Philips 5.1Ch Ext. Sound Processor USB2.0 PC+Mac PSC805 Leaflet

Sound Agent 2 Visual Sound Interface 

X 

ALL 

Intuitive graphical interface to customize sound 

Integrated Mixer 

 

X 

ALL 

 

QInteractive3D™ (QI3D™) 

X 

2/DO, 4, 
5.1, HP 

Sound Positioning Algorithms (DirectSound3D, 
EAX) 

QSound Multi-Speaker System™ (QMSS™) 

X 

4,5.1 

Stereo to Multi-channel conversion 

QXpander™ 

X 

2/DO, HP 

Stereo sound field enhancement 

QSound Environmental Modeling (QEM™) 
for EAX Games 

X 2/DO, 

4, 

5.1, HP 

EAX™ 1.0/2.0 game compatibility (reverb, 
obstruction and occlusion modeling) 

QSound Environmental Modeling (QEM™) 
for audio enhancement 

X All 

Environmental 

reverb 

modeling for music and other 

non-EAX applications 

Digital Pre-Amp 

X 

All 

Adjusts input gain to optimize sound quality of low or 
high level sources 

S/PDIF Digital Output (Optical and Coax) 

X 

DO 

Output AC3, DTS to an external decoder or stereo 
PCM digital audio to an ext. device 

QSurround™ 

X 

2, HP 

Virtual 5.1 Surround 

QSizzle™ 

 

X 

ALL 

High frequency energy boost 

QRumble™ 

X 

ALL 

Low frequency energy boost 

Normalize 

X 

ALL 

Reduces volume level variations 

10 Band Equalization 

X 

ALL 

 

User Presets to customize sound 

X 

ALL 

 

Automatic Plug Detection 

X 

ALL 

Automatically configures output for speakers or 
headphones 

 
*2=stereo speakers, DO=digital output, 4=quad speakers, 5.1=5.1 speakers, HP=stereo headphones. 
** “All” indicates a single algorithm applies to all output modes.  “List of output modes” indicates a unique algorithm is used for 
each output mode. 

 

 
 

Feature Checklist: 
Microphone in 
Headphone Out 
Line in 
Line out (Front/Rear) 
Center/LFE Out 
Coax and Optical S/PDIF Out 
Multi-Function Rotary Control 
Mute Button 
Completely USB Bus Powered 
Minimum System Requirements: 
• One available standard B-type USB Port 
• Pentium® class 350Mhz or faster processor 
• Intel® or 100% compatible motherboard chip set 
• 64MB system RAM 
• CD-ROM for driver installation 
• 800x600 Screen Resolution 
• 35 MB Free Hard Drive Space 
Operating Systems Supported: 
• Microsoft Windows® 2000, XP 
Compatibility: 
•  USB 2.0 Certified 
• General MIDI compatible 
• Plug & Play 
• EAX™ 1.0 and 2.0 game compatibility 
• Microsoft DirectSound 
• Microsoft DirectSound 3D and derivatives 
 

Package Contents: 
• Philips PSC805 External Audio Processor 
• Quick Start Guide 
• Software installation CD 
• USB Cable 
• Bundled Applications on installation CD 
Technical Specifications: 
Duplex type: Full duplex 
Max recording depth 16-bit 
Max. recording rate 48 KHz 
Max. playback depth 16-bit 
Max. playback rate 48 KHz 
Built-in amplifier: yes 
Audio Quality: 
S/N Ratio: 104dB 
Frequency Response: 20Hz – 20kHz 
THD+N: 0.009% 
 
 
 

Net weight: 0.9 lbs 
Gross weight: 1.55 lbs 
 
 
Limited Warranty: 1 year limited exchange 
Preliminary Specifications are subject to change without 
notice