digital Decoding- Enjoy true 5.1 multi-channel playback in music, games and movies with on-board Dolby Digital decoding capabilities. No need for a separate decoder. Wireless Remote Control- Conveniently control your PC home theater entertainment with the easy-to-use remote control and software application. EAX ADVANCED HD offers dramatically increased 3D audio performance and functionality, delivering superior audio fidelity and sophisticated reverb effects for high definition audio environments such as Multi-Environment, Environment Morphing, Environment Panning, Environment Reflections - , Environment Filtering and Extreme Effects. Create an intense multi-player gaming environment with easy SB1394 PC-to-PC connectivity and low latency gameplay performance beyond LAN gaming. Creative PlayCenter 3- Your personal digital music center on the PC! Rip MP3 and WMA files with the included 320 Kbps encoder for up to 9X encoding acceleration. Burn your own audio CDs from digital music libraries, create playlists, as well as organize and customize your entire digital audio collection. Audio Clean-Up- Click Removal and Noise Reduction removes unwanted "hiss" and scratches from MP3s or recordings from old tapes and LPs. DREAM- Create enhanced, "club-like" surround sound from any stereo source by redirecting the path of a specific frequency range. Specifications RAM size: Based on System RAM, up to 1GB, Sample Sets: 4 MB, Synthesizer Effects: Reverb, Chorus, Flanger, Pitch Shifter, Distortion, etc, MIDI Channels 48, Effects Engine: 32-bit. Duplex Type: Full, Max. Recording Depth: 16-bit, Max. Recording Rate: 48kHz, Max. Playback Depth: 24-bit, Max. Playback Rate: 96kHz, Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 100dB. Soundfont Support including Soundfont 2.1, General MIDI, MPC3, EAX Support, Microsoft DirectSound, Microsoft DirectSound 3D Derivatives, AC97, MPU-401 UART, EAX Advanced HD, ASIO Support. Dolby Digital 5.1 decoding, 4 Speaker Support, Creative MultiSpeaker Surround, Creative Environments, 5.1 Speaker Support, Headphone Support, Dolby Digital 5.1 Pass-through with Dolby Digital-capable softDVD player, DTS pass-through with DTS-capable softDVD player. Front/Rear Speaker Level Adjustment, Center Speaker Level Adjustment, Subwoofer Level Adjustment, Crossover Frequency Adjustment 10 - 200Hz. PCI Card Connections Microphone In Line In Line Out (Front)/Speaker Out Line Out (Rear), MIDI/Joystick Port as a separate attachment MPC3 CD Audio In Auxiliary In S/PDIF In Telephone Answering Device (TAD) In 24-bit DAC (Digital to Analog Convertor) 24-bit ADC (Analog to Digital Convertor) Analog/Digital Out (Analog: Center Subwoofer / Digital : 6-channel S/PDIF) Digital DIN Support SB1394 Connector CD Digital In Audigy Drive Connections S/PDIF Out Optical In Optical Out Aux In 2 Headphone Out Line In 2 Mic In 2 (shared with Line In 2) Supports both dynamic and condenser types. InfraRed Receiver