HWC Exclusive: Auzentech X-fi Home Theater HD 7.1 Specs & Pics |
| by Robscix | October 21, 2008 |
| HWC Exclusive: Auzentech X-fi Home Theater HD 7.1 Specs & Pics  Auzentech X-fi Home Theater HD 7.1 Audio Card HDMI 1.3 audio / video has been a hot topic lately especially in the AV forums. Many are excited at the prospect that their PC or HTPC will have full HDMI audio/video capabilities and there have been a few products which have come to market that can supply these specifications in varying degrees. The X-fi HTHD can supply all the HDMI audio goodness you could want with full support for LPCM and bitstreaming output of Dolby® Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, DTS-HD Master Audio. The HWC Audio Lab has received exclusive updated information and some nice high resolution pictures of this highly anticipated offering from Auzentech. The HWC Audio Lab is pleased to present the Auzentech X-fi Home Theater HD 7.1 audio card.  Click Image to Zoom  Click Image to Zoom  Click Image to Zoom There have been various re-designs to the card when comparing to the original information and specifications released by Auzentech previously. Futher information suggests the HTHD card is scheduled for release sometime in November with a MSRP of ~$249. Although this card will support the full range of HDMI 1.3 audio standards, the card also features a full array of analog and digital output options for those who are waiting a bit longer to take the plunge into HDMI Audio/Video. The bundle includes break out cable to support 7.1 analog outputs, Line input and Microphone input. The output array also features a headphone output in addition to the full array of analog I/O options. The S/PDIF I/O features Dolby Digital Live and DTS-Connect Encoding. This new card will become one of Auzentech's flagship models with full support for Hardware Accelerated EAX 1,2,3,4,5 And OpenAL support. We also see Auzentechs trademark replaceable opamp for the Front/Headphone channel. Good news for those of us with a collection of opamps. The lower right hand side of the card contains a DID Ext connector, which can be used to connect Expansion bay devices. Specifications Interface Core Audio Processor Creative 20K2 PCI Express audio processor X-RAM 64Mbytes of DDR-SDRAM for audio processing HDMI Interface Silicon Image HDMI 1.3 chipset PC Interface PCI Express 1.1 Compliant Interface Supported audio resolution and sampling rate 16/24-bit / up to 192 kHz (Stereo playback) 16/24-bit / up to 96.0 kHz (Multi channel playback) 16/24-bit / up to 96 kHz (Recording) API Supports WDM, ASIO2.0 EAX® 5.0, Direct Sound®, Direct Sound 3D®, Open AL OS Supports Microsoft® Windows Vista™ or Windows XP [Support for XP will be under a Phase 2 schedule] Analog Audio Level - 3.0Vrms, +12.0dBu max, deviation +/- 0.1dB Dynamic Range - 109.0 dB A-weighted (1 kHz @ -60dBFS, 24-bit/48kHz) for Analog outputs 98.0 dB A-weighted (1 kHz @ -60dBFS, 24-bit/48kHz) for Analog inputs Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise 0.001% A-weighted (@ -3dBFS) for Analog outputs 0.003% A-weighted (@ -3dBFS) for Analog inputs Frequency Response 10Hz to 22 kHz, +/- 0.02 dB @ 48 kHz 10Hz to 42 kHz, +/- 0.02 dB @ 96 kHz 10Hz to 94 kHz, +/- 3dB @ 192 kHz, Stereo Impedance Headphone load impedance 16Ω ~ 600Ω Line output impedance 330Ω Line/Aux input impedance 10KΩ Microphone Support Stereo and Balanced Mode Connectivity HDMI 1 x HDMI Type A output connector 1 x HDMI Type A input connector 1 x Internal Video connection Analog Multi I/O Cable (D-SUB) 4 x 1/8" Stereo mini phone jack for Line outputs 1 x 1/8" TRS mini phone jack for MIC input 1 x 1/8" Stereo mini phone jack for Line input Headphone 1 x 1/8" Stereo mini Phone jack for Headphone output Front Audio 1 x 10-pin (5x2) Front audio header with Intel® HD Audio Compatible Digital I/O 1 x RCA/TOSLINK Combo jack for S/PDIF transmission 1 x 2-pin S/PDIF input connector Extension Creative proprietary AND_EXT, DID_EXE connector for X-Fi I/O drive HDMI HDMI Standard HDMI 1.3a Compliant Content Protection HDCP 1.2 compatible Video - Supports deep color 30/36-bit color depth - Resolutions up to 1080p @ 60Hz or 720p/1080i @ 120Hz - Color space conversion between RGB, YCbCr 4:4:4 and 4:2:2 - CEA-861D video resolutions (DTV) - Standard PC resolutions Audio - Supports IEC60958 2-channel PCM or IEC61937 compressed audio (Dolby® Digital, DTS, etc.) - Supports 8 channels, 192 kHz PCM or High bit rate audio (Dolby® Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, DTS-HD Master Audio) Package contents AUZEN X-Fi HomeTheater HD Board Documentation Quick Start Guide Accessories 1 x HDMI type A to HDMI type A cable, 2.0M 1 x Optical TOSLINK to TOSLINK cable, 3.0M 1 x Analog Multi I/O cable 1 x DVI-to-HDMI cable 1 x Optical adaptor Software Installation CD Cyberlink Power DVD trial Stay tuned to This HWC channel for further updates         |
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