Specifications:

Playback:

USB 2.0:

• Stereo/ Surround 24-Bit/96kHz 5.1

USB 1.1:

• Stereo 24-Bit/96kHz 5.1
• Surround 16-Bit/48kHz

Signal-to-Noise Ratio:

• 99dB (20kHz Low-pass filter, A-Weighted)

Recording:

• 24-bit/96kHz

X-Fi Technology:

• X-Fi Crystalizer
• X-Fi CMSS-3D Surround
• X-Fi CMSS-3D Virtual
• X-Fi CMSS-3D Headphone

Connectivity:

• Microphone in (1/8 Inches mini jack)
• Stereo Line in (1/8 Inches mini jack)
• Headphone out (1/8 Inches mini jack)
• Left/Right Speaker out (2x RCA jacks)
• Rear-Left/Rear-Right out (1/8 Inches mini jack)
• Center/Subwoofer out (1/8 Inches mini jack)
• Optical out (TOSLINK) 1

Interface:

• USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible2)

System Requirements

• Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP (Professional x64 Edition, Service Pack 2 or Media Center Edition)
• Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz, AMD Athlon XP 2000+ processor or equivalent
• Available USB port
• 512MB RAM
• 600MB of free hard disk space
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
• Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately)
• Internet connection to download PowerDVD software

Additional Requirements for Windows Vista

• Intel Core 2 Duo processor 2.0 GHz, AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core or equivalent processor
• 1GB RAM