C-Media CM8738 Sound Card
$19.95

Features/Specifications 6-Channel PCI Sound Card . General Features: C-Media CM8738 chipset 3D stereo sound. 6 channel surround output. PCI interface . Plug and Play Full duplex playback and recording. Built-in 16-bit CODEC HRTF 3D positional audio. Supports DirectSound 3D and A3D interfaces Built-in 32 ohm earphone buffer . Line-in, microphone, front-out, rear-out and bass jacks 15-pin standard game/midi port. Retail Package Includes: 6-channel sound card , Drivers/Manual on CD Product Requirements Available PCI slot. CD-ROM drive for driver installation. Speakers

SoundBlaster Live 5.1 Digital PCI SoundCard
$39.95

General Features: Hollywood-Quality Digital Audio Engine . User-selectable bit rates from 8-bit to 16-bit. User-selectable sample rates from 8kHz to 48kHz. All sound sources are handled with 32-bit precision for highest quality output. Analog and Digital I/O modes supported. Hardware full-duplex support . Utilizes AC97 audio codec. Supports MPU-401 UART mode. IBM® compatible 15-pin joystick port with analog support. Support for digital and DirectInput game devices. Playback and Recording Sources: Sound Blaster® 16 Emulation in DOS box and real mode DOS. 64 audio channels . Each channel can operate in 8 bit or 16 bit mode. 48kHz recording from AC97 sample rate converted to 8 common rates to host memory Playback Recording Sources: CD_IN, AUX_IN, LINE_IN, MIC_IN, TAD, MIDI and Wave.. CD_SPIDIF In . Full duplex recording and playback. MIDI Interface via MIDI/Game port . E-m Systems EMU10K music synthesis engine: 64-voice hardware polyphony . 64 hardware and 1024 PCI wave-table synthesis . 48 MIDI channels with 128 GM & GS-. compatible instruments and 10 drum kits . Uses SoundFont technology for user-definable wave-table sample sets . Loads up to 32MB of samples into host memory for professional music reproduction . Effects Engine: E-mu Systems EMU10K1™ patented effects processor. Supports real-time digital effects like reverb, chorus, echo, flanger, etc. Customizable effects architecture allows audio effects and channel control. Full bass, treble, and effects controls available for all audio. Bass management functionality for center & subwoofer channels in 5.1 mode. Only Bass Management Configuration 0 with Bass (LFE) redirection implemented. Environmental Audio and 3D Audio Technology User-selectable settings are optimized for headphones, 2, 4, and 5.1 speakers Accelerates Microsoft DirectSound and DirectSound3D, EAX. Technical Specs: Frequency Response: 10Hz - 44KHz . SPDIF Output: 48 KHz . Signal to Noise Ratio: 96db . Sampling Rate for Playback/Recording (Stereo) 8 KHz - 48 KHz . Supply Voltage Requirement (Loading) +5, +12, -12 Volt . Current Consumption (Typical) 300, 500, 30 mA respectively . Microphone Impedance: 600 Ohms . Line-In Impedance: 50 KOhms . CD Audio-In Impedance: 50 KOhms . Microphone Sentivity 10 - 200mVpp . Connectors: TAD, CD-In, Aux-In, CD-SPIDF, SPIDIF-10 (internal) . 3 Line Out jacks, Line in, Microphone, Digital Out jacks (external) . Package Includes: Soundblaster 5.1 Digital PCI card . Drivers CD . Product Requirements Pentium 166 or better CPU . 32MB system RAM (64MB recommended) . Windows 95OSR2/98/Me/XP/2000 . Available PCI slot . CD-ROM drive .

Creative Labs Audigy SB1394 PCI Sound Card
$69.95

Interface: PCI . Audigy Processor . Advanced hardware accelerated digital effects processing . 32-bit digital processing, which maintains a 192-decibel (dB) dynamic range . Patented 8-point interpolation that reduces distortion to inaudible levels . 64-voice hardware wavetable synthesizer . Advanced hardware accelerated digital effects processing . Playback of 64 audio channels, each at an arbitrary sample rate . 24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at a 48-kilohertz (kHz) sample rate . 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 48 kHz to analog . 5.1 speaker output . 16-bit recording sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, and 48 kHz . Compliant to IEEE 1394a specification . Supports data rates of 100, 200, and 400 megabits per second (Mbps) . Supports up to 63 IEEE 1394 compatible devices in a daisy-chain configuration . Internal Connectors: TAD CD-in AUX in One (1) 2x5 pin Internal SB1394 connector (J6) CD SPDIF Gameport header External Connectors: One 6-pin SB1394 connector/port ANALOG/DIGITAL OUT ANALOG OUT DIGITAL OUT Two line-level analog outputs through stereo jacks on rear bracket, front -- and rear Line-Outs 1 and 2 . Stereo headphone (32-ohm load) support on Front Line-Out . Package Includes: Creative Labs Soundblaster Audigy PCI Soundcard . Optional Gameport that attaches to header on card . Driver CD . Note: The 6-pin SB1394 connector/port has a 2-watt (W) maximum power output. -- Connect only one high power usage device such as an IEEE 1394 hard disk -- drive and CD-RW drive to this port unless it is self-powered. Product Requirements 266MHz or better CPU . 64MB system RAM (128MB Highly Recommended) . 600 MB of free hard disk space . Windows 98/ME/NT 4/2000/XP (Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP required for Firewire) . Available PCI slot . Adjecent slot for optional Gameport . CD-ROM drive required for software installation .