<s>
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
X-Fi	I-Device
is	O
a	O
lineup	O
of	O
sound	B-Device
cards	I-Device
in	O
Creative	O
Technology	O
's	O
Sound	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
August	O
2005	O
as	O
a	O
lineup	O
of	O
PCI	B-Protocol
sound	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
which	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
introduction	O
for	O
their	O
X-Fi	B-Device
audio	I-Device
processing	I-Device
chip	I-Device
,	O
with	O
models	O
ranging	O
from	O
XtremeMusic	O
(	O
lower	O
end	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
Platinum	O
,	O
Fatal1ty	O
FPS	O
,	O
and	O
Elite	O
Pro	O
(	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
range	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top-end	O
Elite	O
Pro	O
model	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
musicians	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
external	O
I/O	O
box	O
(	O
offering	O
phono	O
with	O
preamp	O
inputs	O
for	O
turntables	O
,	O
high-impedance	O
input	O
for	O
guitars	O
,	O
inch	O
mic	O
input	O
,	O
headphone	O
output	O
,	O
line-in	O
,	O
and	O
full	O
size	O
MIDI	O
I/O	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
optical	O
and	O
RCA	O
Coaxial	O
digital	O
inputs	O
and	O
outputs	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
remote	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bottom	O
two	O
models	O
feature	O
2	O
MB	O
onboard	O
X-RAM	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
top	O
models	O
offer	O
64	O
MB	O
of	O
X-RAM	O
,	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
games	O
to	O
store	O
sound	O
samples	O
for	O
improved	O
gaming	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launch	O
reviews	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
Creative	O
's	O
claims	O
of	O
higher	O
performance	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
with	O
even	O
the	O
top-end	O
64	O
MB	O
equipped	O
model	O
falling	O
slightly	O
behind	O
the	O
older	O
Audigy	B-Device
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
2006	O
saw	O
a	O
minor	O
rebranding	O
:	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
XtremeMusic	O
edition	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
in	O
fact	O
a	O
highly	O
capable	O
gaming	O
card	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
offers	O
hardware	O
decoding	O
and	O
EAX	O
support	O
,	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
XtremeGamer	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
revised	O
model	O
featured	O
half-width	O
PCB	O
,	O
non-gold-plated	O
connectors	O
,	O
optical	O
out	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
digital	O
out	O
and	O
digital	O
I/O	O
module	O
jack	O
,	O
and	O
lacked	O
the	O
connector	O
for	O
users	O
wishing	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
separate	O
X-Fi	B-Device
I/O	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
market	O
segment	O
occupied	O
by	O
the	O
XtremeMusic	O
was	O
moved	O
downwards	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
(	O
cheaper	O
)	O
'	O
Xtreme	O
Audio	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
Xtreme	O
Audio	O
Notebook	O
 '	O
products	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
"	O
X-Fi	B-Device
"	O
label	O
,	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
products	O
in	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
line	O
not	O
using	O
the	O
EMU20K1	B-Device
chip	O
(	O
CA20K1	O
)	O
but	O
an	O
older	O
chip	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Audigy	B-Device
SE	I-Device
and	O
SB	O
Live	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
cards	O
(	O
CA0106-WBTLF	O
)	O
and	O
thus	O
lacking	O
the	O
hardware	O
acceleration	O
of	O
3D	O
sound	O
and	O
EAX	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
gaming	O
and	O
content	O
creation	O
features	O
and	O
the	O
I/O	O
extensibility	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
X-Fi	B-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
new	O
product	O
introduced	O
was	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
'	O
XtremeGamer	O
Fatal1ty	O
Pro	O
 '	O
,	O
identical	O
in	O
function	O
to	O
the	O
Fatal1ty	O
FPS	O
,	O
but	O
made	O
more	O
affordable	O
by	O
the	O
unbundling	O
of	O
the	O
I/O	O
panel	O
and	O
remote	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
Creative	O
Technology	O
unveiled	O
PCI	B-Protocol
Express	O
x1	O
and	O
ExpressCard/34	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
X-Fi	I-Device
Xtreme	O
Audio	O
during	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
did	O
not	O
yet	O
release	O
PCIe	O
versions	O
