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Asus Xonar D1 Sound Card
Asus Xonar D1
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Asus Xonar U5 Sound Card
Asus Xonar U5
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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
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Universal Audio Apollo Twin Solo MK2 Sound Card
Universal Audio Apollo Twin Solo MK2
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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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As far as most audiophile gamers would want, it’s clear, crisp output from your sound card as you play What if your current sound card isn’t enough? Imagine that everytime you talk to your fellow player online, your voice breaks out from the surrounding noise and they can’t even make out your sentences, that sucks […]Read more
Today we put the Xonar U5 to the test, it is a compact USB soundcard featuring 5.1 surround and a headphone amp to which promises great value for gamers.Read more
The Xonar U5 from ASUS is a mid ranged USB DAC aimed at gamers and laptop users, lets see how it performs!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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Connectivity

Analog 3.5mm output44
N/A
N/A
Analogue RCA outputs00
N/A
N/A
Headphone outputyesyes
N/A
yes
Headphone outputs4
N/A
1
N/A
Jack Plug input00
N/A
N/A
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)00
N/A
N/A
Microphone inputyesyesyesyes
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)11
N/A
N/A
Line-inyesyesyes
N/A
Line-outyesyes
N/A
N/A
S/PDIF in portyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
S/PDIF out portyesyesyes
N/A
Other connectors
  • Digital optical output
  • Firewire
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
  • Digital coaxial output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
N/A
  • Digital optical input
  • Thunderbolt
USBnoyes
N/A
N/A
Headphone output (3.5 mm)
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)
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0
N/A
1
XLR
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0
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Design

Placement TypeInternalExternalExternalExternal

Audio properties

Noise level (SNR)112.0 dB101.0 dB
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Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)116.0 dB104.0 dB
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D/A audio6 bit / 48 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit24.0 bit
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