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- This Asus Xonar D2X/XDT sound card features Dolby HomeTheater and DTS Connect encoders for amazing gaming and surround sounds with enhanced EAX effects
- 12 month UK warranty included
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
I read something somewhere on Asus' site that said this card has around 30 times better sound quality than on-board sound. Prior to this card I was using the Asus Gene 2's on-board sound chip and even though it was acceptable for my Windows beeps and blips, Youtube vids and powering my low end Logitech 5.1 pc speakers, the quality was not high enough for my AKGs nor high enough for listening to good music. It was between this and Creative's top product and I wanted top audio quality so I went this way.
This card's audio quality is amazing. Music gives me eargasms again and I hear twice as many sounds in games as I did before. The inputs on the back of the card have coloured leds inside them which makes plugging in the orange one, the green one or any other one a breeze. If you have this card but don't have a good set of speakers or headphones then you'll just waste it. It's the same as buying a Canon Mark2 and using a coke bottle for a lense. Overall I rate this card 5/5, would buy again.
This card's audio quality is amazing. Music gives me eargasms again and I hear twice as many sounds in games as I did before. The inputs on the back of the card have coloured leds inside them which makes plugging in the orange one, the green one or any other one a breeze. If you have this card but don't have a good set of speakers or headphones then you'll just waste it. It's the same as buying a Canon Mark2 and using a coke bottle for a lense. Overall I rate this card 5/5, would buy again.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
The D2X' audio quality is superb, I use it in combination with a 5.1 surround receiver connected by Optical SPDIF and the end result is astounding.
Music, Films and Games are all crystal clear, with an audible difference in quality compared to my previous on-board audio solution.
The only downside this has in my opinion is that you'll want to rip your entire CD collection to your computer again, if only to store them as a lossless format because the difference in quality between standard 128 kbit audio and lossless is clearly audible with this card thanks to the very high quality hardware used.
It has EAX support for older games but it really shines under Windows Vista or Windows 7 where EAX and Creative hardware audio no longer function properly.
Not messing around with the limited game support that ALchemy provides, ASUS uses DirectSound3D GX which will work on any game that uses DirectX for it's audio. For newer games it uses standard DirectSound3D and OpenAL.
The card has the ability to convert any audio output from your PC into Dolby Digital or DTS which makes connecting this card to a receiver through it's digital connection a great option, providing either All Channel Stereo when no surround information is available or up to 7.1 surround when it is.
Music, Films and Games are all crystal clear, with an audible difference in quality compared to my previous on-board audio solution.
The only downside this has in my opinion is that you'll want to rip your entire CD collection to your computer again, if only to store them as a lossless format because the difference in quality between standard 128 kbit audio and lossless is clearly audible with this card thanks to the very high quality hardware used.
It has EAX support for older games but it really shines under Windows Vista or Windows 7 where EAX and Creative hardware audio no longer function properly.
Not messing around with the limited game support that ALchemy provides, ASUS uses DirectSound3D GX which will work on any game that uses DirectX for it's audio. For newer games it uses standard DirectSound3D and OpenAL.
The card has the ability to convert any audio output from your PC into Dolby Digital or DTS which makes connecting this card to a receiver through it's digital connection a great option, providing either All Channel Stereo when no surround information is available or up to 7.1 surround when it is.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
This card provides excellent sound. BBC Radio 3 HD Sound provides a good test. It is easy to tell the difference between the on-board "High Definition" sound and the much clearer sound produced by the sound card. Recent Ubuntu releases (11.10 and 12.04) install the drivers automatically.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
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Windows 7 compatible
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Published 13 months ago by James Johnson
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Published 13 months ago by Simon
Xonar Sounds Great!
I read previous reviews and the specs. They sounded good. Bought the card and the card sounds SUPERB! Nuff said :)
Published 16 months ago by Matthew Peterson
Great hardware. Terrible drivers!!!!
Great sound when you can finally get it to work. Latency is a major problem with these cards. Asus/cmedia xonar drivers are terrible and written by complete amateurs. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. G. Hooper
Amazing
This is an incredible card, I use it for DJing, its asio capability is amazing. It has a midi board as well, this is so useful when you write and edit music. Read more
Published 19 months ago by chris
Worth every penny
High quality sound with no detectable hiss or interference, and coloured LED's in the 3.5mm jack ports to identify them. Buy it.
Published on 29 Jan 2010 by T. Bardon
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