The Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro features professional-quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) with 116dB SNR, plus an I/O module with a comprehensive selection of connectivity... more
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entertainment to the PC. Its premium quality 116dB SNR DACs deliver unsurpassed audio quality, while the external I/O module includes guitar, microphone and headphone j...
converters (DACs) with 116dB SNR, plus an I/O module with a comprehensive selection of connectivity for audio creation with easy-to-use control knobs for the X-Fi 24-bit...
converters (DACs) with 116dB SNR, plus an I/O module with a comprehensive selection of connectivity for audio creation with easy-to-use control knobs for the X-Fi 24-bit...
entertainment to the PC. Its premium quality116dB SNR DACs deliver unsurpassed audio quality while theexternal I/O module includes guitar microphone and headphone ...
looking for the very best in audio creation and home entertainment - with all the power and features of the entire Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi family of sound car...
entertainment to the PC. Its premium quality 116dB SNR DACs deliver unsurpassed audio quality, while the external I/O module includes guitar, microphone and headphone j...
converters (DACs) with 116dB SNR, plus an I/Omodule with a comprehensive selection of connectivity for audiocreation with easy-to-use control knobs for the X-Fi 24-
entertainment to the PC. Its premium quality 116dB SNR DACs deliver unsurpassed audio quality, while the external I/O module includes guitar, microphone and headphone jacks with independent volume controls. Other features include a phono preamp for direct recording from vinyl, with audio clean-up, MIDI I/O, and optical and coaxial digital I/O. Front panel controls give direct access to EAX effects, 24-bit Crystallizer to restore 'sparkle' to recordings, and CMSS-3D for stunning headphone surround and up-mix. Audio Creation Mode features bit-accurate ASIO at multiple sample rates with latency as low as 1ms. With 24-bit Effects, 24-bit SoundFont sampling and 3D MIDI, this is the ultimate in audio quality, connectivity and control for the PC.
looking for the very best in audio creation and home entertainment - with all the power and features of the entire Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi family of sound cards bundled into one ultimate solution! These include 24-bit Crystalizer CMSS-3D surround and 3DMIDI. What you get is the greatest Xtreme Fidelity quality crystal clear audio with unbelievable surround sound - even for MIDI recordings. Unique to Sound Blaster Elite Pro are professional-quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and an incredible 116 dB SNR. Also providing for exceptional music creation are advanced features like 24-bit SoundFont sampling ASIO ultra-low latency for precise recordings a built-in pre-amp for direct recording and high-impedance inputs for electric guitars. PC gaming's never had it better too. You'll be amazed with the accuracy of EAX ADVANCED HD's breath-taking ambience reproduction. Take your game to a new level with X-RAM the huge 64MB dedicated on-board audio memory for higher quality gaming audio and performance. Bring the cinema right to your living room - Sound Blaster X-Fi is THX certified and supports the latest home theater standards like Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES for a complete home entertainment solution. Sound Blaster Elite Pro comes with an external I/O box that has comprehensive connections easy-to-use knobs a remote control plus Creative MediaSource software to give you maximum control. The future of audio has arrived.Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro delivers the highest fidelity of all the X-Fi products delivering pristine 116dB SNR audio playback quality. In addition you will enjoy recording capabilities up to 96kHz and playback of up to 192kHz plus advanced features and effects for music and audio creation.Sound Blaster X-Fi features an SRC (Sample Rate Conversion) engine that is 300 times more precise than the previous Sound Blaster solutions and can convert any audio to any resolution at near transparency with 136dB THD+N providing you the freedom to record at your preferred resolution without concerning yourself with the final output quality. Sound Blaster X-Fi also supports digital-matched recordings in resolutions from 44.1kHz to 96kHz.Sound Blaster X-Fi supports up to eight different 24-bit hardware effects all of which are accessible through the special Audio Creation Mode Interface and can be used with any of the inputs.The Creative X-Fi Audio Processor delivers the fastest ever gaming performance with an average performance boost of more than 15%! And with X-Fi CMSS-3D you'll know exactly where your enemies are whether you're using headphones or speakers. EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 will make your games more life-like than ever before and with X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer you'll experience real-time enhancement of all your gaming audio to 24-bit quality for the most dynamic and pristine gaming audio ever!The Creative X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity audio processor puts your music and movie audio through a two-step quality enhancement process. First it converts the audio into 24-bit/96kHz quality then it remasters and selectively enhances the audio by analyzing and identifying which parts of the audio stream have been restricted/damaged during the compression stages to 16-bit and then to MP3. The result is music that sounds cleaner smoother and has more sparkle and movies that sound more realistic than ever beforeEnjoy your stereo MP3s and movies in surround sound with X-Fi CMSS-3D technology! The Creative X-Fi audio processor intelligently remixes the audio into surround sound to match the speaker system you have (including headphones). It also uses advanced techniques to extract specific audio elements like voice to the center channel and ambience to the surrounding channels so your music and movies sound more alive than ever before!Experience incredible audio with THX certified quality and unbeatable movie sound with DTS-ES™ and Dolby® Digital EX decoding! 24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs: 96kHz sampling rate 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources: 96khz to analog 7.1 speaker output 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources: 192kHz to stereo output FlexiJack: 3-in-1 function (Digital I/O / Line In / Microphone) via 3.50mm mini jack Line level out (Front / Rear / Side / Center / Subwoofer): 3.50mm mini jacks Coaxial SPDIF input and output: Two RCA jacks Shared Auxiliary input / Phono input: RCA stereo jacks Optical SPDIF input and output: Two optical connectors MIDI input and output: Two standard MIDI female connectors DIN jack: Connect to Creative analog speaker systems with the wired remote control or Audio Control Pod that comes with the speakers
Advantages: superb sound, easy to control. Disadvantages: can be harder to set up than lesser types.
