discription: experience your mp3 music beyond studio quality * restore the details and vibrance that your music lost during mp3 compression * enjoy all your music and movies in surround sound on virtually any speaker system or headphones * transform your desktop or media center pc into an xtreme fidelity sound system turn your pc into your home entertainment center * why settle for basic, built-in sound? your music and movie collection deserves better. it deserves xtreme fidelity. install your sound blaster® x-fi™ xtreme audio sound card on your pc. voila! you're ready to turn all of your downloaded music into your own personal concert. and watch dvds or downloaded videos with full cinematic sound over virtually any speakers. restore the details to your downloaded music and movies * most downloadable music and movies are compressed; making downloads fast, and storage and portability convenient. the downside is that the quality and fullness of your songs and soundtracks are diminished. enjoy the ultimate pc movie experience with the latest cinematic technologies * the sound blaster x-fi xtreme audio sound card includes cyberlink powerdvd software with dts® and dolby digital®-ex decoding via free download for an unbeatable dvd movie watching experience (internet connection is required). playback * 24-bit/96khz 7.1 signal-to-noise ratio * >108db (20khz low-pass filter, a-weighted) total harmonic distortion + noise at 1khz * 0.006% (20khz low-pass filter) recording * 24-bit/96khz x-fi technology * x-fi crystalizer * x-fi cmss-3d virtual * x-fi cmss-3d headphone connectivity: * speaker and headphone connections for stereo to 7.1 (line out via three 3.5mm mini jacks) * line in / microphone in / digital out (1) / digital i/o (2) (shared 3.5mm flexijack) * auxiliary line level input (via 4-pin molex connector) * intel hd audio compatible front panel header (2x5pin) (1) digital out supports stereo spdif out and pass through of multichannel dvd sound (2) digital i/o requires sound blaster digital i/o module (sold separately)