Product Description

The Acoustic Edge dominates the stage for true 5.1 entertainment on your PC. It is the ultimate PC entertainment solution! Envelop yourself in genuine digital surround-sound. Acoustic Edge' s high-performance audio accelerator will transform any sound source into 5.1-channel surround sound. Create your home entertainment system. With all the connectivity options (line in, mic in, lineout, SPDIF in/out, midi/game port) you can truly create your personal home entertainment system. You can even connect external digital or analog audio equipment and use the soundcard to process the signal.The Philips ThunderBird Avenger audio accelerator can process up to 256 sounds (of which 96 in 3D) simultaneously without using up your computer' s processing power. With EAX 2.0 and A3D 1.0 game compatibility, the Acoustic Edge is the most powerful audio force available. It transforms game play into a home theater experience! It creates 5.1 distinct surround sound channels from any source. Excite your imagination with the Edge!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #219924 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Philips
• Model: PSC706/00
• Platform: Windows Me

Customer Reviews

Best Sound Card of Its Day
This was far and away the best sound card of its day. Don't let the date on Amazon's page fool you; this card was released in 2000. Unfortunately Philips has long since stopped producing sound cards and has not released updated drivers for some time, so this card is no longer fully compatible with DirectX. It's tragic that Philips didn't continue its sound card line; I can barely imagine what they would have developed. Only recently have the mainstream sound card manufacturers incorporated the features Philips had already developed six years ago, such as digital outputs and software that expands stereo signals into 5.1 surround sound. This card was truly ahead of its time, and at $80 was a steal. Unfortunately, its day seems to have passed. The good news is that there are finally some worthy successors available, so after six years of use, I can finally bid my Philips Acoustic Edge a fond farewell. I can only hope my new sound card will enjoy so long a life.