ASUS Asus Xonar Essence S$197.00 to $319.00

ASUS' Xonar Essence ST audio card with world's first precision audio clock tuning offers a revolutionary listening experience.In its search for the purest essence of sound, ASUS have broken the boundaries with the soundcard on the market, the Xonar Essence ST.
Manufacturer:ASUS Product MPN MPN | 90-YAA0E0-0UAN00Z | Key Features Card Interface | PCI | Output Mode | Stereo | Bit Depth | 24-bit | Form Factor | Plug-In Card | Compatible Audio Standards | Dolby Digital EX • DirectSound • A3D | Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) | 124 dB | Technical Features On Board Connectors | 1 x Microphone In • 1 x Line In • 1 x Line Out • 1 x Headphone Out • 1 x SPDIF | Frequency Response | | Max. Sample Rate | 192 kHz | Miscellaneous Package Qty | 1 | UPC | 4719543042694 |
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| M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496$90.00 to $100.00

The Audiophile 2496 delivers uncompromising professional grade digital audio to the home and project studio markets. Music professionals are uncompromising when it comes to the quality and performance of their audio cards. They don't just demand realism; they demand reality. The Audiophile 2496 can achieve this standard because it doesn't rely on gimmicks that compromise sound quality. The Audiophile 2496 is an all-in-one high fidelity soundcard solution for a wide variety of applications, ranging from multitrack recording to computer-based home theatre. Analog I/O is available on RCA jacks, utilizing the same professional 24-bit, 96kHz conversion as the Delta 44 and Delta 66 cards. S/PDIF I/O and MIDI I/O provide connectivity to both digital devices, and the world of MIDI.Minimize
Manufacturer:M-Audio Product MPN MPN | MDOAP2496 | Key Features Card Interface | PCI | Output Mode | AC-3 (Dolby Digital) | Bit Depth | 24-bit | Form Factor | Plug-In Card | Compatible Audio Standards | PCM • AC-3 • DTS • ASIO 2 | Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) | 104 dB | Technical Features On Board Connectors | 1 x RCA input analog audio pair • 1 x RCA output analog audio pair | External Hub Connectors | 1 x Coaxial SPDIF In/Out • 1 x MIDI In / Out | Frequency Response | | Max. Sample Rate | 96 kHz | Warranty Warranty | Lifetime | Miscellaneous Package Content | PCI Card | Package Qty | 1 | UPC | 612391417505 |
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| Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1$50.00 to $88.00

Simply connect the Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 sound card to your PC or notebook and turn your downloaded music into your own personal concert. Watch DVDs or downloaded videos with full cinematic surround sound. Plus experience 3D audio and EAX effects in your games.
Manufacturer:Creative Technology Product MPN MPN | 70SB109000000 | Key Features Card Interface | USB 2.0 | Output Mode | 5.1 Channel Surround | Bit Depth | 24-bit | Form Factor | External | Compatible Audio Standards | DTS • Dolby Digital EX • EAX | Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) | 100 dB | Technical Features External Hub Connectors | 1 x Headphone Out • 1 x Microphone In • 1 x Optical Digital Output | Max. Sample Rate | 96 kHz | Miscellaneous Package Qty | 1 | UPC | 54651146488 |
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The ProFire Lightbridge interfaces up to four Lightpipe devices with a PC or Mac via FireWire—perfect for integrating digital mixers, AD/DA converters and/or ADATs with most popular DAW software. The unit is capable of 32 channels of Lightpipe I/O, two channels of S/PDIF I/O and two-channel analog output for a total of 34 x 36 concurrent channels at 44.1 or 48kHz sample rates.Minimize

The Sound Blaster® Audigy 4 delivers immersive 7.1 surround sound for gaming with remote control at an unbeatable price. Hardware-accelerated EAX 4.0 Advanced HD provides real-time interactive audio environments for cinematic in-game audio. DTS-ES and Dolby® Digital EX soundtrack decoding combined with the bundled Entertainment Center and remote bring Home Cinema to the PC. Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio playback is supported in 24 bit/96kHz surround and 24 bit/192 kHz in stereo while CMSS® 3D up-mixes any stereo audio to 7.1. The included Creative Media Source software is a comprehensive tool for creating MP3s, managing a music collection, adding effects and burning custom CD compilations.Minimize

E-MU's 1616M Laptop Digital Audio System is the most powerful and portable laptop audio system ever created, offering the same powerful DSP effects, zero-latency monitoring and mastering-grade 24-bit/192kHz A/D and D/A converters of E-MU's best selling PCI Digital Audio Systems. The E-MU CardBus card can be used standalone for its DSP power and studio-quality headphone amp/line output, or plugged into the MicroDock M for a total of 16 inputs and 16 outputs plus two sets of MIDI I/O. E-MU's Laptop Digital Audio Systems ship with ASIO2 and stereo WDM drivers for Windows XP and 2000, as well as the new E-MU Production Tools Software Bundle that includes E-MU's Proteus X LE, as well as software by Cakewalk, Steinberg, Ableton, IK Multimedia, and many more - everything you need to create, record, edit, master and burn your music.Minimize

The whole audio architecture landscape has been changed. This has resulted in teething problems for gamers - with the possibility of losing all surround sound or hardware accelerated Direct3D and EAX while gaming in the Windows Vista environment.