Finally, we reach what is, for me, the real piece de resistance of the X-Tension - The so-called G9 digital output. Many of you who own older sets of Creative Labs' speakers may remember that they primarily made use of a proprietary 9-pin DIN connector, which could be connected to SoundBlaster Live!, Audigy and Audigy 2 boards. All was well with this system until the introduction of the X-Fi, which did away with the 9-pin DIN connection on both sound card and newer speakers, and left owners of several Creative Labs speaker systems unable to use the full functionality of their purchases.

Now, thanks to the X-Tension this functionality can be used once again, with the 9-pin DIN connector making an appearance here in all its glory. Thus, if you're the owner of any Creative speaker set which makes use of this connector, you might want to prick up your ears and rejoice right about now.