AV100 - PCI Express - 24 bit - Internal - MPN: XONARDX See Product Details
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Description
The Asus Xonar DX 7.1 Channel PCI Express Audio Card has Dolby Home Theater Technologies & Richest Gaming Audio Effects for PC audio upgrade. Supports Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Pro-Logic IIx, Dolby Headphone, Dolby Virtual Speaker, and DS3D GX 2.0 for gaming on Vista & XP. VocalFX voice processing technologies to make gaming and online chat more lively and attractive. Delivers about 35 times cleaner audio quality (116dB SNR) than most motherboard audio (85dB SNR).
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Supported Channels: 7.1
Slot Type: PCI Express
S/N Ratio: 116 dB - Front-out, 112 dB - Other channels
Summary
Product Title: Asus Xonar DX 7.1 Channel PCI Express Sound Card
Manufacturer: Asus
Lowest Price: $71.99
Power Score: 4.6 | 6 Reviews
General
Supported Audio Channels: 7.1
Type of Sound Card: Internal Sound Board
Slot Type: PCI Express
Interface Connection: 4 x 3.5mm Mini Jack Audio Line Out, 1 x 3.5mm Mini Jack Audio Line In, 1 x 4-pin Auxiliary Input Jack Audio Header, 1 x Headphone Jack Audio Header, 1 x Microphone In Audio Header
Audio Technologies: Dolby Digital, DTS [Digital Theater Systems]
Digital Audio Depth: 24 bit
Signal To Noise Ratio: 116 dB - Front-out, 112 dB - Other channels
System Type: PC
URL: Manufacturer Link
Additional Specifications
Frequency Band: Driver Features: Dolby Digital Live Dolby Headphone Dolby Virtual Speaker Dolby Pro-Logic IIx DS3D GX 2.0 VocalFX Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) Smart Volume Normalizer Karaoke Functions FlexBass Xear 3D Virtual Speaker Shifter Other Effects 3D Gaming Sound Engines/APIs ASIO 2.0 Driver Support
Audio Processor: ASUS AV100
Software Included: Portable Music Processor Lite utility MCE Software Kit RightMark Audio Analyzer 6.0.6
Signal Conversion: 24 bit Analog
Audio Codec: High Definition Audio
S/PDIF: Output @ Up to 24 bit 44.10 kHz to 192 kHz - Dolby Digital, DTS
Strengths: Works with linux. 7.1 sound. Low profile.
Weakness: Specs not as good as the more expensive Xonar D2X
With a reasonably recent alsa, it is completely painless with linux -- microphone, aux input, even 7.1 sound works right out of the box. Low profile so it uses a PCI express slot between my SLI nvidia cards. Great performance for the price.
Strengths: Low profile, sound quality an improvement over motherboard option, affordable alternative to Creative cards
Weakness: None
Was upgrading my kids PC. They listen to a lot of music and play a lot of games on their machine, decided to put in a sound card for better quality and (in theory) a little less CPU utilization. This was the perfect choice in terms of price and performance. Subjectively my son did think it sounded a lot better than the motherboard Realtek solution he was using before. He didn't see much overall...
Strengths: Absolute crystal clear sound, low profile card (with low-profile bracket) for HTPC's, good front panel audio, vista support, working non-bloated drivers, Cirrus Logic Oxygen HD chip
Weakness: Requirement for more power, comes with molex-floppy adapter. The Front Panel audio is not auto-detected on plug-in. You have to manually go to the settings and choose FP speakers. Somewhat annoying.
I was tired of the background noise that my on-board (realtek) sound was generating. The front panel port was horrible. I had a low budget and didn't want another creative card since I don't like all the bloatware that comes with creative drivers, let alone the instability they sometimes bring. Finally choose this card and couldn't be happier. If you need a good quality sound card on a budget,...
Strengths: Crystal clear sound, Vista drivers, continuous updates, Support for 192kHz recording
Weakness: Cannot get Bioshock to work, requires extra power connector
Nice sound for the price. It's good to see a decent Creative competitor. While Creative has hit and miss driver releases, Asus is very regular with their updates. If you look around, this is your best bang for your buck.
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The best sound card I have owned.
Strengths: Excellent sound quality with plenty of volume. It also supports up to EAX5.0 emulation for some games. Front audio connection.
Weakness: Not all games apparently work yet with the emulation.
I was replacing my Sondigo Inferno sound card with this sound card. I was only doing that because I wanted the front audio port connection that this card has. This card uses the same Cmedia 8788 Oxygen chip that my Sondigo sound card used. When I first received the card, after a couple days I was very close to sending the card back for a refund. I was very unhappy with the sound quality and the...
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