Product Name | AUZEN X-Studio 5.1 [Low Profile] | AUZEN X-Fi Forte 7.1 [Low Profile] | ASUS Xonar DX (Low Profile) | Sound Blaster® X-Fi Xtreme Gamer FATAL1TY Pro | Sound Blaster® X-Fi Titanium FATAL1TY Pro | ||||||
Connection | PCI | PCI Express | PCI Express | PCI | PCI Express | ||||||
Audio Processor | VIA ICE 1723 | 20K2 | ASUS AV100 (CMI ?) | 20K1 | 20K2 | ||||||
Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) | 92dB | 115dB | 116dB(Front) / 112dB(Others) | 109dB | 109dB | ||||||
Audio Processing RAM | No | Yes (64MB DDR-SDRAM) | No | Yes (64MB SDRAM) | Yes (64MB DDR-SDRAM) | ||||||
64bit OS support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
Max. No. of 3D Voices | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | |||||||
Max. Audio Resolution Playback & Quality | 24-bit/96kHz in Stereo | 24-bit/192kHz in Stereo 24-bit/96kHz in 7.1ch | 24-bit/192kHz in 7.1ch | 24-bit/192kHz in Stereo 24-bit/96kHz in 7.1ch | 24-bit/192kHz in Stereo 24-bit/96kHz in 7.1ch | ||||||
Max. Recording/Sampling Rate | 24-bit/48kHz | 24-bit/96kHz | 24-bit/192kHz | 24-bit/96kHz | 24-bit/96kHz | ||||||
DAC(s) | VIA VT1617A AC'97 Audio Codec | Front : AK4396VF (120dB SNR, 24-bit/192kHz) Others : CS4382A (114dB SNR, 24-bit/192kHz) | Front : CS4398 (120dB SNR, 24-bit/192kHz) Others : CS4362A (114dB SNR, 24-bit/192kHz) | CS4382 (114dB SNR, 24-bit/192kHz) | CS4382 (114dB SNR, 24-bit/192kHz) | ||||||
ADC | VIA VT1617A AC'97 Audio Codec | WM8775 (102dB SNR, 24-bit/96kHz) | CS5361 (114dB SNR, 24-bit/192kHz) | WM8775 (102dB SNR, 24-bit/96kHz) | WM8775 (102dB SNR, 24-bit/96kHz) | ||||||
OPAMP (Preout circuit for DAC output) | 1 pcs / DIP type (TI NE5532P) / Swappable design for Front, 3 pcs / SMD type (JRC4580) | 1 pcs / DIP type (LME49720) / Swappable design for Front, 3 pcs / SMD type | SMD type | SMD type | SMD type | ||||||
Relay Switching Noise Free | N/A | N/A | Yes | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Max Output level | 2 Vrms | 3 Vrms | 2.0Vrms | 2.0Vrms | 2.0Vrms | ||||||
EAX® / DirectSound 3D | Yes / EAX 2.0 | Yes / EAX 5.0 | Yes / EAX 2.0 | Yes / EAX 5.0 | Yes / EAX 5.0 | ||||||
Max. Channels in 3D Positional Audio | 5.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | ||||||
CMSS3D | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||
Dolby Digital Live real-time encoding | No | Yes (XP/Vista) | Yes (XP/Vista) | N/A | Yes (XP/Vista) | ||||||
Dolby Pro Logic IIx | No | CMSS-3D substituted for the function. | Yes (XP/Vista) | CMSS-3D substituted for the function. | CMSS-3D substituted for the function. | ||||||
Dolby Headphone | No | Yes (XP/Vista) | |||||||||
Dolby Virtual Speaker | No | Yes (XP/Vista) | |||||||||
DTS Interactive real-time encoding (component of DTS CONNECT) | No | Yes (Vista Only) | No | NA | Not yet | ||||||
DTS NEO:PC up-mix (component of DTS CONNECT) | No | Yes (Vista Only) | No | NA | Not yet | ||||||
Dolby True HD Playback / DTS HD Playback by Blu-Ray DVD | No | No | No | No | No | ||||||
Karaoke | Yes/ Key Shifting, Vocal cancellation | Yes/ Various Effects in AudioCreation Mode | Yes/ Mic echo, Key Shifting, Vocal cancellation | Yes/ Various Effects in AudioCreation Mode | Yes/ Various Effects in AudioCreation Mode | ||||||
Magic Voice | Yes/ Various Effects in AudioCreation Mode | Yes/ Various Effects in AudioCreation Mode | Yes/ Various Effects in AudioCreation Mode | ||||||||
Graphic Equalizer | Yes / 7 band | Yes / 10 band | Yes / 10 band | Yes / 10 band | Yes / 10 band | ||||||
Virtual Surround over 2 Channel or Headphones | No | Yes/ CMSS-3D Headphone | Yes/ Virtual Speaker Shifter | Yes/ CMSS-3D Headphone | Yes/ CMSS-3D Headphone | ||||||
DTS CD / DTS-WAV playback | Yes/ Pass-Through sound | Yes/ Pass-Through, Bit match(perfect) playback available | Yes/ Bit match(perfect) playback available | Yes/ Bit match(perfect) playback available | |||||||
Headphone Auto-Mute function | No | Yes | NA | Yes | Yes | ||||||
Bass Management | No | Bass redirection / LFE crossover frequency settable (from 10Hz to 200Hz) | FlexBass | Bass redirection / LFE crossover frequency settable (from 10Hz to 200Hz) | Bass redirection / LFE crossover frequency settable (from 10Hz to 200Hz) | ||||||
Onboard TOSLINK Optical output | Yes | Yes/ by COAX+OPTIC Combo Output connector with 3.5mm minijack-toslink adapter | Yes | Yes/ shared 3.5mm Flexi Jack | Yes | ||||||
Onboard TOSLINK Optical input | No | No | No | No | No | ||||||
Onboard RCA Coaxial Output | No | Yes/ by COAX+OPTIC Combo Output connector | No | Not RCA, 3.5mm mini jack - non standard | No | ||||||
Onboard RCA Coaxial Input | No | No | No | No | No | ||||||
Extension Board | N/A | Compatible with Creative's Titanium Front Bay | N/A | Compatible with Creative's Titanium I/O Drive | Compatible with Creative's Titanium I/O Drive | ||||||
Front Panel Audio | Yes/ HD Audio Compatible Front Panel Header (2x5pin) | Yes/ Intel HD Audio Compatible Front Panel Header (2x5pin) | Front Panel Header (Headphone / Stereo Speaker Out / Microphone In) | Yes/ Intel HD Audio Compatible Front Panel Header (2x5pin) | Yes/ Intel HD Audio Compatible Front Panel Header (2x5pin) | ||||||