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Asus Xonar DG SI Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG SI
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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
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Creative Sound Blaster Z Card
Creative Sound Blaster Z
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5
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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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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3.8 out of 5
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General

Sound TypeSurround
N/A
Surround
Interface TypePCIUSBPCI Express
Number of channels5.14.15.1

Connectivity

Analog 3.5mm output3
N/A
4
Headphone outputyes
N/A
yes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)1
N/A
1
Headphone outputs114
Jack Plug input0
N/A
0
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)0
N/A
0
Microphone inputyesyesyes
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)1
N/A
1
Line-outyes
N/A
yes
S/PDIF out portyesyesyes
Other connectors
Digital optical output
N/A
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
USBno
N/A
no
Line-in
N/A
yesyes
Analogue RCA outputs
N/A
N/A
0
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
N/A
0
S/PDIF in port
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

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

Audio properties

Noise level (SNR)103.0 dB
N/A
116.0 dB
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)105.0 dB
N/A
116.0 dB
D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit24.0 bit

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