Q4: Does the Xonar HDAV 1.3 support EAX on Vista?

Answer:

Yes, Xonar HDAV 1.3 can support EAX2.0 not only on Windows XP but also on Vista through innovative DirectSound3D Game EXtensions v1.0 (DS3D GX 1.0) technology.

Q5: Why do I need Dolby and DTS for PC games?

Answer:

1.Dolby Digital, Pro-Logic IIx, and DTS are available on the latest game consoles, like XBOX360, PS3, and Wii. Dolby and DTS can provide the best gaming sound experience and compatibility with home theater or TV systems.

2.Dolby Headphone and Dolby Virtual Speaker are the best 3D sound positioning, spatial modeling and 5.1-channel virtualization technology for regular stereo headphones and speakers

Q6: What’s the most important benefit of the Xonar HDAV 1.3 for musicians? Answer:

1.Ultimate Fidelity: Xonar HDAV 1.3 has the highest quality of audio in/out for the cleanest sound production

2.Duplex HD: Supports audio sampling rates up to 24bit/192KHz for all inputs and outputs

3.ASIO 2.0: Xonar HDAV 1.3 includes an ASIO 2.0 driver for low-latency, low- distortion music creation application

Q7: What's the application of "S/PDIF in loopback"?

Answer:

"SPDIF in loopback" is the process of looping back the sound card's S/PDIF digital input signal directly to the S/PDIF output. It's useful mainly for two purposes:

•transforming electrical signals from coaxial cable to a fiber optical cable, or vice versa.

•using the PC as a SPDIF bridge (typically as a media center): for example, connect other devices like DVD players to the Xonar HDAV 1.3’s S/PDIF input and then connect its SPDIF output to an AV receiver or decoder. When you would like to send the player device's audio to the AV receiver, you need to have the Xonar sound card's "S/PDIF in loopback" enabled to redirect the player's input signal to output to the AV receiver.

Since "SPDIF In Loopback" is the hardware’s high-fidelity pass-through path, not all sound effects will be applied to the signals.

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