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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comparison of $4,000 boutique audio cable to $7 Amazon Basics cable shows audiophiles waste a lot of money — scientific audio equipment analysis with analyzer shows no difference in quality ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Those upgraded audio cables probably won't take your music listening pleasure up to the next level. All you need are the basics, literally. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:18:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Sound Cards]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VHGxfUxJPGwKY85Y3Hj79c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Creative updates its Sound Blaster PCIe sound card line after 5 years — new $79.99 Audigy FX Pro 7.1 pitched as ‘clear upgrade over standard onboard audio’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Creative updates its roster of PCIe sound cards for PC desktop DIYers with the new Sound Blaster Audigy FX Pro 7.1, ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vtw8NLoMesbvPhrKuQEaob-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ DIY Amiga sound sampler circuit mystery solved 32 years later — Magazine instructions had key component spec typos ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A three-decade old 'Amiga mystery' has been solved by an intrepid electronics-focused TechTuber. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Sound Cards]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BhVhVFM9mfKXft8cgTtxcJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Creative Labs revives Sound Blaster brand with modular audio hub — Re:Imagine is a tactile Stream Deck competitor, aimed at creators and audiophiles ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new modular audio hub combining sound card power and stream deck flexibility. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Sound Cards]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kunal Khullar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CqCkgVKDEcSuJXH62GHsoV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Legendary Sound Blaster ISA sound card gets a driver update 30 years later — patch squashes first bug report after 25 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Creative Sound Blaster AWE32 fixes arrive for the Linux 6.16-rc3 kernel. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 13:40:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Sound Cards]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kBYXTExBMupS3b4tY2SKn5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Old-school Creative Sound Blaster cards repaired and demoed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two ancient Creative Sound Blaster cards have been repaired, and TechTuber Necroware has demonstrated them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 13:16:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Sound Cards]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yaKtJSFDAzU2zDkMY9jCUd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How to Add Effects to Audio in Audacity ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/add-audio-effects-audacity</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Apply distortion, reverb and create audio snippets for podcasts with Audacity, a free audio editing tool. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:12:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jo Hinchliffe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d4LSdeGbCSK7KJh5kwnVkd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How To Remove Background Noise, Distortion in Audacity ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using the free audio editor, Audacity, learn how to restore old recordings and improve audio clarity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2022 12:00:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:34:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jo Hinchliffe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZxNMfZ2A9q3BFAoPUzCUg5-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ EVGA Adds Nu Audio Pro 7.1 Sound Cards With Improved Looks  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ EVGA is expanding its sound card lineup further with the Nu Audio Pro 7.1 sound cards, which are meant to look better and boost performance over the non-Pro variants. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:03:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:18:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Niels Broekhuijsen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LZh2LQ9x3MG4gMMsHCC2s-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ EVGA's GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Kingpin Card Includes a Power Meter ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Besides a new sound card, EVGA also showed an RTX 2080 Ti Kingpin graphics card at CES 2019. Besides delivering top performance, it's also able to provide Wattage information. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2019 16:04:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:17:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aris Mpitziopoulos ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xSWeNVxCufvCNytcheEmZC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ EVGA Sounds Out its Nu Audio Card ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ EVGA teams up with British audio manufacturer to bring new life back into the sound card setups of old. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2019 14:58:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:18:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ zak.storey@futurenet.com (Zak Storey) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zak Storey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Psbiyzh67b8MSxDTBBUReA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Surprise: PowerColor Makes A Sound Card, And It Sounds Good ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If there's one thing we didn't expect from PowerColor, it's that the highlight of the company's Computex would be a sound card. Regardless, meet the PowerColor Devil HDX. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:57:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Niels Broekhuijsen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CUkLdQVeFz7jYda6cVChkS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Creative Sound Blaster E Series is an External Sound 'Card' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here are two external sound card solutions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2014 00:46:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:38:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kevin Parrish ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2LaGgYwxZ2DFWk6KQ8hd39-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Asus Introduces Audiophile-Grade Essence STX II Sound Cards ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Asus has built two very attractive new sound cards (again) with swappable op-amps. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2014 19:24:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:34:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Niels Broekhuijsen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BSGC5ijMYPgjvTENxRvNn6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Element14, Wolfson Announce Sound Card for Raspberry Pi ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bringing line-in and line-out headphone support as well as headset support, on-board stereo microphones, and digital audio S/PDIF functionality to Raspberry Pi for the first time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:37:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jane McEntegart ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tx864ZPG9voQgvXnFCdBuY-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ LG to Show Multi-Room Audio Streamer at CES 2014 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ LG Electronics will showcase a number of audio products next month. