Description: The Auzen X-Fi HomeTheater HD accepts video from either an internal or external connection, mixes it with digital audio, and outputs the combined video and lossless multichannel audio via a single HDMIâ„¢ 1.3 port. The Auzen X-Fi HomeTheater HD has been designed around the latest Creative PCI Express X-Fi audio processor. For home theater enthusiasts, the processor includes HDMI 1.3 support and features Dolby Digital and DTS encoding for a single-cable connection to home theater systems. For gamers, the card leverages the power of the PCI Express-optimized X-Fi processor to deliver accelerated audio for improved game performance, with ultra-realistic EAX 5.0 effects and 3D positional audio.

PCI Express: PCI Express™ (PCIe) is a serial bus standard that provides a higher throughput than the older, parallel PCI bus standard. Unlike PCI Express™ sound cards built with PCI processors adapted for the PCIe slot, the X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD is built around Creative Labs' PCI Express™ processor. As a native-PCI Express™ sound card, the X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD can take full advantage of the higher-throughput of the PCIe bus.

HDMI v1.3a: Enjoy Blu-ray in its full glory! The Auzen X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD is the first and only industry-supported native-PCI Express soundcard offering uncompressed audio supporting 24p True Cinema output. By delivering crystal-clear all-digital audio and video via a single HDMI connection, the Auzen X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD dramatically simplifies cabling and provides the highest-quality home theater experience. In compliance with HDCP and AACS, the Auzen X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD can play Blu-ray Audio with no downsampling, and play High bit-rate Audio such as Dolby® TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio bitstream without altering the original sound.

Security: The PCI-Express independent data transfer structure provides secure performance, important because Audio requires continuous data processing that is both secure and continuous.

Performance: By using the latest Creative native PCI Express chipset, the Auzen X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD card provides the highest performance audio available for consumer home theater applications. With 64MB X-Ram, it will also process complicated 3D sound effects with the greatest of ease.

Sound: The Auzen X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD soundcard is designed to provide the best audio possible for Music, Gaming and Movies. Auzentech selected high end audio components, a 115dB D/A converter, and tuned the analog circuit for peak performance. In addition, discerning of audiophiles can tune the sound via replaceable front (L/R) Operational Amplifier (OPAMP).

Technologies: The Auzen X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD provides latest audio technologies in the market, such as Dolby Digital Live, DTS Connect, EAX 5.0, and many more.

Key Features

Maximum Data Meets Maximum Bandwidth

• HDMI v1.3a Compliant Audio Card
• Creative X-Fi™ native-PCI Express® audio processor

Unprecedented Audio for Movies, Music, and Gaming

• Blu-ray sjupport via Cyberlink’s latest PowerDVD application
• Support for  PCM 8 channel, 24-bit/192kHz
• 24p True Cinema Output
• Blu-ray Audio with no downsampling
• High bit-rate audio, such as Dolby® TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio bitstream
• Dolby® Digital Live for Windows® and Vista
• DTS™ Neo:PC & DTS™ Interactive for Windows® Vista
• EAX® Advanced HD 5.0

Rear Panel

HDMI Input
HDMI Type A Plug: Can plug in HDMI or DVI to HDMI cable from the graphic card, or connect Blu-Ray, HD DVD, HD Player that support HDMI.

HDMI Output
HDMI Type A Plug: Output HD video and HD Audio to HDMI and HDCP compliant Digital TV or AV Receiver.

Digital Output
RCA/TOSLINK Combo Jack: Can connect to external DAC, AV Receiver, and Decoder through a 75Ω Coaxial cable or optical mini cable. Can play S/PDIF Stereo PCM and Dolby Digital AC-3, DTS등 bit-stream content.

 Headphone Output
3.5mm(1/8”) stereo mini-phone jack: Includes an independent Headphone amp and can activate at impedance 16Ω ~ 600Ω headphone or earphone. Also, can be used, when configuring a Stereo system (not using the Analog I/O cable) as a Front Line Output.
Note If you connect a Passive Speaker (with lower than 16Ω) to this Headphone output, it can cause this audio card to not function correctly.

Analog I/O Multi Connector
D-SUB 15 pin connector: Connect the Analog I/O cable bundled in this package and use it for Mic input, Line input and as an 8-channel line output Jack.

Minimum System Requirements

• Intel® Pentium® 4 1.6 GHz or AMD® AthloXP 2000+ processor (Pentium 4 2.2 GHz, AMD AthlonTM XP 2400+ processor or faster recommended)
• Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard
• Microsoft® Windows Vista® 64-bit with Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Vista 32-bit with SP1, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Media Center Editio(MCE) 2005 or Windows XP Media Center Editio 2004
  Note: MS Vista™ required for High Resolution Audio Output
• 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM for Windows Vista)
• 600 MB of free hard disk space
• Available PCI Express® (x1, x4, x8 or x16) slot
• CD or DVD ROM

Minimum System Requirements for Blu-ray HD audio playback

• One DVI/HDMI graphic output
• Blu-ray ROM
• HDMI-ready AV receiver or TV/Monitor set, home theater system, powered analog speakers.
• Internet connectiorequired for Cyberlink PowerDVD product activatioand some upload/download features
• Visit www.gocyberlink.com for additional requirements of Cyberlink PowerDVD playback.
• Note: The current operating system supported by Cyberlink PowerDVD for Blu-ray HD audio playback are Windows VISTA 32/64. Additional information coming soon regarding Windows XP support.

