Audio Adapter Characteristics
Here are the important characteristics of audio adapters:
- Audio channels
It's important that the audio adapter support your speaker configuration. Audio adapters may support any combination of the following configurations:
2.0–front left and right satellites 2.1–2.0 with a subwoofer 4.1–2.1 with a rear left/right satellite pair added 5.1–4.1 with a front center-channel speaker added 6.1–5.1 with a rear center-channel speaker added 7.1–5.1 with a side left/right satellite pair added 8.1–7.1 with a rear center-channel speaker added - Frequency response
The range of human hearing is usually stated as 20 Hz to 20 kHz. All current audio adapters nominally support this range or close to it. However, few cards state±dB for that range, ...
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