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Antelope Audio Orion Studio Sound Card
Antelope Audio Orion Studio
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Asus Strix Soar Sound Card
Asus Strix Soar
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Creative Sound Blaster Z Card
Creative Sound Blaster Z
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Antelope Audio's latest Thunderbolt interface offers a considerable amount of bang for a very reasonable amount of buck.Read more
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3 editorial reviews
We have looked at the high-end Strix Raid Pro previously and today we are looking at the most affordable of the Strix sound cards, the Soar. The non-Raid version has much the same hardware and features as its bigger brothers, but it comes without the fancy volume control and its Raid mode features. Is the […]Read more
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Ask any PC gamer what their system specifications are and they will be able to rattle off a detailedRead more
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3.9 out of 5
4 user ratings
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4 stars
75 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
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User rating
33
4.4 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
54 %
3 stars
3 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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3.6 out of 5
65 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
30 %
2 stars
13 %
1 stars
1 %
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3.8 out of 5
71 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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General

Sound TypeStereoSurroundSurround
Interface Type
N/A
PCI ExpressPCI Express
Number of channels
N/A
7.15.1

Connectivity

Microphone inputyesyesyes
Other connectorsThunderbolt
  • Digital coaxial output
  • Digital optical output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
USByesnono
Analog 3.5mm output
N/A
54
Analogue RCA outputs
N/A
10
Headphone output
N/A
yesyes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)
N/A
11
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
00
Headphone outputs
N/A
14
Jack Plug input
N/A
00
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
00
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)
N/A
11
Line-in
N/A
yesyes
Line-out
N/A
yesyes
S/PDIF out port
N/A
yesyes
S/PDIF in port
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Placement TypeExternalInternalInternal
Colour of product
N/A
N/A
Black,Red

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