M-Audio Revolution 7.1 manual Contents

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R E V I E W E R ’ S G U I D E

Contents

A Note To Product Reviewers	2
Key Editorial Contacts	3
Today’s Audio Cards: Pro Sound at Low Prices	4
Top 5 Cool Things To Do With The Revolution 7.1	5
About The Revolution 7.1	6
Product Info Box	9
Testing The Revolution 7.1	10
Product Specifications	28
Bass Management	30
7.1 Surround Sound Receivers	32
DVD Test Scenes	33
Music Listening Samples	35
Additional Resources	36
Company Backgrounder	37
Press Release	38

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Contents Revolution V I E W E R ’ S G U I D E Contents V I E W E R ’ S G U I D E Key Editorial Contacts Part Today’s Audio Cards Pro Sound at Low PricesT H U P T O Top 5 Cool Things To Do With The RevolutionAbout The Revolution Key Revolution 7.1 FeaturesWhat Makes It So Good? Competitive Matrix Outclasses Audigy 2 At a Lower PriceRevolution 7.1 Product Summary Product Info BoxTest Bed Testing The RevolutionC O R D I N G D O L B Y a N D About Consumer Multimedia SpeakersHardware Set-Up Connection Color Coding Surround Sound Formats Software InstallationSurround Sound Speaker ConfigurationsSpeaker Placement Guide Revolution Control Panel L I S T Operating System Considerations Listening Tests Test 3 Stereo Music Test 4 Surround Sound on Stereo Speakers Test 5 DVD Surround Decode From the same site, audition a multichannel WMA 9 Pro file Test 9 Laboratory Audio Testing V I E W E R ’ S G U I D E RightMark Audio Analyzer Testing Hardware Features Product SpecificationsProduct Specifications cont’d Minimum System Requirements Bass ManagementL T H a N Receivers with 7.1 Support Surround Sound ReceiversSuggested DVD Viewing DVD Test ScenesSuggested DVD Viewing Suggested CD Listening Music Listening SamplesAdditional Resources Company Backgrounder Press Release V I E W E R ’ S G U I D E