Description: Improve your audio quality and performance with the Low Profile Auzen X-Studio 5.1 PCI Sound Card powered by the VIA High Quality ICE 1723 audio processor with 24-bit/96kHz High Quality Digital Audio.

Features: Powered by the VIA High Quality ICE 1723 audio processor, the Auzen X-Studio 5.1 PCI Sound Card provides 24-bit/96kHz High Quality Digital Audio, includes Auzentech´s signature swappable OPAMP for the front-left and front-right channels, internal digital output two-pin connector, a Microphone Pre-Amplifier, and support for the QSound Labs 3D Surround Engine.

Convenience: The Auzen X-Studio 5.1 PCI Sound Card supports HD front panel audio connections and includes both Standard-Profile and Low-Profile brackets.

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Key Features

• Low Profile Audio Card
• DirectSound 3D®, A3D, EAX® 1.0/2.0
• Standard PCI 2.1, 2.2 Interface
• 5.1 Channel Surround Sound
• Swappable OPAMP for Front channel
• Internal Digital output via 2-pin connector
• QSOUND 3D Surround Engine Driver support
  (DirectSound 3D®, A3D, EAX® 1.0/2.0)
• Filtering Circuit / +6dB Gain of Pre-amp for MIC
• Optical 24-bit/ 96kHz digital output support
• HD Front Panel Audio Support

Connections

Onboard connections

• MIC Input
• Line Input
• G9 Port
• SPDIF(Optical) digital Output: 48 kHz / 96kHz

External Connector (G9 Multi output Cable)

• 3 Line Outs(Front, Side, Center/Sub.W), Stereo (3.5mm)18Bit/48kHz
• 1 Headphone Out, stereo (3.5mm) 18 Bit / 48 kHz

How to Connect

How to Connect (above). Click image to enlarge.

Minimum System Requirements

• Genuine Intel Pentium III 1Ghz, AMD 1Ghz processor
• At least 256MB of RAM
• One available PCI 2.1 or higher spec compliant PCI slot
• Microsoft Windows XP / Vista 32 / 64 operating system
• Hard Disc Drive supporting UDMA 66/100 and 5400rpm
• Active 2ch speakers / Headphone or 5.1ch speakers

Auzen X-Studio Images
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Board Images

Interface Core

• VIA ICE 1723 Audio Processor
• PC Interface PCI 2.1, 2.2 Compliant Interface
• Two-Pin Digital Output Port
• MIC Pre-Amp Gain +6dB
• TI NE5532P High-Performance Operational Amplifier (OPAMP)
• Swappable OPAMP Socket
• Optical Digital Out (24-bit/96kHz Output)
• LP (LowProfile) type supports
• Front Panel connections via the Intel® HD 10-1 pin FP_Audio: more.
• QSOUND 3D™

Package Contents

• X-Studio 5.1 Low Profile Audio Card
• Quick installation guide
• Installation CD
• Standard Bracket included
• G9 Multi Output Cable

Specificatons subject to change without notice.

Tour

VIA ICE 1723 Audio Processor:
Enjoy improved quality and performance with 24-bit/96kHz High Quality Digital Audio.

Two-Pin Digital Output Port
Simultaneously deliver Audio and Video through the HDMI port when you use internal 2-Pin Digital Output Port to send digital sound to the video card.

MIC Pre-Amp Gain +6dB
Decreased noise and interference with the X-Studio Filtering Circuit and Microphone Pre-Amplifier +6dB Gain.

Swappable OPAMP Socket
Swappable dual-DIP type front OPAMP allows for a convenient, do-it-yourself upgrade for even richer analog sound quality and color (Front L/R).

NJM4556A™ OPAMP
Enjoy high-performance Operational Amplifiers (OPAMPs). The included NJM4556A™ OPAMPs combine excellent DC and AC characteristics with low-noise, high-output drive capability, high-unity gain, and maximum-output swing bandwidths.

Optical (24-bit/96kHz Output)
Optical support with 24-bit/96kHz Digital Output.

LP (Low Profile) and Standard Brackets Supported
Low Profile (LP) Bracket included for slim-PC or Home Theater PC (HTPC) systems. (Standard-profile bracket also included.)

FP_ Audio
Convenient front panel connections via the Intel® HD 10-1 pin Front Panel Audio.

QSOUND 3D™
The QSound Labs Q3D™ engine creates 3D audio effects with QEM™, QXpander™ and QEQ™ technologies. Take your sound to the next level with EAX® 1.0/2.0, A3D and DirectSound3D®. (A3D, EAX® 1.0 and 2.0 supported in Windows® XP).