Razer Barracuda™ AC-1 Gaming Audio Card

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The Razer Barracuda™ AC-1 Gaming Audio Card delivers optimized audio signals directly from the computer game to the gamer, creating the most realistic gaming environment. It features proprietary Razer audio technologies including the patent pending Razer Enhanced Sonic Perception™ architecture to allow gamers to pinpoint the exact location of enemies more accurately than before.
	Expanded In-Game Dynamic Soundstage for Explosive Gameplay The Razer Enhanced Sonic Perception™ enhances the sonic level of your 3D audio, so that you can have increased audible range in-game.
	Onboard Dolby® Pro-Logic Technology for Surround Sound The Razer Barracuda™ AC-1 comes with built-in Dolby® Pro-Logic IIx technology. Using advanced processing algorithms, it converts a stereo or 5.1-channel source into 7.1-channel audio.
	Surround Sound with Only Two Speakers The Dolby® Virtual Speaker Solution employed within enables complete immersion in virtual surround sound fields delivered via stereo speakers.

Razer Fidelity™ gaming audio engine
Razer Enhanced Sonic Perception™
Integrated 24-bit / 192KHz S/PDIF receiver/transmitter
Dolby® Prologic IIx surround processor
Dolby® Digital Live 5.1 encoder
Dolby® Headphone technology
Dolby® Virtual Speaker
DTS® NeoPC
DTS® Interactive real-time encoder
7.1-channel digital audio playback
Supports EAX™ 2.0, Aureal3D™ 1.0 and DirectSound

Audio Characteristics

Signal-to-noise ratio (output): 117dB
Frequency response (at 24-bit / 96KHz): 20~20,000Hz
Dynamic range: 116dB
Total harmonic distortion + noise: -97dB
Simultaneous voices: up to 128

Hardware Characteristics

PCI 2.2 interface (burst modes and bus mastering)
Razer High Definition-Dedicated Audio Interface™ (HD-DAI™ connector)
S/PDIF in/out Toslink connectors
CD-in
Aux-in

System Requirements

Pentium® II 350MHz, AMD® K6 450 MHz or Higher
One Available PCI 2.1/2.2 Slot
128 RAM Memory or Higher
At least 55MB of Hard Disk Space
Graphic Display at 800 x 600 High Color (16 bit)
CD ROM Drive
Headphones or Amplified Speakers
Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP / MCE

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1. Mr Jason Banks on 5/7/2008 said: I agree. solid piece of hardware! top notch audio quality. clear signals all round. I have the Hp-1 and the pair works wonderfully. (0 people found this comment helpful, 0 did not) \n");
2. Janiew Aaltonena on 5/6/2008 said: "Pro's: -Sound quality is fantastic, even when paired with my old 2.1 speaker setup. With the hp-1's, the sound quality is stunning compared to anything else I've owned or tried. -Control Panel is fairly intuitive, with only a slight learning curve. -Equalizer gives you so many possibilities it's crazy! -Positional sound in games is astonishing! (I play CS:S) The very first day i played after i got this sound-card, i was accused of walling cause i could hear sounds from so far. Awesome! =) -Installation was very easy. Cons -Equalizer gives you so many possibilities it's crazy!(definite learning curve there) -I found the default "presets" to be kind of "extreme", which made them poor as presets, but fantastic as guidelines or learning tools when making your own custom presets. Overall: With a little tinkering, i now have the most amazing sound I've ever heard, coming out of my hp-1's, and I'm loving every second of it." (0 people found this comment helpful, 0 did not) \n");

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