. Sound Blaster X-Fi has received the prestigious THX Multimedia Certification award, making it the perfect choice for PC audiophiles seeking the very best music and movie experiences. Dolby Digital and Digital Surround EX Decoding. Decodes Dolby Digital Surround EX. Forward being made is with Sound Blaster Live! Back in 1998! Sound Blaster X-Fi as a revolutionary platform delivers a whole host of revolutionary new features. It allows us to deliver the Xtreme Fidelity audio standard, which unlike any other standard does not require you to do anything different than before or buy any new content.
Connectivity
- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio. Consult the User's Guide of your speaker system to identify similar input connectors. How to use this manual.
- Jul 25, 2007 For those people who really need a surround sound setup, the X-Fi Xtreme audio is a boon and a disappointment at once. While providing support.
- Digital In via 3.50 mm (1/8-inch) jack on rear bracket (sharing with the Line In/Microphone In jack)
- Line-level analog output via stereo 3.50mm (1/8-inch) jack on rear bracket: Front Line-Out 1
- 2 x 5 pin Front Panel Header for connections with Intel HD Front Panel Audio standard header
- Optical jack for optical SPDIF input
- Optical jack for optical SPDIF output
- *Available as an upgrade accessory in some regions.
Connecting Speakers
The connectors and associated components shown here may be different from that of your speaker system. Consult the User's Guide of your speaker system to identify similar input connectors. The cables shown here are available separately.
For interactive help on speaker connectivity, visit the Knowledge Base at www.creative.com.
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Good speaker placement can enhance your listening experience, while careless placement can make good audio systems sound bad. Below are our recommendations for 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1 channel speakers. For detailed speaker placement tips, refer to the User's Guide of your speaker system.
- 6.1 channel audio is not supported by Windows Vista.
For 5.1 channel speakers:
1. | Subwoofer |
2. | |
3. | Front Center |
4. | |
5. | Rear Left |
6. |
For 6.1 channel speakers:
1. | Subwoofer |
2. | |
3. | Front Center |
4. | |
5. | Rear Left |
6. | |
7. | Rear Right |
For 7.1 channel speakers:
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1. | Subwoofer |
2. | |
3. | Front Center |
4. | |
5. | Side Left |
6. | |
7. | Rear Left |
8. |
- If you have a 5.1 channel, 6.1 channel or 7.1 channel speaker system, you can upmix your stereo sources (for example, CD Audio, MP3, WMA, MIDI, and Wave) to the respective channels by using X-Fi CMSS-3D technology. To upmix, you need to enable the X-Fi CMSS-3D feature in Entertainment Mode. For more information, refer to their respective online Help.