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2013 03:10:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:09:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kevin Parrish ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QGSeM7UYdLwoCKyRzif7gL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diamond Announces Xtreme Sound 7.1 Sound Card ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Diamond's new card rings are in at just under $60. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:16:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jane McEntegart ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rback6ZbTgjVntNeGvV4fG-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ASRock Also Boasts High-End Onboard Audio ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It appears that ASRock is also working on motherboards with better onboard audio. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:10:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:00:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Niels Broekhuijsen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q7QqV6g7HNH2C3eGx4UPQf-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Asus Announces Xonar Essence STU External Sound Card ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Asus-Xonar-DAC-Essence,22283.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The external DAC and headphone amplifier is advertised as offering "audiophile-grade performance" and delivering USB connectivity and accessible external controls. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:38:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tarun Iyer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lv4VMchoeh5TbG2z5sEhhC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Asus Shows Off ROG Xonar Phoebus Solo Sound Card ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Asus is releasing a new sound card targeted at gamers with a sensitive ear. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:38:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Niels Broekhuijsen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lv4VMchoeh5TbG2z5sEhhC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Asus Xonar U7 Sound Card Has a Built-in Headphone Amp ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Asus has introduced a USB powered sound card that has some very high-end features in it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:32:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Niels Broekhuijsen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BSGC5ijMYPgjvTENxRvNn6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deals Nov. 16: Creative X-Fi USB Sound card $44.99 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Celebrate the weekend with these awesome deals from our partner, LogicBUY. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:07:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jane McEntegart ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Creative Returns with SB X-Fi Titanium HD ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Sound-Blaster-X-Fi-THX,10394.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Creative is making a comeback with its new "audiophile" card. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 19:51:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 20:44:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kevin Parrish ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rN5iZmBw2w46GosNZgWWYF-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nvidia: We Didn't Bribe Anyone to Use PhysX ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nvidia's worldwide director of developer technology fires back at AMD without insulting his rival. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:53:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kevin Parrish ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uC7dpK7yerWyQJkHnaDEqN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Apogee Digital Ships Symphony 64 Card – Most Affordable Pro-Audio Solution ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pro-audio-studio-recording,6539.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Not everyone may have a use for such high-end audio, such as the Symphony 64 by Apogee Digital – but for those audiophiles who would be interested in an affordable recording system, here you go ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:55:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aaron Heibert ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ofj9Px55RoD8KAAGHHG6jP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Asus Readies New Soundcard with HDMI ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Asus steps up the pressure on Creative by showing off the Xonar HDAV1.3, giving the PC audio world HDMI 1.3a compatibility.Running in a PCI Express x1 slot, the Xonar HDAV1.3 will decode lossless audio formats such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audi ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:34:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kevin Tu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tULYvJdfNV83aiRnwCjfwD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Creative Finally Launches True X-Fi PCI Express Parts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ &#8195; It took some time, but Creative Labs has finally introduced decent sound cards for PCI Express interface. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 21:59:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pre-CeBIT Brief: ASUS Goes HDMI Crazy! To Launch Triple HDMI Input Capture Card ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After years of Creative's dominance and players who would occasionally manage to produce a product that was relatively competitive, Taiwan giant ASUS decided to step up to sound card table. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:33:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:37:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Theo Valich ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Creative X-Fi: A New World of Sound ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After much waiting, we've finally gotten our hands on the first X-Fi sound cards. X-Fi brings with it a whole series of technological innovations that make its introduction nothing less than a watershed event in the history of sound on the PC. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:05:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:52:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jean-Pierre Roche ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Creative's X-Fi: A New Age in Sound Card Power? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lately, you might think sound cards are more about price wars than new technologies. But think again: Creative is about to come at the sector with a left hook. Its X-Fi audio processor packs 51.1 million transistors and a 400 MHz clock speed. We take a first look. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2005 19:04:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:18:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jean-Pierre Roche ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Creative Audigy 4 Pro: The Ultimate Consumer Sound Card? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In an effort to put some distances between themselves and the competition, Creative has updated the top-of-the-line model in its Audigy 2 series, now called the Audigy 4. Exactly what's new about this new version? And is it worth considering? ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 19:04:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:51:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jean-Pierre Roche ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hercules 16/12 FW: Affordable, Professional-Quality Multichannel Audio ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hercules, one of the first manufacturers of sound cards for musicians, has introduced a unit with so many capabilities that it is really an audio interface. It is an external Firewire device, like many new models, to suit both desktops and portables. But who'll use it, and what will they do with it? ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2005 18:03:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:19:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jean-Pierre Roche ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Does Hercules' Fortissimo 4 Deliver at 24 Bits? