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Asus Strix Raid DLX Sound Card
Asus Strix Raid DLX
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Asus Strix Raid Pro Sound Card
Asus Strix Raid Pro
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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
Editiorial reviews
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5 editorial reviews
ASUS has been busy at work building up their Strix line of gaming products. Be it components or peripherals, the Strix line is proving to be a seriousRead more
The STRIX RAID DLX soundcard is the top offering of the STRIX line-up, promising a 124dB SNR for audiophile grade HiFi sound and on-the-fly in-game audio adjustments.Read more
We tested the ASUS Strix Raid PRO audio card to see if it lives up to the hype. What we found is an attractive piece of hardware with a slew of useful features, squarely aimed at gamers.Read more
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5
5 editorial reviews
Asus had unveiled three new game-oriented sound cards to its owl-themed Strix family at Computex last year. They are the Strix Raid DLX, Strix Raid Pro and Strix Soar. Recently I got to review the Strix Raid Pro. According to Asus, Strix Raid Pro is a premium sound card built with audiophile-grade components to satisfy […]Read more
If you take audio seriously then the onboard processing on many motherboards simply wont deliver anRead more
We tested the ASUS Strix Raid PRO audio card to see if it lives up to the hype. What we found is an attractive piece of hardware with a slew of useful features, squarely aimed at gamers.Read more
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REVIEW - Are you looking for powerful sound combined with snazzy looks, from a company with decades of multimedia experience? I've been running someRead more
The Creative Sound Blaster X4 is a direct successor to the excellent Sound Blaster X3. This external USB sound card keeps everything good about its predecessor and adds a couple of interesting additions to the mix, most notably SmartComm Kit—a combination of features aimed at improving our online call quality.Read more
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User rating
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3.9 out of 5
53 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
41 user ratings
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4.0 out of 5
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General

Sound TypeSurroundSurround
N/A
Interface TypePCI ExpressPCI ExpressUSB
Number of channels7.17.14.1

Connectivity

Analog 3.5mm output54
N/A
Analogue RCA outputs00
N/A
Headphone outputyesyes
N/A
Headphone output (3.5 mm)11
N/A
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)00
N/A
Headphone outputs151
Jack Plug input00
N/A
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)00
N/A
Microphone inputyesyesyes
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)11
N/A
Line-inyesyesyes
S/PDIF out portyesyesyes
Other connectors
  • Digital optical output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
  • Digital optical output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
N/A
USBnono
N/A

Design

Placement TypeInternalInternalExternal

Audio properties

Noise level (SNR)124.0 dB110.0 dB
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Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)117.0 dB116.0 dB
N/A
D/A audio24 bit / 384 kHz24 bit / 384 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit24.0 bit

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