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Antelope Audio Orion Studio Sound Card
Antelope Audio Orion Studio
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Asus Xonar DG SI Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG SI
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Creative Sound Blaster Z Card
Creative Sound Blaster Z
Editiorial reviews
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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
The ultimate studio in a box?Read more
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5 editorial reviews
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 Xonar Xense. 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 priced […]Read more
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3.9 out of 5
4 user ratings
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4 stars
75 %
3 stars
25 %
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User rating
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4.4 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
54 %
3 stars
3 %
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4.1 out of 5
28 user ratings
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32 %
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50 %
3 stars
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3.8 out of 5
71 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
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General

Sound TypeStereoSurroundSurround
Interface Type
N/A
PCIPCI Express
Number of channels
N/A
5.15.1

Connectivity

Microphone inputyesyesyes
Other connectorsThunderbolt
Digital optical output
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
USByesnono
Analog 3.5mm output
N/A
34
Headphone output
N/A
yesyes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)
N/A
11
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-out
N/A
yesyes
S/PDIF out port
N/A
yesyes
Analogue RCA outputs
N/A
N/A
0
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
N/A
0
Line-in
N/A
N/A
yes
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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