Philips PSC805 Aurilium: Cost-effective Top Of The Range? Continued
By
Jean-Pierre Roche,
published on February 23, 2004
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: listen, through, usb
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: listen, through, usb
Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Creative MP3+: A Good Start
- 3. Creative MP3+: A Good Start, Continued
- 4. Software: Exclusively Creative
- 5. Behavior At 44.1kHz
- 6. Behavior At 48kHz
- 7. Creative Audigy 2 NX: Top Range With No Concessions
- 8. Creative Audigy 2 NX: Top Range With No Concessions, Continued
- 9. Behavior At 44.1kHz
- 10. Hercules Muse Pocket: 5.1 In Its Simplest Expression
- 11. Hercules Muse Pocket: 5.1 In Its Simplest Expression, Continued
- 12. Simple But Effective Software
- 13. Simple But Effective Software, Continued
- 14. Comparison At 44.1kHz
- 15. Behavior At 48kHz
- 16. Philips PSC805 Aurilium: Cost Effective Top Of The Range?
- 17. Philips PSC805 Aurilium: Cost-effective Top Of The Range? Continued
- 18. Software: A Supporting Agent
- 19. Comparison At 44.1kHz
- 20. Behavior At 48kHz
- 21. Behavior At 24 Bits/96kHz
- 22. Terratec Aureon USB: Simple Is Beautiful
- 23. A Familiar Song But The Software Is Extensive
- 24. Comparison At 44.1kHz
- 25. Behavior At 48kHz
- 26. Conclusion
17. Philips PSC805 Aurilium: Cost-effective Top Of The Range? Continued
| Philips PSC805 Aurilium | |
|---|---|
| Interface | USB 1.1 |
| Audio chip | "Latice LCD4064 Philips UDA1338H" |
| Maximum playback | 96 kHz |
| Digital-analog conversion | 24 bits |
| MIDI / game port | no |
| Power | USB |
| Inputs | |
| Card | line, mic |
| Outputs | |
| Card | lines 3x3.5mm jack (5.1), 1x S/PDIF optical, 1x S/PDIF coaxial, 1x headphone |
| DVD and Cinema | |
| Standards | 5.1 |
| Configuration | up to 5.1 |
| DVD Audio | no |
| 3D Gaming Audio | |
| Standards | DS3D, EAX 1 and 2 |
| Configuration | 2x 5.1 |
| MIDI | |
| Connections | none |
| Software synthesizer | Microsoft |
| Minimum System Requirements | |
| Processor | 350 MHz minimum |
| Memory | 64 MB, depending on OS |
| Interface | USB 1.1 |
| OS | Windows 2000 / XP |
The heart of the Aurilium is a Lattice LC4064 CPLD (complex programmable logical device) and a Philips 24 bit codec with four input channels plus a special one for vocals and six output channels. The AD converters can work up to 100kHz (50kHz for the vocal channel) and the DA converters up to 200kHz. But, though the Aurilium is described in some documents as a USB 2.0 card, we had the surprise of discovering a TI TUSB3200 USB 1.1 controller. So it is a USB 1.1 card, evidently compatible with USB 2.0, without being one... This confusion should have been avoided.
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