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Range of Features
WOW!
HUGE!
The lenghtly disk install as described does add alot to the computer. It adds programs for organising your music to controlling your sound. if you wish to use it, the better the man you are, if not, you do not need to. Once all set up I would recommend exploring the huge range of features ... ...The main ones are the consoles which are console to set up for your games (Game mode), music, dvd's and simular (Entertainment mode) and recording (Audio creation mode). There are enough features to keep even the most advanced user happy and the less advanced entertained for years.
For Entertainment
This card in the proper modes will let you hear parts of songs you never heard before. The differnce in the sound is huge. It suports multi channel ...
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Features: Karaoke, Bass Boost, Audio Clean-Up, Smart Volume Management (SVM), Dolby Digital ready, EAX ADVANCED HD, SoundFont Bank technology, Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS), THX certified, Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio, Karaoke, Bass Boost, Audio Clean-Up, Smart Volume Management (SVM), Dolby Digital ready, remote control, EAX ADVANCED HD, SoundFont Bank technology, Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS), THX certified, Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio, EAX ADVANCED HD, SoundFont Bank technology, THX certified, SuperRip, Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS) - 3D, 24-bit Crystalizer
Compliant Standards: Sound Blaster, DirectSound3D, EAX, ASIO 2.0, THX, Digital Theater Systems Extended Surround (DTS-ES), Dolby Digital EX, ASIO 2.0, THX, Digital Theater Systems Extended Surround (DTS-ES), EAX ADVANCED HD
Response Bandwidth: 10 - 88000 Hz
Audio Modes:
Record : 24-bit 96 kHz
Playback : 24-bit 96 kHz 7.1 - 116 dB 10 Hz to 46 kHz
Playback : 24-bit 192 kHz stereo - 116 dB 10 Hz to 88 kHz
Manufacturer's product description
The Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro features professional-quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) with 116dB SNR, plus an I/O module with a comprehensive selection of connectivity for audio creation with easy-to-use control knobs for the X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer, X-Fi CMSS- 3D (Creative Multi-Speaker Surround), 3DMIDI, and EAX. The Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro also features 64MB of on-board X-RAM - audio memory dedicated to higher gaming audio quality and performance, in addition to a built-in pre-amp for direct recording, and high-impedance inputs for electric guitars. The "top of the line" Sound Blaster X-Fi solution, the Elite Pro includes all of the standard features, application software, power and performance capabilities of the entire family of Sound Blaster X-Fi cards in one ultimate solution.
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces:
On external drive : 1 x audio - input - RCA x 2
On external drive : 1 x audio - SPDIF input - RCA
On external drive : 1 x audio - SPDIF output - RCA
On external drive : 1 x audio - SPDIF output
On external drive : 1 x audio - SPDIF input - TOSLINK
On external drive : 1 x audio - SPDIF output - TOSLINK
On external drive : 1 x audio - line-In - phone stereo 6.25 mm
On external drive : 1 x audio - line-in/microphone - phone stereo 6.25 mm
On external drive : 1 x headphones - output - phone stereo 6.25 mm
2 x daughterboard
On external drive : 1 x MIDI - input - 5 PIN DIN
On external drive : 1 x MIDI - output - 5 PIN DIN
On external drive : 1 x infrared - output - 5 PIN DIN
Audio - line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
Audio - line-In - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x audio - SPDIF output/line-in/microphone - mini-phone 3.5mm
Audio - line-out - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x audio - line-In - 4 PIN MPC
On external drive : 1 x audio - SPDIF input - RCA
On external drive : 1 x audio - SPDIF input - TOSLINK
On external drive : 1 x audio - SPDIF output - TOSLINK
On external drive : 1 x audio - line-In - RCA x 2
On external drive : 1 x MIDI - input - 5 PIN DIN
On external drive : 1 x MIDI - output - 5 PIN DIN
On external drive : 1 x headphones - output - phone stereo 6.25 mm
On external drive : 1 x audio - line-in/microphone - phone stereo 6.25 mm
On external drive : 1 x audio - line-In - phone stereo 6.25 mm
Compatible Slots: 1 x PCI
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories: Remote control, Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro External I/O Hub, Remote control, Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro External I/O Hub, vertical stand, rubber feet (x4)
Package Type: Retail
Cables Included: 1 x audio adaptor
Software / system requirements
Software: Drivers & Utilities, Drivers & Utilities, Steinberg Cubase LE