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ While 24 bit capabilities are becoming standard fare in mid-tier sound cards, not all vendors make the jump from 16 bits on equal footing. Our tests show whether or not Hercules' 24 bit Fortissimo 4 sinks or swims against other cards for less than $100. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:03:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:51:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jean-Pierre Roche ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Creative's E-MU 0404: Pro Sound Quality on the Cheap ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/creative,913.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ If you ever wanted to produce audio on your PC but didn't want to spend the money, Creative claims its E-MU 0404 Digital Audio System card will do the job for less than $100. We see whether it is really possible to turn your PC into a professional audio system on the cheap. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2004 18:02:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:51:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jean-Pierre Roche ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Terratec's Aureon 7.1 FireWire Attempts Plug-and-Play with Pro Sound Card Performance ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/terratec,831.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Terratec says its Aureon 7.1 FireWire offers a plug-and-play sound card setup via an external FireWire connection. So while you can forget about your screwdriver and worrying about whether or not you have the right PC slot, THG investigates Terratec's easy-setup and performance claims. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2004 19:00:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:52:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jean-Pierre Roche ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Creative's E-MU 1820 Goes Home Studio Pro ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/creative,825.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Creative has added music production to its range of sound card offerings. Using know-how gained from its acquisition of E-MU, Creative's E-MU 1820 is designed to deliver professional-quality reproduction. THG gauges whether or not the card lives up to its pretensions. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:00:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:52:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jean-Pierre Roche ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ DTS and 7.1: Creative Audigy 2 Platinum Pro ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/dts-7,691.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ It seems as if the Audigy 2 were only just launched, and here Creative is already offering not one, but several new versions. So what's new? Should you rush out and buy one? ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2003 19:02:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:54:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jean-Pierre Roche ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ High-End Audio: Creative and Terratec ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/high,669.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ High-end PC sound cards can deliver 24 bit sound quality at up to frequencies of 192 kHz. Two suppliers dominate the high-end category: Creative and Terratec. We tested several of their cards' that are geared for the highend sector: Creative's Audigy 2 Platinum EX and the Audigy Platinum and Terratec's Aureon Sky and Aureon Space. Our tests show how the two vendors' offerings meet the demands of the cream-of-the-crop category. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2003 19:02:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:50:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jean-Pierre Roche ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Prima Donna on PC: Creative Labs Audigy 2 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/a-prima-donna-pc,544.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here we are again! As ever at this time of year, Creative Labs has released a brand new sound card. The last one, the Audigy, already had a host of exciting functions, so what could they come up with for the new Audigy 2? The answer is obvious and inexorable: DVD Audio, playing at 24 bits/192 kHz, recording at 24 bits/ 96 kHz, 6.1 sound, Dolby Digital EX decoding and THX certification! ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2002 18:00:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:53:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Philippe Ramelet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hercules Fortissimo III 7.1 and Digifire 7.1 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/hercules-fortissimo-iii-7,537.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ While 5.1 sound is now standard for both sound cards and integrated chipsets, Hercules has shot its new sound cards up to 7.1! ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:00:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:50:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Philippe Ramelet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Entry-level Multi-channel Sound Card: Hercules Gamesurround Muse 5.1 DVD ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/entry,495.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Muse XL entry-level sound card was an interesting and simple way of acquiring sound functionality for game-playing purposes. Yet compared to the Fortissimo II Digital Edition and the Game Theater XP, it was not an economical solution to the problem of decoding 5.1 sound from DVD videos. This defect has now been remedied by the Muse 5.1 DVD. Let the music play! ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2002 19:08:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:52:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Philippe Ramelet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ External Sound: Creative Labs Extigy ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/external-sound,447.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Although there is a growing tendency to integrate sound chipsets on the mother board, Creative Labs is offering removal of the sound card from the PC and connection to the USB port. The Extigy is a hybrid, a halfway point between the Audigy and an external AC-3 decoder. Here's how it's done... ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2002 19:07:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:32:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Philippe Ramelet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Terratec DMX 6Fire 24/96 vs. Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/terratec-dmx-6fire-24,410.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ There was a time when multimedia sound cards and 'professional' sound cards - cards dedicated solely to music - were complete strangers to each other. This is no longer really the case with cards like the Terratec DMX 6Fire 24/96 and the Creative Labs SB Audigy Platinum. They each have the latest generation of chips and input/ output racks, but let's find out which of them best succeeds in bridging the gap. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2002 18:06:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:52:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Philippe Ramelet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Big Sound, Low Price: Creative Audigy ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/big-sound,370.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Creative Labs is bringing out a new range of sound cards based on a new DSP by E-Mu assisted by 24 bit converters. Linked with a new games library, the Advanced HD, the Audigy card is aimed at both game players and musicians who will benefit from the ASIO drivers. And as a bonus, Creative provides a FireWire port. Here is the low-down on a multimedia card that approaches professional standards. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2001 19:06:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:51:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stéphane Moreau ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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