of	O
their	O
EMU-based	O
X-Fi	B-Device
cards	O
as	O
adapting	O
the	O
CA20K1	O
chip	O
for	O
PCIe	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
troublesome	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
itself	O
reporting	O
design	O
difficulties	O
,	O
latency	O
problems	O
and	O
delays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
Titanium	O
series	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
revised	O
CA20K2	O
chip	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
an	O
integrated	O
RISC	O
processor	O
for	O
safeguarding	O
against	O
PCIe-induced	O
latencies	O
,	O
a	O
DDR	O
SDRAM	O
interface	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
SDRAM	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
integrated	O
High	O
Definition	O
audio	O
architecture	O
(	O
UAA	O
)	O
component	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Products	O
included	O
the	O
Fatal1ty	O
cards	O
with	O
64	O
MB	O
X-RAM	O
and	O
an	O
optional	O
I/O	O
drive	O
bay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
regular	O
Titanium	O
with	O
16	O
MB	O
X-RAM	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
same	O
109dB	O
SNR	O
spec	O
as	O
the	O
former	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
PCI	B-Protocol
cards	I-Protocol
,	O
these	O
cards	O
use	O
software-based	O
Dolby	O
Digital	O
Live	O
5.1	O
encoding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
PCI	B-Protocol
and	O
PCIe	O
internal	O
sound	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
Creative	O
also	O
released	O
an	O
external	O
USB-based	O
solution	O
(	O
named	O
X-Mod	O
)	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Mod	O
is	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
category	O
as	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
lineup	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
only	O
a	O
stereo	O
device	O
,	O
marketed	O
to	O
improve	O
music	O
playing	O
from	O
laptop	O
computers	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
lower	O
specifications	O
than	O
the	O
internal	O
offerings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
external	O
products	O
that	O
use	O
X-Fi	B-Device
name	O
include	O
USB-based	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
X-Fi	I-Device
HD	O
,	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
X-Fi	I-Device
Surround	O
5.1	O
Pro	O
,	O
and	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
X-Fi	I-Device
Go	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
processor	O
on	O
X-Fi	B-Device
was	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
at	O
its	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
offering	O
an	O
extremely	O
robust	O
sample	O
rate	O
conversion	O
(	O
SRC	O
)	O
engine	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
enhanced	O
internal	O
sound	O
channel	O
routing	O
options	O
and	O
greater	O
3D	O
audio	O
enhancement	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
significant	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
audio	B-Device
processing	I-Device
unit	I-Device
was	O
devoted	O
to	O
this	O
resampling	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SRC	O
engine	O
was	O
far	O
more	O
capable	O
than	O
previous	O
Creative	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
offerings	O
,	O
a	O
limitation	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
major	O
thorn	O
in	O
Creative	O
's	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
digital	O
audio	O
is	O
sampled	B-Algorithm
at	O
44.1kHz	O
,	O
a	O
standard	O
no	O
doubt	O
related	O
to	O
CD-DA	O
,	O
while	O
sound	B-Device
cards	I-Device
were	O
often	O
designed	O
to	O
process	O
audio	O
at	O
48kHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
,	O
the	O
44.1kHz	O
audio	O
must	O
be	O
resampled	O
to	O
48kHz	O
(	O
Creative	O
's	O
previous	O
cards	O
 '	O
DSPs	O
operated	O
at	O
48kHz	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
audio	O
DSP	B-Architecture
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
process	O
and	O
affect	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Fi	B-Device
'	O
s	O
resampling	O
engine	O
produces	O
a	O
near-lossless-quality	O
result	O
,	O
far	O
exceeding	O
any	O
known	O
audio	B-Device
card	I-Device
DSP	B-Architecture
available	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
functionality	O
is	O
used	O
not	O
only	O
for	O
simple	O
audio	O
playback	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
several	O
other	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
card	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
""	O
,	O
a	O
technology	O
that	O
claims	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
