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Description:
The Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic sound card harnesses the full power of the Creative X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity audio processor to upgrade any existing library of MP3 or any music files to the Xtreme Fidelity audio standard. With the X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 24-bit Crystalizer, MP3 music and movies are converted to Xtreme Fidelity, which delivers an experience beyond the original CD or DVD recordings.
Quick Glance
Supported Channels: 7.1
Slot Type: PCI
S/N Ratio: 109 dB
Summary
Product Title: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Sound Card
Manufacturer: Creative Labs
Power Score: 4.4 | 24 Reviews
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Product Reviews (11)
Great Card
Strengths: Beautiful sound that totally overtakes intergrated sound.
Weakness: There could be 2 jacks for digital out, line in, and microphone instead of one.
I began playing call of duty 2 and realized that intergrated sound chews up my CPU usage and had to set the sound quality to low. With this sound card I can now play games with full sound quality.
By alexuser - Apr 6, 2006
X-Fi XtremeMusic
Strengths: Great sound -- onboard processing, Dolby, DTS, THX Certified; lots and lots of adjustments can be made with included software.
Weakness: Poor instruction manual -- it gets you through how to do a basic install, but there's no pin map to explain what can connect to the dozens of pins on the board.
I've always used a Creative sound card on my past systems, so the XtremeMusic was a no-brainer when it came time to build a new one. The sound is amazing -- and while most of the included software you don't need, the basics give you a lot of flexibility to get the sound you want. I only wish they would include better documentation about their product beyond the basic installation instructions....
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By shuksan_05 - Feb 24, 2006
Best soundcard I have ever had...
Strengths: -Awesome sound! -Great software -New 64 bit support -Awesome game support -Great value card -Kills other cards!!
Weakness: -No XRAM -No front console -Missing another plugin (audio out is also mic) -Have to switch between modes
This is the best card for the money. Plain and simple. I would not get anyother card and I have had ZERO problems with it in 3 months of use. The mode-switching I have to can get old after a while but its really easy to do so. I am running XP 64 bit with no problems, just had to go download the drivers off creative's website. Software can be useful unless you have alternatives, but, overall, this...
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By Lanparty - Feb 19, 2006
Best there is
Strengths: Surround headphone among others
Weakness: non so far
I've used this product close to two months now. All i can say is that this is the best sound card ever. I upgraded from Audigy 2 ZS and I can feel the difference. You can read the specifications, but I'm explaining my experience. The surround headphone is nothing like I've heard before. There comes a time when we need to use headphones once in a while and this card will keep the surround...
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By rizalez - Dec 10, 2005
Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Sound Card
Strengths: Sounds great.
Weakness: Price is a bit high, espcially since it lacks the RAM that the higher priced cards have. Not enough internal ports.
Once again Creative has created a great audio card that's easy to install. For the $130 price tag on the unit, however, you would expect the same kind of card that's offered in their higher packages. I was disappointed when I found the card lacking some connection ports that I had previously used on my Audigy sound card. If you have the money to spend, buy the next model up.
By SilentJJ - Dec 8, 2005