Quick tech specs
- Make your MP3s sound better than CDs with Xtreme Fidelity, Enjoy amazing surround sound with stereo headphones, Experience realistic 3D sound effects in your movies and games
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Music, Movies and Games. Way Better.
The ExpressCard Sound Blaster X-Fi Notebook sound card makes your MP3s sound better
than CDs and gives you an amazing surround sound experience—even over headphones.
Make your MP3s sound better than CDs with Xtreme Fidelity
Enjoy amazing surround sound with stereo headphones
Experience realistic 3D sound effects in your games
Play music from your notebook through any speakers wirelessly using Creative wireless receivers*
Works with your ExpressCard equipped notebook
Product Specs
Connectivity
Audio Inputs
One 3.50 mm (1/8-inch) stereo jack for Analog Line In or Microphone In
Audio Outputs
One 3.50 mm (1/8-inch) stereo jack for Analog Line Out or Headphones
Wireless transmitter to connect with supported wireless devices.
Technical Specifications
24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 48 kHz sampling rate
16-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 48 kHz to stereo output
16-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources at 48 kHz to stereo output
16-bit recording sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, and 48 kHz.
Notes
Depending on your system configuration, output sampling frequency may only be available at 48 kHz.
X-Fi CMSS-3D
X-Fi CMSS-3D Headphone: Provides a multichannel playback experience over headphones for all types
of content
X-Fi CMSS-3D Virtual: Provides a multichannel playback experience over two loudspeakers for all
types of content
Software Bundle
Creative Audio Console
Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer
Get PowerDVD
Creative Volume Panel
Creative Software Autoupdate
Creative Console Launcher
Creative Diagnostics
Creative ALchemy
System Requirements (including Operating Systems supported)
Microsoft® Windows Vista® (Service Pack 1, 32-bit or 64-bit) or Windows® XP (Service Pack 2, Service
Pack 3, 32-bit or 64-bit or Media Center Edition 2004 or later)
1.66 GHz Intel® Pentium® M, Intel CoreTM, AMD TurionTM or equivalent mobile processor
256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM For Windows Vista, 1 GB RAM recommended)
600 MB of free hard disk space
Available ExpressCard slot (34 or 54)
CD/DVD-ROM drive
than CDs and gives you an amazing surround sound experience—even over headphones.
Make your MP3s sound better than CDs with Xtreme Fidelity
Enjoy amazing surround sound with stereo headphones
Experience realistic 3D sound effects in your games
Play music from your notebook through any speakers wirelessly using Creative wireless receivers*
Works with your ExpressCard equipped notebook
Product Specs
Connectivity
Audio Inputs
One 3.50 mm (1/8-inch) stereo jack for Analog Line In or Microphone In
Audio Outputs
One 3.50 mm (1/8-inch) stereo jack for Analog Line Out or Headphones
Wireless transmitter to connect with supported wireless devices.
Technical Specifications
24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 48 kHz sampling rate
16-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 48 kHz to stereo output
16-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources at 48 kHz to stereo output
16-bit recording sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, and 48 kHz.
Notes
Depending on your system configuration, output sampling frequency may only be available at 48 kHz.
X-Fi CMSS-3D
X-Fi CMSS-3D Headphone: Provides a multichannel playback experience over headphones for all types
of content
X-Fi CMSS-3D Virtual: Provides a multichannel playback experience over two loudspeakers for all
types of content
Software Bundle
Creative Audio Console
Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer
Get PowerDVD
Creative Volume Panel
Creative Software Autoupdate
Creative Console Launcher
Creative Diagnostics
Creative ALchemy
System Requirements (including Operating Systems supported)
Microsoft® Windows Vista® (Service Pack 1, 32-bit or 64-bit) or Windows® XP (Service Pack 2, Service
Pack 3, 32-bit or 64-bit or Media Center Edition 2004 or later)
1.66 GHz Intel® Pentium® M, Intel CoreTM, AMD TurionTM or equivalent mobile processor
256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM For Windows Vista, 1 GB RAM recommended)
600 MB of free hard disk space
Available ExpressCard slot (34 or 54)
CD/DVD-ROM drive