X-Fi HomeTheater HD Sound Card Images
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Auzen X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD Sound Card

Auzen X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD Analog I/O Cable

Auzen X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD Close-Ups

Analog I/O Cable

MIC input connector
3.5mm(1/8”) mini phone jack (Pink color label: ‘MIC IN’): Connect Stereo/mono unbalanced condenser microphone and input, record audio from the MIC through the audio card. Also, connect to Balanced Dynamic Microphone through the jumper setting of this audio board.

Line input connector
3.5mm(1/8”) stereo mini-phone jack (Blue color label: ‘LINE IN’): Connect CD player, MP3 player from their headphone output or line output, and input/record audio through this audio card.

Front Line output connector
3.5mm (1/8”) stereo mini-phone jack (Lime color label: ‘FRONT’): Connect Active multichannel speaker or AV Amplifier’s “Front”.

Rear output connector
3.5mm(1/8”) stereo mini-phone jack (Black color label: ‘REAR’): Connect Active multichannel speaker or  AV Amplifier’s Rear. Connectiowheabove 4-channel system is needed.

Center/Woofer output connector
3.5mm(1/8”) stereo mini-phone jack (Orange color label: ‘C/SW’): Connect Active multichannel speaker or AV Amplifier’s Center/Woofer. Connectiowheabove 5.1 channel system is needed.

Side output connector
3.5mm(1/8”) stereo mini-phone jack (Gray color label: ‘SIDE’): Connect Active multichannel speaker or AV Amplifier’ Side. Connection to 7.1 channel system is needed.

Package Contents

Specificatons subject to change without notice.

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PCI Express: Designed for high speed PCI Express® slots in modern PCs

HDMI: Incorporated HDMI™ technology to support non-downsampled Blu-ray audio, Dolby® Digital Plus, Dolby® TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio™.

Dolby® Digital Live
Dolby® Digital Live converse any audio signal (games, music, etc…) into a Dolby® Digital bitstream (48kHz at 640Kbps). Dolby® Digital Live provides a single digital cable connectio(via coaxial or optical) to your Dolby® Digital enabled surround sound system.

DTS Connect™  (for Vista only)
Turn your PC into action-packed entertainment experience that surrounds you in sound. DTS Connect includes 2 exciting technologies from DTS: DTS Interactive™ and DTS Neo:PC™ (Vista Only)

DTS Interactive™ (for Vista only)
A real time encoder that takes any LPCM (2 channel or more) and encodes it into DTS® bitstream (48kHz at 1.5Mbps). DTS Interactive™ provides a single digital cable connectio(via coaxial or optical) to your DTS enabled surround sound system. (Vista Only)

DTS Neo:PC™ (for Vista only)
A up-mix matrix technology that turns any 2 channel audio into 7.1 surround sound. You caturyour stereo audio (WMA, MP3, CD and more!) into a convincing multichannel audio experience. (Vista Only)

EAX® ADVANCED HD 5.0
Bullets whiz past your head. Explosions shake the room. Take your games to the next level with EAX® ADVANCED HD™ sound effects.

64MB X-RAM
Free up system memory and improve your audio quality and performance igames such as Battlefield 2, Prey, Unreal Tournament 3 and others that take advantage of X-RAM.

FP_AUDIO, AND_EXT, DID_EXT
Support Intel® HD Audio (Standard 10-1 pin Front Panel Audio) and latest Sound Blaster X-Fi™ I/O 3 ½ “ Drive Interface

Hi-Fi OPAMP (with Swappable Socket – Front L/R only)
National OPAMP provide superior sound quality and speed for exceptional audio performance. The swappable dual DIP type Operational Amplifier (OPAMP) provides convenient do-it-yourself upgrade for ultimate analog sound quality and color (Front L/R only)

Hi-End DAC & Audio Components
Cirrus Logic CS4382A DAC achieves 114 dB dynamic range performance and low distortiorate of 0.0009%. Other hi-end components include Nichicon Bi-Polarized Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor, Metalized Film capacitor used in high-end audio equipment.

Digital Out Combo
Shift between Coaxial and Optical output with included adaptor.

Headphone Amplifier
Exclusive Hi-Fi headphone amplifier technology.

Professional Mic Pre-Amp
Stereo/Balanced mode microphone pre-amplifier for professional microphones

Balanced Power Generation
Balanced Power Generation circuit for Analog dual power supply.