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Antelope Audio Orion Studio Sound Card
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Asus Xonar D1 Sound Card
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Asus Xonar DG Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG
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2 editorial reviews
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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  If you are fed up with your sub par onboard audio it may be time you consider picking up a soRead more
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With 177 different awards to date for the Xonar line-up, it's time to find out if that figure is going any higher today as we welcome the Xonar DG into our war room.Read more
Affordable, feature packed, 5.1 channel sound, headphone amp and built in S/PDIF, this is the ASUS Xonar DG. Yes, it is the cheapest card in the Xonar lineup, but it definitely carries more than its weight. The Xonar DG is Dolby Headphone and GX2.5 enabled which takes care of all current gaming support. While its great sound quality (up to 96kHz/24bit) makes all movies, and music truly enjoyable. There will even be times when you blindly mistake the Xonar DG for its bigger brother the <a href="https://thinkcomputers.org/asus-xonar-xense-premium-gaming-audio-set-review/">Xonar Xense</a>. Putting all of that fancy stuff aside, if you need a new soundcard and are on a budget, the Xonar DG is the card for you. Continue reading to find out all of the reasons why.Read more
The inclusion of integrated audio solutions on every motherboard pushed discrete audio solutions into the luxury purchase market. So why do people still purchase them? Today, we are going to look at the Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Audio Card which is a very affordable entry level discrete audio solution. The Xonar DG is pricedRead more
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4.4 out of 5
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General

Sound TypeStereoSurroundSurround
Interface Type
N/A
PCIPCI
Number of channels
N/A
65.1

Connectivity

Microphone inputyesyesyes
Other connectorsThunderbolt
  • Digital optical output
  • Firewire
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
  • Digital optical output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
USByesnono
Analog 3.5mm output
N/A
43
Analogue RCA outputs
N/A
00
Headphone output
N/A
yesyes
Headphone outputs
N/A
4
N/A
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
yes
N/A
Line-out
N/A
yes
N/A
S/PDIF in port
N/A
yes
N/A
S/PDIF out port
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Placement TypeExternalInternalInternal

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