VIA Announces Major Soundcard Design Wins For The Envy24HT Audio Controller

30-Dec-02

VIA Technologies, Inc., a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, announced two high-profile design wins for the VIA Envy24HT Audio Controller, with leading audio companies M-Audio and TerraTec integrating VIA's high-end audio solution into the next generation of consumer soundcard solutions.""After the success of our Delta pro series of soundcards using VIA's Envy line of Audio Controllers, we wanted to expand our reach with a soundcard that appeals to everyone who listens to audio on their PC,"" commented Jason Ivan, Director of Marketing for M-Audio's Consumer Division, ""M-Audio's new Revolution soundcard takes full advantage of the VIA Envy24HT's performance to support the latest audio content on the market, and provides an unparalleled listening experience.""""In our next generation of solutions, TerraTec wanted to set a new standard for consumer soundcards, and the VIA Envy24HT certainly met those requirements,"" commented Heiko Meertz, General Manager of TerraTec. ""Integrating the VIA Envy24HT into our new Aureon 7.1 Space soundcard also underscores a long relationship with VIA, and our belief in the outstanding performance and quality of their sound solutions.""As the role of the PC expands for home entertainment applications, audio is taking on an increasingly important role for consumers. Enabling the next wave of audio content, the VIA Envy24HT sets a new level of audio performance for the PC, supporting the highest resolution 192 kHz/24-bit audio formats. The VIA Envy24HT also enables up to eight outputs to support the latest DVD-Video formats with DolbyÆ Digital EXô and DTS-ESÆ audio tracks.""VIA is very pleased to be working with our valued partners to deliver high-quality sound solutions that are raising the bar of audio on the PC,"" commented Steve Chen, Product Manager for VIA Audio and Executive Assistance to the CEO, VIA Technologies, Inc. ""With these latest two additions, the Envy line of Controllers is rapidly gaining market share in this increasingly important market.""For more information about VIA Audio, visit www.via.com.tw.

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