clarity	O
of	O
digital	O
music	O
through	O
digital	O
analysis	O
(	O
supported	O
by	O
all	O
X-Fi	B-Device
models	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Xtreme	O
Audio	O
and	O
X-Mod	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
X-Fi	I-Device
presents	O
the	O
following	O
features	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
usually	O
implemented	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
DSP	B-Architecture
or	O
in	O
software	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Xtreme	O
Audio	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
X-Fi	B-Device
has	O
caused	O
several	O
unsolved	O
problems	O
with	O
sound	O
glitches	O
on	O
various	O
motherboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
compression	O
"	O
that	O
is	O
meant	O
here	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
digital	O
file-size	O
reduction	O
achieved	O
by	O
digital	O
audio	O
data	O
compression	O
technologies	O
like	O
for	O
example	O
mp3	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
this	O
whole	O
process	O
is	O
done	O
before	O
the	O
final	O
Audio	O
CD	O
is	O
recorded	O
,	O
its	O
effect	O
is	O
equally	O
present	O
in	O
uncompressed	O
audio	O
files	O
created	O
from	O
such	O
a	O
CD	O
,	O
in	O
lossless	B-Algorithm
compressed	O
audio	O
made	O
from	O
the	O
CD	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
lossy	B-Algorithm
compressed	O
audio	O
from	O
that	O
same	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
undo	O
this	O
effect	O
,	O
the	O
uses	O
a	O
multiband	O
compander	B-Algorithm
(	O
compressor/expander	O
)	O
with	O
dynamically	O
adjusted	O
compression/expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CMSS-3D	O
is	O
a	O
DSP	B-Architecture
feature	O
that	O
provides	O
audio	O
enhancement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
requires	O
Creative	O
proprietary	B-Application
drivers	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
under	O
Linux	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
that	O
more	O
recent	O
driver	O
versions	O
force	O
the	O
synchronisation	O
between	O
Windows	O
Speakers	O
configuration	O
and	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
control	O
panel	O
when	O
this	O
was	O
previously	O
optional	O
so	O
unlike	O
CMSS-3D	O
Headphone	O
some	O
multi-channel	O
applications	O
will	O
not	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
Creative	O
's	O
previous	O
sound	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
supports	O
SoundFonts	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Creative	O
was	O
slow	O
to	O
embrace	O
64-bit	O
drivers	O
for	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
lineup	O
,	O
most	O
x86-64	O
architecture	O
based	O
operating	O
systems	O
are	O
now	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
7	O
includes	O
basic	O
driver	O
support	O
for	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
series	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
features	O
however	O
require	O
the	O
software	O
applications	O
provided	O
by	O
Creative	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
full	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2007	O
Creative	O
Labs	O
released	O
a	O
closed	B-Application
source	I-Application
unsupported	O
beta	O
driver	O
providing	O
Linux	O
64-bit	O
OS	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
X-Fi	I-Device
series	O
sound	B-Device
cards	I-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
open-source	B-Application
driver	O
is	O
available	O
with	O
OSS	B-Library
v4	O
build	O
1013	O
and	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Datasheets	O
were	O
provided	O
by	O
Creative	O
to	O
enable	O
ALSA	B-Application
driver	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
after	O
some	O
communications	O
with	O
Creative	O
,	O
SUSE	O
developer	O
Takashi	O
Iwai	O
finally	O
got	O
a	O
mergeable	O
version	O
of	O
their	O
X-Fi	B-Device
driver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2009	O
the	O
driver	O
(	O
snd-ctxfi	O
)	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
release	O
of	O
ALSA	B-Application
1.0.21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Creative	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
X-Fi	I-Device
Titanium	O
HD	O
was	O
added	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
ALSA	B-Application
v1.0.25	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
currently	O
supported	O
by	O
advanced	O
Linux	O
ALSA	B-Application
driver	O
modules	O
but	O
might	O
require	O
installation	O
of	O
additional	O
packages	O
from	O
alternative	O
