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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.
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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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