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FourPointSurround FPS2000 Delivers Ultimate Realism - Including High Volume Levels and Gut-Wrenching Bass - for DirectSound 3D and Environmental Audio Games

The four-channel FPS2000 system creates a palpable front-to-rear sound field that takes full advantage of the ``virtual reality'' potential of the new generation of positional audio games using the four-channel audio capabilities of Creative's Environmental Audio technology and Microsoft's DirectSound 3D games.

``The FourPointSurround FPS2000 was designed as a powerful sound system for our Environmental Audio Platform,'' said Sim Wong Hoo, founder and chief executive officer at Creative. ``This four-channel speaker system delivers the ultimate gaming experience for Environmental Audio games and music.''

``FourPointSurround FPS2000 delivers the chest-pounding bass and very high sound levels that serious gamers love,'' said Tom Hannaher, Cambridge SoundWorks' senior vice president of marketing. ``When used with Creative's new Sound Blaster Live! Sound card and a game like Unreal, from Epic MegaGames, FPS2000 delivers an absolutely incredible environmental audio experience. The experience with the FPS2000 and the ultra-realistic acoustic modeling of Creative's Environmental Audio goes way beyond what a PC sound system has ever offered. Period.''

A Serious Gamer's Sound System

FourPointSurround FPS2000 consists of four high-output satellite speakers with 2 1/2`` long-throw drivers, a high-output powered subwoofer with long-throw woofer, and a five-channel amplifier (25 watts RMS to the woofer, 7 watts RMS to each satellite speaker). The system also includes a separate volume/fade volume control and two 18'' speaker stands for use with the rear speakers.

A Powerful Sound System for Music

FourPointSurround FPS2000 also reproduces music with accuracy and clarity covering the complete range of sound - including great bass. FPS2000 features a smooth, natural octave-to-octave tonal balance normally associated with expensive home stereo speakers.

Easily Affordable.

The suggested retail target price of FourPointSurround FPS2000 will be under $200. It is expected to ship next quarter.

Cambridge SoundWorks, a subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd., manufactures over 40 different models of home stereo, car stereo, home theater and computer speakers. It is the country's first and largest factory-direct stereo company, selling its stereo speaker products and sound systems in its 26 retail stores in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut and California. Its speakers and sound systems are also offered directly to the consumer through its national catalog.

Creative Technology Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets a wide array of advanced multimedia solutions for the PC, entertainment, education, music and productivity tools markets. Creative's products are marketed through the OEM, systems integrator and retail channels under a variety of trademarks, including the ``Blaster'' family name. With the new Sound Blaster(R) PCI standard, Creative has produced a solution that utilizes a combination of hardware and software for near-perfect compatibility with existing DOS and Windows titles. Creative's corporate headquarters and primary manufacturing are based in Singapore, with sales, distribution and research and development being carried out through an extensive, global network of subsidiaries located in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa.

This announcement relates to products whose launch are in the United States of America. The product names, contents, prices and availability may differ elsewhere in the world according to local factors and requirements.

Sound Blaster and Blaster are registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd., in the United States and/or other countries. Cambridge SoundWorks is a registered trademark, and PCWorks and FourPointSurround are trademarks of Cambridge SoundWorks, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other products mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby recognized as such. 

SOURCE: Creative Labs, Inc.