Turtle Beach® Announces Audio Advantage® Micro
– USB device packs digital and analog audio outputs into tiny package –
Yonkers, NY, 07/13/2004 --
Turtle Beach today announced the Audio Advantage® Micro, a unique portable USB audio adapter with a digital S/PDIF interface, headphone amplifier and surround sound effects—all in a device the size of a thumb.
The Audio Advantage Micro enhances PC games, music and DVD viewing with HRTF (head-relational transfer function) virtual surround-sound, a 10 band EQ for adjusting tone, and ambiance effects for adding concert hall realism. The digital audio output provides a pass-through feature for sending DVD digital audio from a laptop or PC to a home theater surround-sound decoder, or for enjoying stereo music in pure digital format. The package includes an adapter for connecting an optical digital cable, a USB extender cable and a software applications CD.
"Most laptops are equipped with basic stereo sound. Few, if any, provide a digital audio output," said Frederick Romano, Executive vice-president of Turtle Beach. "The Micro makes its easy and affordable to enjoy an immersive 5.1 theater audio experience on your laptop, and also lets you connect it to high end digital audio gear."
In addition to providing enhanced audio for laptops, the Audio Advantage Micro serves as a convenient second audio output for desktop PCs. Users can easily switch from speakers to headphones by simply plugging it into a front-panel USB port and avoid having to deal with a tangled mess of wires behind their PC to unplug speakers.
For Mac users, the Audio Advantage Micro provides an alternative to finding and installing expensive Mac-compatible sound cards with digital outputs. (For Mac specifics, please visit our website).
The Audio Advantage Micro has an expected SRP of $29.95.
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Turtle Beach (www.turtlebeach.com) designs, manufactures and markets high quality, competitively-priced audio peripherals for video game consoles and personal computers. Famous for its innovative, award-winning line of Audio Advantage® USB and Santa Cruz™ computer soundcards, Turtle Beach is winning acclaim worldwide for its growing line of Ear Force® headphones, which are designed for the uncompromising gamer who demands the best audio experience possible.
Turtle Beach, with headquarters in Elmsford, New York, is a division of Voyetra Turtle Beach, which has been a pioneer in the synthesizer, software and network audio device marketplace for more than 3 decades.
Turtle Beach®, Voyetra® and Ear Force® are registered trademarks of Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. All other trademarks are copyright of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged.
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