Product comparison · 2 audio cards

Hercules 16/12 FW vs Hercules Gamesurround Muse 5.1 DVD

Key differences

Audio quality
- 16/12 FW:24 bit
- Gamesurround Muse 5.1 DVD:16 bit
Minimum RAM
- 16/12 FW:256 MB
- Gamesurround Muse 5.1 DVD:64 MB
Minimum storage drive space
- 16/12 FW:10000 MB
- Gamesurround Muse 5.1 DVD:10 MB

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Comparison of 16/12 FW, Gamesurround Muse 5.1 DVD
12 specifications	A Hercules 16/12 FW View product	B Hercules Gamesurround Muse 5.1 DVD View product
Audio1 differ
Audio qualityDiffers	24 bit	16 bit
Ports & interfacesidentical
MIDI/Joystick portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Host interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI
Features1 differ
CompatibilityDiffers	PC, Mac	Microsoft DirectSound & DirectMusic, Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital
Softwareidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Live Special Edition Cubase LE Demo versions: Sonar3: audio studio Project 5: software synthesiser	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	64 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium III 800MHz / G4 1GHz Power Mac	Intel Pentium MMX 233 MHz
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.62 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers	10000 MB	10 MB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP Mac OS X 10.3	Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
Audio system maximum sampling rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 kHz
Technical details1 differ
I/O portsDiffers	Front Panel: Headphone jack ¼ gold plated stereo plug with volume button MIDI In 2 and MIDI Out 2 standard DIN plugs Rear Panel: 15V 1A power plug for power adaptor FireWire plug MIDI In 1 and MIDI Out 1 standard DIN plugs Word Clock Input and Output BNC plugs 2 SPDIF input and output coaxial gold p	3x Independent Stereo Outputs 1x Mic-In 1x game port/MIDI MPU-401 1x Stereo Line-In

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