Batteries Included: 0 Binding: Electronics Brand: M-Audio EAN: 0612391991500 Feature: SRS TruSurround XT and SRS Circle Surround delivers incredible suround sound Is Autographed: 0 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: M-Audio Manufacturer: M-Audio Model: us991500 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: M-Audio Studio: M-Audio
Features
SRS TruSurround XT and SRS Circle Surround delivers incredible suround sound Control panel for bass management and other features DTS output and Dolby Digital 5.1 decoding using third-party applications Game support with Sensaura, EAX, DirectSound and A3D Digital out transmits PCM, plus passthrough of AC-3 and DTS(coaxial)
The Revolution 5.1 High-Definition Surround Sound Card provides channel-accurate surround reproduction and high-definition audio up to 192kHz at 24-bit resolution. Play all of your games, DVDs and music in surround sound, make games more realistic, and record or mix your own music. The card delivers high-definition 24-bit/192kHz audio playback, on up to 6 channels. The Revolution is packed with advanced technology on a small card that's easy to install and use. Also includes Activision's Wakeboard Unleashed and WinDVD 5 OEM version. Supports all popular media players including Windows Media 9 Professional 24-bit/96kHz mic/line recording (1/8 stereo) 6 analog line outs (3 stereo 1/8 mini-jacks) Dynamic Range - 106dB (typical, -60dBFS input, A-weighted) Signal-To-Noise Ratio - 109dB (typical, A-weighted) THD+N - 0.00185% (-95dB) Weight - 0.2 lbs
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: M-AUDIO Revolution 5.1 for MAC PPC G4-G5 Comment: The card still needs some work to support features for games that come out for MAC G4 and G5 (PCI-X) systems. A recent BETA driver has been released for LEOPARD (10.5.X) and fixes the problem with the audio console not popping up in the System Preferences pane. DVD movies play great from the card: in particular through it's digital coax system as well as it's analog connection.
Games like QUAKE 4 and DOOM 3 have issues with the Revolution 5.1. Quake will either have the sound "popping" or "skipping" in intervals or at times a kernel panic happens, thus crashing the game. Doom 4 wont play audio AT ALL with the use of the Revolution 5.1. Both games that have the EAX HD sound option for your game, but it won't work with the 5.1 even though the card supports such audio features from these games. I've had no problems with games like Return to Castle Wolfenstien, Return to Castle Wolfenstien: Enemy Territory, and Quake 3 Arena when using the 5.1.
In runs great with WINDOWS VISTA and haven't heard from anyone I know, any problems with playing ANY games on their PC's.
M-Audio in my opinion, should have discontinued this card if it wasn't going to make the effort in maintaining FULL SUPPORT for users that STILL use their Apple G4 and G5 (PCI-X) systems. Both systems are expandable (G5 PCI-X has some limitations) and are powerful enough to run current software and will last in years to come. This card is perfect for it's price for those who don't or cant spend over $100.00 for a decent sound card. It's too bad this card has not been up to snuff as it should. Customer Rating: Summary: Works Fine For Me Comment: I am only using this card for a stereo desktop hookup, with a pair of M-Audio AV-40 speakers. Why buy a 5.1 card for just a stereo setup? Because I wanted the M-Audio brand, as well as the capability for future multi-speaker setups.
This card does not come with overblown software that has all sorts of sound effects and environments, most of which are useless. If you want something that cleanly reproduces the sound source and relays it to your speakers, then this is the one to get.
A nice plus is it comes with a very versatile InterAudio's WinDVD program that does a great job of decoding and viewing DVD's.
Also, to finally address many complaints about this product not being compatible with Vista and having older drivers, M-Audio has finally released updated drivers that are compatible with Vista. Go to the support section of their website and download them. I am using XP and had no trouble whatsoever setting anything up.
In short, this is a reliable soundcard that does what it was intended to do without a bunch of bloatware toys that come with other manufacturer's cards that alter the signal and use up your computer's resources. Customer Rating: Summary: Sounds decent but kinda squirrely Comment: I bought this card to get digital out (with Dolby Digital) to send to my surround processor in my home theater and normal analog to my computer speakers so I could take advantage of the free instant movie watching feature on Netflix. After installation of the card and drivers from the supplied CD the default output was set to analog. Definitely above average sound quality. Tried switching to digital - couldn't get it to output from the coax digital out at first, but then for some unexplainable reason it started working. However, this card does not output digital and analog at the same time (like the M-Audio Audiophile 2496 that I wound up replacing it with). You have to open the Revolution 5.1 control panel and switch it from analog to digital. Therein was the issue. It didn't want to let go of whichever state it was in at the time. I would have to restart Windows sometimes to get it to let go of the analog or digital when going from normal computer use to home theater usage or vice versa. Did some research and come to find out other people are having problems with this card. I think there's something wrong with the drivers for XP and the most recent driver on the website is dated like 2004. Tried the most recent drivers (a few months more recent than the ones on the supplied CD). Nothing - no change. Gave up and sent it back to Amazon - replaced it with the aformentioned 2496 (which actually has recent driver support). Works much better for me, however I only need stereo analog out to my computer speakers. For those who actually need a 5.1 card, keep looking.
Customer Rating: Summary: In Brief, Use Caution Comment: Having installed the product according to instructions, I found it disabled all sound files and gave me a black screen. The only means of recovery was to reboot, and the only remedy for the product's interference was to remove the card and all its drivers. Highly unacceptable behavior for a product, and I returned it. Customer Rating: Summary: Dissappointing Comment: I've studied the user manual, installed and reinstalled the drivers, but am left with the following unfortunate situation to report:
With my All-in-Wonder 9800Pro, when I capture video, the sound captures with the video in some sessions, not in others. Very strange. Never had this problem with my SoundBlaster.
The "Output Mixer" tab never shows any signals, no matter what other tabs' settings are chosen.
No bass/treble adjustments, so I have to route the sound thru an external amplifier to get the bass I want.
The earphone output is is usually dead. I haven't had time to figure out under what situations it works or not. Since I'm using an external amp, I simply plug the phones into it, anyway.
I suspected these problems might be related to my Windows 98SE, so I installed a friend's Windows XP Pro on a different partition, and ALL the same problems existed there, too! There are no new drivers on the manufacturer's web site to try.
Sorry, I've run out of ideas, so I can't recommend this sound card.
