TechReport.com has posted a review of Creative Lab's new Sound Blaster X-Fi audio processor. Though, not really a good candidate for pro-audio recording, they give it a thumbs up for serious Gamers and Audiophiles.

From the article:

While a 96kHz sampling rate may be enough for most users, we were still curious about the nature of the XtremeMusic's limitations. On the recording side, one could blame the Wolfson WM8775 ADC, which only supports audio up to 24 bits and 96kHz. Creative says that the X-Fi can technically handle 192kHz recording, but suggests that anyone that serious about recording will probably want to consider its E-mu line of professional products over an X-Fi. When it comes to playback, the card's eight-channel Cirrus Logic CS4832 DAC claims to support 24-bit audio at up to 192kHz, so it shouldn't limit multi-channel output. According to Creative, the X-Fi doesn't support multi-channel 24-bit/192kHz output because no commercial content exists in that format. Most DVD-Audio content is multi-channel 24-bit/96kHz, and Creative only supports stereo output at 192kHz because some DVD-Audio discs offer that option.

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