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In Detail - Jacks description photo - Features & Benefits 
   

FEATURES:
  -  Optical S/PDIF input with up to 24 bit/96KHz resolution 
  -  Optical S/PDIF output with 24 bit resolution at 48KHz or 96KHz 
  -  SPDIF output allows for pass-through of Dolby Digital(R) and DTS(R)
     multi-channel DVD sound to external A/V receivers up to 7.1 Channel 
     Surround Sound Card with 24bit/96KHz Digital I/O 
  -  Selectable 2, 4, 6 or 8 analog line output channels 
  -  Direct headphone drive capability on all analog outputs. 
  -  External line input. 
  -  External mic input. 
  -  Internal CD and Aux inputs. 
  -  Supports Game Surround Sound APIs such as EAX, A3D, I3DL2 and 
     DirectSound 3D support 
  -  Converts stereo sound sources to multi-channel format 
  -  Environmental Effects 
  -  Sensaura Virtual Ear 
  -  Full-featured software suite  

BENEFITS:
  -  Record distortion-free high-resolution digital audio from external
     digital sources, such as Mini disc players or other PCs. 
  -  Connect to the latest high-tech home entertainment equipment with a
     pure-digital, distortion-free signal, for highest fidelity, low noise 
     audio reproduction. 
  -  Play DVD's on your PC with multi-channel digital speakers or home-theater
     systems. 
  -  Enjoy multi-channel music, games and DVDs on 2, 4, 6 (5.1) or 8 (7.1) 
     speaker systems. 
  -  Record from line level sources, such as CD players, cassette decks, 
     music equipment, etc. 
  -  Record from external microphone or use microphone for video conferencing,
     game interaction, Internet phone, etc. 
  -  Connect internal CD or DVD drives with analog outputs. 
  -  Enjoy realistic 3D sound effects in multi-channel games. 
  -  Listen to stereo digital music or movies with an enhanced multi-speaker
     surround sound environment using speakers or headphones 
  -  Add a wide variety of reverberation effects to create simulated concert
     halls and spectacular home-theater surround-sound on multi-speaker
     systems or headphones. 
  -  Optimizes 3D positional audio for enjoying surround sound with
     headphones. 
  -  Listen to DVDs, record CD's, record your own music, edit digital audio.
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