M-Audio Revolution 5.1 PCI Audio Card

Based on the multi-award winning Revolution 7.1, we've turned the ultimate card for audiophiles into the ultimate card for gamers as well. Play all of your games, DVDs and music in surround sound, make games more realistic, and record or mix your own music. High-definition 24-bit/192kHz fidelity on all channels ensures that you'll experience all your entertainment the way it was meant to sound. Revolution 5.1 features support for today's state-of-the-art game technologies, as well as low CPU usage to insure lightning-fast visual response in gaming. Revolution 5.1 packs all this advanced technology into a small PCI card that's a breeze to install and use.

Features
PCI solution for high-quality surround sound up to 5.1

high-definition 24-bit/192kHz audio playback on up to 6 channels

digital out transmits PCM, plus passthrough of AC-3 and DTS (coaxial)

supports DTS output and Dolby Digital 5.1 decoding using third-party applications

6 analog line outs (3 stereo 1/8" mini jacks)

true professional 24-bit/96kHz mic/line recording (1/8 in. stereo)

SRS TruSurround XT delivers virtual surround with stereo speakers

SRS Circle Surround II transforms stereo content into surround

game support with Sensaura, EAX, DirectSound and A3D

powerful control panel for bass management and other features

supports all popular media players including Windows Media 9

Wakeboarding Unleashed (published by Aspyr, under license from Activision) and WinDVD 5 OEM version

Surround sound demos Tranquility Base.wma and Renaissance.wma by David Miles Huber

Technical Info

Dynamic range: 106dB (typical, -60dBFS input, A-weighted)

Signal-to-noise ratio: 109dB (typical, A-weighted)

THD+N: 0.00185% (-95dB)

WDM driver sampling rates: 32k, 44.1k, 48k, 88.2k, 96k, 172.4k**, 192k** (**output only)

Size: 5 x 5-1/2 x 7/8 in.

Weight: 0.2 lbs

Minimum System Requirements
All Platforms:
available PCI card slot
CD-ROM drive

Windows® PC
Minimum Required (for stereo operation):
Intel Celeron 350MHz or AMD K6II 500MHz
128MB RAM
Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 (SP4) or XP (SP1)
DirectX 9.0b (included)

Minimum (for SRS Circle Surround II operation on Windows 98SE):
Intel Pentium 1GHz or AMD Athlon 1GHz
256MB RAM
DirectX 9.0b (included)

Recommended:
Intel Pentium III 800MHz or AMD 800MHz
256MB RAM
DVD-ROM drive and decoding player application (included)
Windows XP (SP1)
DirectX 9.0b (included)

Minimum Required (for Wakeboard Unleashed):
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
800MHz Pentium III or better
256MB of RAM
3D Graphics Acceleration required (ATI Radeon 7500/NVIDIA GeForce 2 or better, 32 MB of video memory required)
DirectX 8.1 or higher
580MB hard drive space

Apple Macintosh®
Minimum Required (for stereo operation):
Apple Macintosh® G4*
Mac OS 9.2.2 or later; Mac OS X version 10.1.5, 10.2.6 or later
256MB RAM

Minimum Required (for multi-channel operation):
Apple Macintosh® G4* 733MHz QS
Mac OS 9.2.2 or later; Mac OS X version 10.1.5, 10.2.6 or later
256MB RAM

Recommended
Apple Macintosh® G4* 800MHz QS or better
DVD-ROM drive
Mac OS X version 10.3 or later (Apple DVD Player required or AC-3 or DTS)
512MB RAM

Minimum Required (for Wakeboard Unleashed)
Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later
G4/G5 700MHz or faster
256MB of RAM
580MB free hard drive space
3D graphics acceleration required (ATI Radeon 7500/NVIDIA GeForce 2 or better, 32 MB of video memory required)
*CPU accelerator cards are not supported

The exclusive M-Audio Surround Sound Edition of Wakeboarding Unleashed - available only with Revolution PCI cards and the Sonica Theater - is the first game optimized for surround sound on the Macintosh platform.