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Creative Inspire 6.1 6600 Features a Rear-Center Speaker for Incredible Audio Realism From PC Games, Dolby Digital EX Movies and Digital Music

Leveraging on the sonic signature of Creative’s range of Inspire speakers - a cohesive spatial imaging with accurate and impactful reproduction of sound, the Creative Inspire 6.1 6600 speaker system is designed to elevate your listening experience in multi-channel PC games and movies. The additional rear-center channel provides a smoother panning across the rear speakers as well as providing crucial audio information in DirectSound 3D games.

"At the time we’re introducing the Creative Inspire 6.1 6600, hot game titles like ‘Hitman 2: Silent Assassin^’ and ‘Soldier of Fortune II’, plus hundreds more DirectSound 3D, EAX® and EAX ADVANCED HD™ game titles already fully support 6.1 surround sound. This gives PC Gamers a competitive edge and allows them to hear an opponent approaching from directly behind, whether it’s in a first-person shooter or a racing game," said Craig McHugh, president of Creative Labs. "The ideal companion for our new Sound Blaster^® Audigy^™ 2 sound cards, the Creative Inspire 6.1 6600 supports Dolby Digital EX with DVD movies, for superior accuracy in sound separation from front to back and across the three rear speakers."

The Creative Inspire 6.1 6600 features realistic 6.1 positional audio on EAX and Microsoft^® DirectSound 3D games. Users will experience sound from six speakers and the subwoofer when the system is paired with the new Sound Blaster Audigy 2, or they can also enable the CMSS^® (Creative Multi-Speaker Surround) up-mix control on the subwoofer to create a 6.1 sound field when use with a Sound Blaster 5.1 sound card. The system’s five speakers with 8 Watts RMS each and front center speaker with 20 Watts RMS are each built with the Creative IFP^™ (Image Focusing Plate) design technology that employs a curved front baffle and a contoured driver flare to improve the speaker’s sonic accuracy without sacrificing tonal balance. The subwoofer features a dual flared port tube, allowing air to flow smoothly for cleaner bass reproduction, while a long throw 6.5" driver delivers rock solid bass. Users can also conveniently control the speaker’s playback levels with a compact wired remote control with master volume/bass control, power switch, LED indicator, and a headphone jack for private listening.

• 8 Watts RMS per speaker, 20 Watts RMS front center speaker, 22 Watts RMS subwoofer
• Rear-center channel for discrete positional audio with Sound Blaster Audigy 2
• Dynamic frequency response from 40Hz-20kHz for a clean range of lows, mids and highs
• A more powerful front center speaker for a distinct dialogue and vocal reproduction
• Built-in CMSS upmix switch for a dramatic 6.1 gaming soundfield with Sound Blaster 5.1
• Cinematic 6.1 experience in Dolby Digital Surround EX movies with Sound Blaster Audigy 2
• Subwoofer engineered with dual flared port tube for cleaner bass reproduction, and a long-throw 6.5" driver for rock-solid bass
• Creative IFP (Image Focusing Plate) design using a curved front baffle and a contoured flare to improve the speaker’s sonic accuracy without sacrificing tonal balance
• Electronically contoured speakers with high performance drivers
• EAX technology for realistic 3D audio in games and 6.1-discrete channels with Sound Blaster Audigy 2
• Wired remote with volume/bass control, power switch, LED indicator and a headphone jack

For more information about Creative Inspire speaker systems, visit www.creative.com.

About Creative
Creative (Nasdaq: CREAF) is the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for PC users. Famous for its Sound Blaster sound card and for launching the multimedia revolution, Creative is now driving digital entertainment on the PC platform with products like its highly acclaimed NOMAD^® Jukebox. Creative’s innovative hardware, proprietary technology, applications and services leverage the Internet, enabling consumers to experience high-quality digital entertainment -- anytime, anywhere.