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Revolution 5.1 Surround Sound Card

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Overview
The M-Audio Revolution 5.1 Surround Sound Card is based on the multi-award winning Revolution 7.1. M-Audio has turned the ultimate card for audiophiles into the ultimate card for computer gamers as well.

Use the M-Audio Revolution card to play all of your games, DVDs and music in surround sound, make games more realistic, and record or mix your own music. The Revolution card's high-definition 24-bit/192kHz fidelity on all channels ensures that you'll experience all your entertainment the way it was meant to sound.

The M-Audio Revolution 5.1 card offers support for today's state-of-the-art game technologies, as well as low CPU usage to insure lightning-fast visual response in gaming.

The Revolution 5.1 packs all this advanced technology into a small PCI card that's a breeze to install and use.

Features

  • PCI solution for high-quality surround sound up to 5.1
  • High-definition 24-bit/192kHz audio playback on up to 6 channels
  • Digital out transmits PCM, plus passthrough of AC-3 and DTS (coaxial)
  • Supports DTS output and Dolby Digital 5.1 decoding using third-party applications
  • 6 analog line outs (3 stereo 1/8" mini jacks)
  • True professional 24-bit/96kHz mic/line recording (1/8" stereo)
  • SRS TruSurround XT delivers virtual surround with stereo speakers
  • SRS Circle Surround II transforms stereo content into surround
  • Game support with Sensaura, EAX, DirectSound and A3D
  • Powerful control panel for bass management and other features
  • Supports all popular media players including Windows Media 9
  • Wakeboarding Unleashed (published by Aspyr, under license from Activision) and WinDVD5 OEM version
  • Surround sound demos Tranquility Base.wma and Renaissance.wma by David Miles Huber
Specs

Revolution 5.1 Surround Sound Card Specifications:

  • Dynamic range: 106dB (typical, -60dBFS input, A-weighted)
  • Signal-to-noise ratio: 109dB (typical, A-weighted)
  • THD+N: 0.00185% (-95dB)
  • WDM driver sampling rates: 32k, 44.1k, 48k, 88.2k, 96k, 172.4k**, 192k** (**output only)
  • Size: 5" x 5-1/2" x 7/8"
  • Weight: 0.2 lbs
  • Compatibility:
    • Windows Media 9
    • Sensaura
    • EAX
    • DirectSound
    • A3D
    • SRS TruSurround XT
    • SRS Circle Surround II
    • ASIO 2
    • Mac OS X Core Audio
    • All Platforms
    • available PCI card slot
    • CD-ROM drive
    System Requirements
      Windows PC:
      • Minimum Required (for stereo operation)
      • Intel Celeron 350MHz or AMD K6II 500MHz
      • 128MB RAM
      • Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 (SP4) or XP (SP1 or higher)*
      • DirectX 9.0b (included)
      • Minimum (for SRS Circle Surround II operation on Windows 98SE)
      • Intel Pentium 1GHz or AMD Athlon 1GHz
      • 256MB RAM
      • DirectX 9.0b (included)
      • Recommended:
      • Intel Pentium III 800MHz or AMD 800MHz
      • 256MB RAM
      • DVD-ROM drive and decoding player application (included)
      • Windows XP (SP1 or higher)*
      • DirectX 9.0b (included)
      • Minimum Required (for Wakeboard Unleashed):
      • Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
      • 800MHz Pentium III or better
      • 256MB of RAM
      • 3D Graphics Acceleration required (ATI Radeon 7500/NVIDIA GeForce 2 or better, 32 MB of video memory required)
      • DirectX 8.1 or higher
      • 580MB hard drive space
      • * Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Media Center Edition is not currently supported.
      • All Platforms
      • available PCI card slot
      • CD-ROM drive
      Apple Macintosh:
      • Minimum Required (for stereo operation):
      • Apple Macintosh G4*
      • Mac OS 9.2.2 or later; Mac OS X version 10.1.5, 10.2.6 or later
      • 256MB RAM
      • Minimum Required (for multi-channel operation):
      • Apple Macintosh G4* 733MHz QS
      • Mac OS 9.2.2 or later; Mac OS X version 10.1.5, 10.2.6 or later
      • 256MB RAM
      • Recommended:
      • Apple Macintosh G4* 800MHz QS or better
      • DVD-ROM drive
      • Mac OS X version 10.3 or later (Apple DVD Player required or AC-3 or DTS)
      • 512MB RAM
      • Minimum Required (for Wakeboard Unleashed):
      • Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later
      • G4/G5 700MHz or faster
      • 256MB of RAM
      • 580MB free hard drive space
      • 3D graphics acceleration required (ATI Radeon 7500/NVIDIA GeForce 2 or better, 32 MB of video memory required)
      • *CPU accelerator cards are not supported
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