Auzentech HDA Digital XMystique 7.1 Gold Sound Card

The XMystique 7.1 Gold Sound Card from HDA brings the world of Digital Audio Encoding to your computer. Products like this, enjoyed overseas and ogled by jealous American Audiophiles, Gamers, and Home Theater PC Junkies rarely see the US market, but thanks to Auzentech, the XMystique is now available to you at Xoxide!

The XMystique is the world's first real time Dolby Digital Live Encoding PCI Board. It allows you to connect your computer to your surround sound system with a single SPDIF or TOSLINK cable, minimalizing cable mess, and maximizing your sound experience. Your movie, music, and game experience will soar with DTS-ES, DTS-EX 6.1/7.1, DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, EAX, and A3d, compatibility. Thats right, if you have the capablity you can be the few who listen to your computers audio with 7.1 computer speakers.

The card itself features a high quality black PCB board with gold plated connectors all around, minimizing signal loss. The included driver software allows you to fine tune the XMystique and your speakers to your own personal listening preferences. The XMystique is the perfect sound card for gamers, movie addicts, and HTPC builders that want movie theater realistic sound.

Check out the nV News write up of the XMystique 7.1 Gold!

World First and award-winning Dolly Digital Live PCI board sound card! Converts any of your movies, games, music audio into a Dolby Digital Surround Sound!

• Uses a single digital connection
  • Ensures the integrity of the audio signal
  • Eliminates confusion, hassle, and clutter of multiple analog and digital connections
• Transform all PC audio signals into a Dolby Digital Signal
  • Dolby Digital is the audio backbone for home networks
  • Enables playback over millions of home theater systems equipped with Dolby Digital Decoding
• Optimized for low-latency interactive applications
  • No perceptible delay between video and audio game play
• Provides realistic 5.1 channel surround sound effects during interactive active video game play
  • Immerses PC and game console players in a highly realistic game experience

• C-Media CMI8768/PCI-8ch+ PCI chipset (8CH audio single chip with Dolby Digital Live Real-Time Contents Encoder, The World First Dolby Digital Live support PCI audio chipset)
• 8CH codec embedded PCI audio single chip
• Full-duplex 8CH 24bit/96kHz DAC / 2CH 16bit/48kHz ADC
• Integrated S/PDIF Input/Output supports 44.1kHz/48kHz/96kHz sample rate and 16/24bits resolution

• Supports Dolby Digital Live Real-Time Contents Encoder / The World First Dolby Digital Live Certificated PCI Audio Board
• Supports the latest DTS-ES, DD-EX sound (6.1/7.1) playback (also including Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 playback) with Software Decoding Application like as PowerDVD, WinDVD
• Supports 44.1 kHz / 48kHz / 96kHz S/PDIF Output through both Coaxial RCA and Optical Toslink
• Onboard COAXIAL RCA output connector, OPTICAL Toslink transmitter for high quality Digital Output
• Supports 44.1kHz / 48kHz / 96kHz S/PDIF Input with HDA X-10 Digital Input extension board (Optional)[Digital I/O (SPDIF-IN #2)]

• PCI Rev. 2.2 compliant with 32bit PCI bus mastering modes
• Two S/PDIF Input for CD_SPDIF Input (S/PDIF-IN #1), Digital I/O(SPDIF_EXT) Input (S/PDIF-IN #2)
• Built-in earphone buffer at Front Output (32Ohm Loading)
• External EEPROM Interface for Sub-Vendor/Sub-Device ID using custom driver
• 16Pin MIDI_IO Header for supporting MPU-401 MIDI UART Port
• Four high performance OPAMP for Output control, two high performance OPAMP for MIC Input - increase gain level and improve SNR
• Onboard TOSLINK transmitter for up to 24bit/96kHz Optical Digital Output, Gold Plated RCA connector for Coaxial Digital Output
• 12Pin SPDIF_EXT Header for using HDA Digital I/O extension board (Optional) - COAXIAL, OPTICAL Digital Input function enables
• C-Media Xear 3D 7.1 Virtual Speaker SHIFTER technology
• Sensaura CRL3D HRTF 3D positional sound enhancement with multi-drive 7.1, EnvironmentFX, ZoomFX, MacroFX, etc.
• DirectSound 3D HW acceleration
• A3D™ 1.0, EAX™ 1.0, 2.0 (powered by Sensaura), HRTF-based 3D Positional Audio (C3DX™), Direct Sound™ 3D SW
• Unique Karaoke functionality: Mic Echo, Key-shifting, Vocal Cancellation
• Special feature for Winamp broadcasting, VOIP, Online-games, online messenger application: Magic Voice, Support Stereo-MIX recording mode for Winamp Broadcasting
• 10-band Equalizer with 12 preset modes; 27 global environment effects
• Support 7.1Ch playback for Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows ME, Windows 98 SE (Microsoft DirectX 8.1 or higher is required)

• Intel Pentium III 800MHz CPU or equivalent CPU
• Motherboard with above level CPU support
• At least 256MB of RAM
• One available PCI 2.1 or higher spec compliant PCI slot
• 16Pin MIDI_IO Header for supporting MPU-401 MIDI UART Port
• Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/Server2003/XP operating system with DirectX 9.0a
• Hard Drive supporting UDMA 66/100 and 5400rpm
• Active 2ch speakers / Headphone or 5.1ch/7.1ch Speakers with powered amplifier