The Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic delivers clear, crisp Xtreme Fidelity audio playback, ultra-realistic surround sound over headphones or multichannel speakers, and the fastest, smoothest game play with hardware-accelerated game audio.

Technical Specifications

• 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: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz
• ASIO 2.0 support with direct monitoring at 16 and 24-bit at sample rates of 44.1/48/88.22 and 96kHz
• Enhanced SoundFont support at up to 24-bit resolution

Audio Performance (Rated Output @ 2Vrms, Typical Value)

• Signal-to-Noise Ratio (20kHz Low-pass filter, A-Weighted)
  • Stereo Output 109dB
  • Front and Rear Channels 109dB
  • Center, Subwoofer and Side Channels 109dB
• Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (20kHz Low-pass filter) = 0.004%
• Frequency Response (+/-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input) = <10Hz to 46kHz
• Frequency Response (Stereo only) (+/-3dB, 24-bit/192kHz input) = <10Hz to 88kHz

Connectivity

• FlexiJack (Digital In / Digital Out / Line In / Microphone) via 3.50 mm minijack
• Line level out (Front / Rear / Center / Subwoofer / Rear Center) via 3.50 mm minijacks
• AUX_IN line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card
• One External AD_Link (26 pin) connector for linking to the X-Fi I/O Console (upgrade option)
• One Internal AD_Ext connector for linking to the X-Fi I/O Drive (upgrade option)