Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro 7.1 SB0380 Audio PCI Sound Card: 70SB038000000 (Retail) (Discontinued)

INTRODUCTION
A Dramatic Breakthrough in Audio Quality for Playback, Games and Creation
Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro is an amazing fusion of Entertainment and Music Creation. Featuring ultra-high quality DACs and an External I/O Hub which provides 6 Stereo Inputs/6 Stereo Outputs, Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro enables amazingly clean recording of six channels at 24-bit/96kHz with low latency ASIO 2.0 support
Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro also comes with the all new Entertainment Center software and remote control unit, transforming your PC into an Entertainment Center with easy MP3 and movies playback and navigation.

• Incredible 113dB SNR 24-bit/192kHz DACs for superior 24-bit ADVANCED HD audio
• Entertainment Center Software and IR Remote allows easy navigation through your movies, music and pictures
• EAX 4.0 ADVANCED HD Effects that are so real, you will feel like you are in the game
• External I/O Hub allows you to connect all your music devices at one time for studio quality audio creation
• Smart Recorder allows you to schedule audio recordings and remove unwanted audio artifacts

FEATURES

MUSIC RECORDING

Studio Quality Audigy 4 Pro External I/O Hub
• Studio quality I/O with advanced connectivity. Includes analog stereo connectors for six channel input, optical and coaxial digital I/O, full sized MIDI I/O, microphone with gain control, headphone with volume control, and two 1394 FireWire ports.

Professional Quality Music
• Create Professional quality music with low latency ASIO 2.0 support, SoundFont support, and high quality audio hardware.

High Quality A/D Converters
• Record your own music and audio samples with high quality 24-bit/96kHz A/D Converters for amazingly clean and accurate recordings.

Smart Recorder
• Easily create recordings with Creative Smart Recorder. Supports automatic scheduling of recordings, includes Creative's advanced Audio Clean-up algorithm to remove unwanted audio artifacts and support for auto triggered recordings.

MUSIC LISTENING

Superior 24-bit ADVANCED HD quality audio
• Enjoy superior 24-bit ADVANCED HD quality audio with 113dB SNR 24-bit/192kHz DACs and studio quality EAX ADVANCED HD MUSIC settings.

Full Windows Media Player 9 Support
• Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro is the ideal platform for Windows Media 9 content including full 24-bit/96kHz audio in discrete 5.1 surround sound.

Advanced Resolution 24-bit DVD-Audio Playback
• DVD-Audio offers 5 times the audio detail of CD audio in 24-bit/192kHz stereo, and 24bit/96kHz in 5.1 surround. Experience compelling music playback in pristine audio quality, clarity, and depth.
• "Lossy" compression formats like MP3 reduces file size by removing audio frequencies. The "Lossless" (MLP) compression format of DVD-Audio retains all the characteristics of the original ambient recording without compromising audio fidelity.
• Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro is the only available PC platform to deliver Advanced Resolution playback at 24-bit/192kHz in stereo or 24-bit/96kHz in 5.1 surround with superior 113dB SNR audio quality.

Patented Creative CMSS 3D Audio Technology
• Allows you to listen to all your digital music in virtual surround with headphones or captivating surround with 5.1 or 7.1 speakers.

EAX? Music Console with Acoustic Enhancements
• Make your digital music sound dramatically better with EAX ADVANCED HD MUSIC tools including Bass Boost, Multi-Band Graphics Equalizer on all 8 channels, Audio Clean-Up and Karaoke.

Bass Boost
• Punch up the bass with all PC audio.

Multi-Channel Graphic Equalizer
• Personalize playback across all 8 channels

Audio Clean-Up
• Remove noise from MP3s of old recordings.

Karaoke
• Remove vocals and sing along to your favorite music tracks.

SVM
• Automatically match volume levels across music tracks.

EAX Effects
• Add acoustic effects like Concert Hall to your music.

MOVIES
THX Certified Sound Card for Cinematic Audio
• Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro has received the prestigious THX Multimedia Certification making it the perfect choice for delivering cinematic quality audio on the PC.
• Unique Creative THX Setup Console provides accurate audio calibration for a precise speaker listening environment.

Complete Cinematic Surround Sound with DTS-ES and Dolby Digital EX Movies
• Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro features built-in DTS-ES and Dolby Digital EX decoding to deliver captivating audio playback in 5.1 or 7.1 surround with DVD movies.

GAMES

EAX? 4.0 ADVANCED HD Effects
• Multi-Environments produce life-like sound as multiple environments that are simultaneously processed in real-time that deliver effects that are so real, you will feel like you are in the game.

Comprehensive Multi-Channel Surround with 3D Games
• Enjoy 5.1 or 7.1 surround in existing 3D games. Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro plays back DirectSound3D games in 5.1 with rear surround or 7.1 with rear and side surround.

Two Integrated High Speed 1394 FireWire Ports
• Enables PC-to-PC networking and low latency gaming plus high speed data transfers with IEEE compliant devices including MP3 players, storage devices and DVD Camcorders.

REQUIREMENTS

• Genuine Intel Pentium II, Celeron 350MHz, or equivalent AMD-K6 450MHz processor or faster
• Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 or 2 (SP1 or SP2) or Windows 2000 (SP2)
• 128MB RAM
• 600MB of free hard disk space
• Available PCI 2.1 or higher compliant slot for the audio card
• Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately)
• CD-ROM/CD-RW or DVD-ROM drive required for software installation
• DVD-ROM drive required for Games installation

FireWire (IEEE 1394) applications, games, DVD-Audio and video

General

• Genuine Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz, or AMD 1 GHZ processor for FireWire (IEEE 1394) applications or games.

FireWire (IEEE 1394)

• Minimum 128 MB RAM and 1 GB workspace for digital video (DV) capture and editing.
• For DV applications, recommended minimum is an Ultra DMA hard disk with 6 GB workspace (ATA-100, 7,200rpm type).

Games

• At least 128 MB RAM; a 3D graphics accelerator with at least 32 MB of texture RAM; and 300-500 MB available free hard disk space.

DVD

• At least second generation DVD-ROM drive with these recommended soft-DVD players: InterVideo's WinDVD 2000 or CyberLink's PowerDVD 3.0 or later. Requires DirectX 9 compatible video driver.

DVD-Audio

• Pentium III/AMD Athlon 1 GHz or faster processor recommended. Requires 256 MB RAM. Also requires a second-generation 6x or faster DVD-ROM drive.

Entertainment Center

• Requires WinDVD 6 or PowerDVD 5 for wireless DVD playback control using the remote control unit.
• Graphics Card with DirectX 9 compatible video driver to interact between Entertainment Center and DVD players

PACKAGE CONTENTS

• Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro PCI card
• Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro External I/O Hub with infrared receiver
• Remote Control unit and a battery
• AD_LINK cable
• Power Converter Cable
• 3.5mm (1/8”) minijack to 6.5mm (1/4”) jack adapter
• Quick Start Leaflet
• User Guide (on CD)
• Warranty (printed or on CD)
• Customer Support Services contact information (printed or on CD)
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Drivers: Supporting Win 2K and XP
• Creative Software Bundle

Output Voltage @ 2Vrms
Stereo Output 113dB
Front and Rear Channels 113dB
Center, Subwoofer and Side Channels 113dB

Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (AES17) = 0.003% (2V Rated Output) Frequency Response +/-3dB: 10Hz to 46kHz

HDMI Cables and Switches
Apogee HDMI 1.3b Cables and Switchers

Core 2 Quad
Intel Quad-Core E8400; Dual- Core E7500

Hard Drive Docking Station
USB 2.0, SATA, Thermaltake, Vantec

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