

Headphone output for audio listening up to 115dB 33 Ohms, and 117dB, 330 Ohms, at 24bit/96kHz.0.001% Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N).RCA Line Input for recording up to 118dB, 24-bit 96kHZ Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADC).RCA Line Out for audio playback up to 122dB, 24-bit/96kHz Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC).A replaceable Op-amp is also a distinguishing feature allowing users to customise audio output with colouration that is refined to their personal tastes.”Īdditional product specifications include: The Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD combines captivating industrial design with audiophile grade Digital to Analog Converters (DACs) and components to produce a 122dB signal-to-noise ratio, the highest SNR ever produced by a Creative sound card. “The Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD is powered by the second-generation Creative X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity audio processor for PCI Express slots. So, nothing for it but to hop off the cliff and see if this card rises to the heights, or plummets to the ground. The goal is a lofty one, and the price certainly reflects those sought-for heights. The designers at Creative have taken on an apparently impossible task: try to make a card that pleases gamers and audiophiles alike. The box prominently features talk of SNR, THD, ASIO drivers and interchangeable op-amps-all the hallmarks of a music-oriented card. Take a look at the card itself though, and you could be forgiven for thinking that the designers could not have cared less about gaming. The Sound Blaster name instantly brings up thoughts of gaming audio, and the X-Fi chip certainly provides the muscle for that. Today, we will be looking at a most unusual beast, the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD.
