HT Omega is an audio hardware manufacturing company based in

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. It designs and builds multimedia hardware and peripherals for personal computer and professional markets. HT Omega has a dedicated research & development division, creating equipment based on

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and DTS technologies, marketed towards

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and

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enthusiasts.

Product line

HT Omega was one of the first companies to offer true

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( 192 kHz) performance in its sound cards, by implementing the

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Oxygen 8788

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. Some cards have swappable

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s. HT Omega's line of PC audio cards includes the following: * STRIKER 7.1 (

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) * CLARO, CLARO plus + (PCI) * eCLARO (

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) * CLARO halo, halo XT (PCI) * Fenix (PCI Express)

References

External links

www.htomega.com
HT Omega company website. Retrieved 17 December 2011. Audio equipment manufacturers of the United States Manufacturing companies based in California {{hardware-stub