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Asus Xonar DGX Sound Card
Asus Xonar DGX
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Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Rx Card
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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
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Finding affordable PCIe options for sound aficionados.Read more
Recently there has been a debate about whether modern motherboards are able to produce audio quality that matches dedicated sound cards for gaming and listening to music. This can be largely subjective, as some users report hearing no difference...Read more
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The Audigy RX sound card offers 7.1 surround sound, 2 microphone inputs and great software. However, these features come with mediocre sound quality that’s surpassed by most motherboards’ onboard audio.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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General

Sound TypeSurroundSurround
N/A
Interface TypePCI ExpressPCI ExpressUSB
Number of channels5.17.14.1

Connectivity

Analog 3.5mm output34
N/A
Analogue RCA outputs0
N/A
N/A
Headphone outputyesyes
N/A
Headphone output (3.5 mm)11
N/A
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)0
N/A
N/A
Headphone outputs311
Jack Plug input00
N/A
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)00
N/A
Microphone inputyesyesyes
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)1
N/A
N/A
Line-inyesyesyes
Line-outyesyes
N/A
S/PDIF in portyes
N/A
N/A
S/PDIF out portyes
N/A
yes
Other connectors
  • Digital optical output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
  • Digital optical output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
N/A
USBnono
N/A

Design

Placement TypeInternalInternalExternal

Audio properties

Noise level (SNR)103.0 dB106.0 dB
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Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)105.0 dB106.0 dB
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D/A audio24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit24.0 bit

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