The AD1988 family of audio CODECs and SoundMAX® software provides superior HD Audio quality that exceeds Vista Premium performance requirements. The AD1988A and AD1988B have 10 DACs and 6 ADCs, 3 stereo headphone ports, peripheral sensing, jack retasking, microphone array capture, and S/PDIF in and out, making AD1988 the right choice for desktop PC's where performance is the #1 consideration. The jack re-tasking feature supports various configurations including platforms for 7.1 on 5 jacks, 5.1 on 3 jacks and front panel jack retasking.