repositories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Fi	B-Device
MB	O
as	O
a	O
pure	O
software	O
solution	O
has	O
Windows	O
as	O
a	O
system	O
requirement	O
and	O
thus	O
does	O
not	O
provide	O
Linux	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Card	O
Release	O
SNR	O
Interface	O
Main	O
chip	O
RAM	B-Architecture
I/O	O
Console	O
I/O	O
Drive	O
Box	O
Remote	O
control	O
Notes	O
Elite	O
Pro	O
Aug	O
2005	O
116	O
dB	O
PCI	B-Protocol
EMU20K1	B-Device
64	O
MB	O
included	O
–	O
included	O
Only	O
X-Fi	B-Device
card	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
Xilinx	O
XC9536XL	O
CPLD	B-General_Concept
and	O
mechanical	O
relays	O
for	O
routing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal1ty	O
Aug	O
2005	O
109	O
dB	O
PCI	B-Protocol
EMU20K1	B-Device
64	O
MB	O
optional	O
included	O
included	O
Also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Fatal1ty	O
FPS	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Fatal1ty	O
Edition	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platinum	O
Aug	O
2005	O
109	O
dB	O
PCI	B-Protocol
EMU20K1	B-Device
2	O
MB	O
optional	O
included	O
included	O
Platinum	O
Fatal1ty	O
Champion	O
Aug	O
2005	O
109	O
dB	O
PCI	B-Protocol
EMU20K1	B-Device
64	O
MB	O
optional	O
included	O
included	O
Rebranded	O
"	O
Fatal1ty	O
"	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XtremeMusic	O
Aug	O
2005	O
109	O
dB	O
PCI	B-Protocol
EMU20K1	B-Device
2	O
MB	O
optional	O
optional	O
optional	O
Digital	O
Audio	O
Sep	O
2005	O
109	O
dB	O
PCI	B-Protocol
EMU20K1	B-Device
2	O
MB	O
optional	O
optional	O
optional	O
Japan-only	O
variant	O
of	O
XtremeMusic	O
with	O
additional	O
jack	O
extension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xtreme	O
Audio	O
Oct	O
2006	O
104	O
dB	O
PCI	B-Protocol
CA0106	O
-	O
–	O
-	O
optional	O
Low	O
profile	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
EMU20K1	B-Device
chipset	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
but	O
an	O
old	O
one	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Audigy	B-Device
SE	I-Device
,	O
Audigy	B-Device
Value	O
and	O
SB	O
Live	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Xtreme	O
Audio	O
PCI	B-Protocol
Express	O
Oct	O
2006	O
108	O
dB	O
PCIe	O
CA0110	O
–	O
-	O
–	O
optional	O
Same	O
as	O
the	O
Xtreme	O
Audio	O
,	O
however	O
in	O
a	O
PCIe	O
format	O
with	O
a	O
CA0110	O
chipset	O
,	O
and	O
slightly	O
increased	O
SNR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XtremeGamer	O
Oct	O
2006	O
109	O
dB	O
PCI	B-Protocol
EMU20K1	B-Device
2	O
MB	O
–	O
-	O
optional	O
Low	O
profile	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XtremeGamer	O
Fatal1ty	O
Pro	O
Oct	O
2006	O
109	O
dB	O
PCI	B-Protocol
2.1	I-Protocol
EMU20K1	B-Device
64	O
MB	O
optional	O
optional	O
optional	O
Essentially	O
the	O
original	O
Fatal1ty/Fatal1ty	O
Edition/Fatal1ty	O
FPS/Platinum	O
Fatal1ty	O
Champion	O
card	O
without	O
the	O
I/O	O
drive	O
box	O
and	O
remote	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XtremeGamer	O
OEM	O
2006-2007	O
PCI	B-Protocol
EMU20K1	B-Device
2	O
MB	O
–	O
-	O
–	O
OEM-only	O
(	O
Dell	O
,	O
Alienware	O
,	O
HP	O
)	O
variant	O
with	O
colored	O
jacks	O
,	O
TOSLINK	O
in/out	O
and	O
added	O
CA0112	O
"	O
Golden	O
Gate	O
"	O
UAA-compatible	O
companion	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanium	O
Professional	O
Audio	O
PCI	B-Protocol
Express	O
Jun	O
2008	O
109	O
dB	O
PCIe	O
EMU20K2	O
16	O
MB	O
–	O
-	O
optional	O
Asia-only	O
variant	O
of	O
X-Fi	B-Device
Titanium	O
with	O
minijack-to-2RCA	O
cable	O
and	O
EMI	O
shield	O
Titanium	O
Sep	O
2008	O
109	O
dB	O
PCIe	O
CA20K2	O
16	O
MB	O
–	O
-	O
optional	O
First	O
X-Fi	B-Device
card	O
for	O
which	O
Creative	O
made	O
available	O
a	O
software-based	O
implementation	O
of	O
Dolby	O
Digital	O
Live	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
real-time	O
encoding	O
to	O
DD	O
5.1	O
and	O
subsequent	O
output	O
over	O
the	O
optical	O
out	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
stereo	O
based	O
internal	O
Creative	O
PCI/PCI	O
-E	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
with	O
gold	O
plated	O
RCA	O
out	O
since	O
the	O
ISA	O
AWE64	O
Gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
PCI	B-Protocol
Fatal1ty	O
cards	O
have	O
"	O
Fatal1ty	O
"	O
sign	O
with	O
two	O
red	O
LEDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCIe	O
Fatal1ty	O
cards	O
have	O
no	O
illuminated	O
Fatal1ty	O
logo	O
and	O
only	O
features	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
logo	O
illuminated	O
by	O
two	O
white	O
LEDs	O
(	O
however	O
it	O
does	O
have	O
the	O
Fatal1ty	O
branding	O
on	O
the	O
heatsink	O
of	O
the	O
card	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	O
Pro	O
card	O
