Asus Xonar D2X

ASUS Decided to start making sound cards since the soundcard market was being dominated by creative and their X-FI line. With the new ASUS line of PCI-E soundcards, it makes it a good market for ASUS to start to dominate in, since there is little competition. With the ASUS D2X is being marketed as a Home Theater sound card along with its gaming flavor.  In this review of the ASUS D2X we will put it to the test with gaming to Home Theater use.

Can this PCI-E sound card soothe audiophiles?

Creative has all but dominated the PC sound card market, in no small part thanks to its prowess with hardware-accelerated 3D audio. The EAX positional audio framework born from the...

Like the floppy drive before it, many have claimed the final death knell of the Sound Card is just around the corner. While the floppy drive has mostly disappeared, Sound Cards are still around. Most of them are flying the colours of Creative. However with the era of high definition content and surround gaming Sound […]

The Asus Xonar D2X is a high-end sound card without equal for your enthusiast-level PC. Behold its over-the-top looks, marvel at its no-holds-barred features, and be captivated by the sound it makes. The D2X isn't for everyone, it's expensive, it's a showboat, and it wants power. But, it is without equal. You may find better, but certainly not an equal. Page 1 -- Introduction

Finally, an enthusiast's soundcard that supports PCI-Express is available, some four years after the interconnect's inception! We throw on some cans and take the latest Asus Xonar D2X with its funky lights and black EMI shield for a spin.

These days, every motherboard has integrated audio, and usually a decent surround chipset. So why would you buy a sound card? This is the question Asus' Xonar D2 must answer, especially as it costs well over £100. Possible responses include

By: Jonathan Kwan October 20, 2007

Bad news for Creative: the sound card war is on again

The seems world's first Xonar D2X reivew is out on EliteBastards.com Although the test result of D2 is very weird, but D2X test result is really really good :clap::clap: Elite Bastards - ASUS Xonar D2X sound card review Quote: Overall though, the Xonar D2X is almost a complete package, with...