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The Auzen X-FI™ Prelude 7.1 sound card marks the first time Creative has permitted a third-party sound card vendor to use the Creative X-FI™ chipset in its own sound card design. The Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 sound card fully supports EAX 5.0 and has expandability similar to that of the Auzen X-Meridian™ 7.1. Additional features such as Dolby® Digital Live, DTS® Interactive, and DTS NeoPC™ are available via driver updates.

• 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:32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz
• ASIO 2.0 support at 16-bit/44.1kHz, 16-bit/48kHz, 24-bit/44.1kHz 24-bit/48kHz and 24-bit/96kHz with direct monitoring.
• Enhanced SoundFont support of up to 24-bit resolution
• 64MB of X-RAM
• Rear panel connectors for MIC, line input, channel line output, S/PDIF input and output
• Front panel connectors for MIC input and headphone
• On-board connectors for AUX and digital extension header
• Swappable OPAMP Socket (Front L/R only). Auzen OPAMPs.
• Software and drivers

Key Components	Creative X-Fi CA20K audio processor One AKM AK-5394 super high performance 96kHz 24-bit ADC for analog input Four AKM AK-4396 96kHz 24-bit advanced multi-bit DAC for analog output 64Mbytes of memory for audio processing High fidelity audio OPAMPs for analog input and output (TI OPA2134) Front L/R output OPAMP is replaceable by end-user (National LM4562NA) Dual mode S/PDIF receiver and transmitter
Audio Performance (Rated Output @ 5Vrms, Typical Value)	Signal-to-Noise Ratio (20kHz Low-pass filter, A-Weighted) Stereo Output : 120dB (part spec) Front and Rear Channels : 120dB (part spec) Center : 120dB (part spec) Subwoofer and Side Channels : 120dB (part spec) Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (-3dBFS, A-weighted) : 0.001% - part spec Frequency Response (+/-0.01dB, 24-bit/44.1kHz input ) : 20khz (part spec) Frequency Response (+/-0.01dB, 24-bit/96kHz input ) : 43.5 khz (part spec) 16-bit to 24-bit recording sampling rates: 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz Maximum number of 3D Voices: 128
IO Connectors	One 3.5mm MIC input connector in rear panel One 3.5mm line input connector in rear panel One 4-pin AUX connector on board Four 3.5mm 8 channel line output connectors in rear panel (FL/FR/C/SW/RL/RR/RSL/RSR) One S/PDIF combo input connector in rear panel for receiving either coaxial or optical digital One S/PDIF combo output connector in rear panel for transmitting either coaxial or optical digital One 10-1pin front panel connector on board for MIC input and headphone One 40-pin digital extension header on board to support AD-Link and other digital functionality
Swappable OPAMPs	All Auzen soundcards support swappable OPAMP sockets for OPAMP upgrades
Software and drivers	Creative X-Fi Driver

Company Details

AUZENTECH, Inc. is a provider of quality consumer electronics products, which is headquartered in San Jose, CA. AUZENTECH developed the World's first Dolby Digital Live Sound card (HDA X-MYSTIQUE 7.1 Gold) and the World's first DTS Connect Sound Card (HDA X-PLOSION 7.1 DTS Connect).

See www.auzentech.com for more information.