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Asus Xonar D2X vs Creative Sound Blaster Zx

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    Asus Xonar D2X Sound Card
    Asus Xonar D2X
      Creative Sound Blaster Zx Card
      Creative Sound Blaster Zx
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      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.Read more
      Can this PCI-E sound card soothe audiophiles?Read more
      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...Read more
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      Full Comparison

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      General

      Asus Xonar D2XAsus Xonar D2X
      Creative Sound Blaster ZxCreative Sound Blaster Zx
      Sound TypeSurroundSurround
      Interface TypePCI ExpressPCI Express
      Number of channels7.15.1

      Connectivity

      Asus Xonar D2XAsus Xonar D2X
      Creative Sound Blaster ZxCreative Sound Blaster Zx
      Analog 3.5mm output34
      Headphone outputyesyes
      Headphone output (3.5 mm)12
      Headphone outputs44
      Microphone inputyesyes
      Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)12
      Line-inyesyes
      Other connectors
      • Digital coaxial input
      • MIDI
      • Digital coaxial output
      • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
      • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
      • Digital optical input
      • Digital optical output
      USBnoyes

      Design

      Asus Xonar D2XAsus Xonar D2X
      Creative Sound Blaster ZxCreative Sound Blaster Zx
      Placement TypeInternalInternal

      Features

      Asus Xonar D2XAsus Xonar D2X
      Creative Sound Blaster ZxCreative Sound Blaster Zx
      EAX supportyesyes

      Audio properties

      Asus Xonar D2XAsus Xonar D2X
      Creative Sound Blaster ZxCreative Sound Blaster Zx
      Noise level (SNR)118.0 dB116.0 dB
      Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)118.0 dB116.0 dB
      D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
      Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit

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