has	O
"	O
X-Fi	B-Device
"	O
sign	O
with	O
two	O
blue	O
LEDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PCIe	O
X-Fi	B-Device
cards	O
,	O
remote	O
control	O
support	O
requires	O
a	O
USB	O
receiver	O
and	O
is	O
sold	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entry-level	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
series	O
,	O
the	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
X-Fi	I-Device
Xtreme	O
Audio	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
actually	O
have	O
the	O
EMU20K1	B-Device
chip	O
but	O
is	O
a	O
re-branded	O
Audigy	B-Device
SE	I-Device
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
family	O
of	O
chips	O
(	O
CA0106-WBTLF	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
the	O
same	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
24-bit	O
,	O
the	O
Audigy	B-Device
SE	I-Device
and	O
other	O
budget	O
Soundblaster	B-Application
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X-Fi	B-Device
Xtreme	O
Audio	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
drivers	O
as	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
family	O
(	O
and	O
lacks	O
ASIO	O
)	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
do	O
not	O
recognize	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
X-Fi	B-Device
capable	O
hardware	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
hardware	O
profile	O
resembles	O
that	O
of	O
older	O
Live	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Audigy	B-Device
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
had	O
both	O
cards	O
,	O
the	O
Audigy	B-Device
SE	I-Device
and	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
Extreme	O
Audio	O
-	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Extreme	O
Audio	O
has	O
a	O
Cirrus	O
Logic	O
chip	O
known	O
from	O
the	O
Audigy	B-Device
4	O
,	O
has	O
more	O
capasitors	O
and	O
sounds	O
well	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Audigy	B-Device
SE	I-Device
and	O
SB24	O
are	O
totally	O
outdated	O
in	O
sound	O
and	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cards	O
sounds	O
like	O
an	O
Audigy	B-Device
4	O
and	O
not	O
like	O
Audigy	B-Device
SE	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Important	O
is	O
the	O
DAC	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
X-Fi	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Audigy	B-Device
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
is	O
actually	O
an	O
Audigy	B-Device
4	O
refurbished.	O
]	O
</s>
<s>
X-Fi	B-Device
MB	O
is	O
a	O
software	O
solution	O
that	O
enables	O
basic	O
X-Fi	B-Device
features	O
on	O
computers	O
with	O
integrated	O
audio	O
into	O
an	O
X-Fi	B-Device
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Fi	B-Device
MB	O
is	O
commonly	O
bundled	O
with	O
motherboards	O
and	O
computer	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
comparable	O
to	O
an	O
X-Fi	B-Device
XtremeAudio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bundled	O
with	O
some	O
Asus	O
and	O
ASRock	O
motherboards	O
,	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
MB	O
is	O
sold	O
as	O
X-Fi	B-Device
Supreme	O
FX	O
and	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
standard	O
Analog	O
Devices	O
integrated	O
HD	O
audio	O
codec	O
paired	O
with	O
X-Fi	B-Device
MB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X-Fi	B-Device
features	O
are	O
implemented	O
entirely	O
in	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
hardware	O
vendors	O
sell	O
the	O
X-Fi	B-Device
MB	O
solution	O
simply	O
as	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
X-Fi	I-Device
Integrated	O
Sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Fi	B-Device
MB	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
different	O
versions	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Fi	B-Device
MB	O
,	O
X-Fi	B-Device
MB2	O
,	O
X-Fi	B-Device
MB3	O
and	O
X-Fi	B-Device
MB5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
version	O
available	O
on	O
select	O
laptops	O
and	O
desktops	O
is	O
X-Fi	B-Device
MB5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
non-OEM	O
version	O
of	O
X-Fi	B-Device
MB3	O
was	O
sold	O
by	O
Creative	O
Labs	O
but	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Fi	B-Device
MB3	O
provided	O
an	O
effective	O
software	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
full	O
X-Fi	B-Device
card	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
provided	O
with	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Alchemy	O
that	O
works	O
with	O
non-Creative	O
sound	B-Device
cards	I-Device
to	O
restore	O
legacy	O
EAX	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
