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Asus Strix Soar Sound Card
Asus Strix Soar
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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
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Native Instruments Traktor Audio 2 MK2 Sound Card
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3 editorial reviews
We have looked at the high-end Strix Raid Pro previously and today we are looking at the most affordable of the Strix sound cards, the Soar. The non-Raid version has much the same hardware and features as its bigger brothers, but it comes without the fancy volume control and its Raid mode features. Is the […]Read more
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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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3.6 out of 5
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General

Sound TypeSurroundSurroundSurroundStereo
Interface TypePCI ExpressPCIPCI Express
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Number of channels7.15.15.1
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Connectivity

Analog 3.5mm output534
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Analogue RCA outputs1
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0
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Headphone outputyesyesyes
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Headphone output (3.5 mm)111
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Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)0
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0
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Headphone outputs114
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Jack Plug input000
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Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)000
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Microphone inputyesyesyes
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Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)111
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Line-inyes
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yes
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Line-outyesyesyes
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S/PDIF out portyesyesyes
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Other connectors
  • Digital coaxial output
  • Digital optical output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
Digital optical output
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
N/A
USBnononoyes
S/PDIF in port
N/A
N/A
yes
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Design

Placement TypeInternalInternalInternalExternal
Colour of product
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Black,Red
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Features

3D sound supportyes
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yes
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DirectSound supportyes
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yes
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EAX supportyesyesyes
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Support for ASIOyesyesyesyes

Audio properties

Noise level (SNR)110.0 dB103.0 dB116.0 dB
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Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)116.0 dB105.0 dB116.0 dB
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D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 48 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit24.0 bit
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