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Asus Xonar DGX

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3 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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3 editorial reviews
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Pros

  • Dolby surround effects were good

Cons

  • Crunching numbers for positional audio
  • flow of new audio processors has slowed to a trickle
  • be long before the majority of new boards are PCIe-only

Key specs

  • Surround
  • PCI Express
  • 5.1
  • yes
  • yes
  • 24 bit / 96 kHz
  • 24 bit
  • Internal

Asus Xonar DGX - Pros & Cons

Asus Xonar DGX

Pros

  • Dolby surround effects were good

Cons

  • Crunching numbers for positional audio
  • flow of new audio processors has slowed to a trickle
  • be long before the majority of new boards are PCIe-only
  • quite as slick as native ones
  • 100 dB input SNR is a little low
  • It may not display this or other websites correctly
  • the speakers I was using are not specifically designed for music
  • was VERY loud compared to the headphone port on the motherboard
  • some cards needed a refresh of the EEPROM chip

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Asus Xonar DGX - Full Specifications

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General
Sound TypeSurround
Interface TypePCI Express
Number of channels5.1
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Dimensions
Width2.54 in
Depth6.71 in
Height6.71 in
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Features
3D sound supportyes
DirectSound supportyes
EAX supportyes
Support for ASIOyes
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Connectivity
Analog 3.5mm output3
Analogue RCA outputs0
Headphone outputyes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)1
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)0
Headphone outputs3
Jack Plug input0
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)0
Microphone inputyes
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)1
Line-inyes
Line-outyes
S/PDIF in portyes
S/PDIF out portyes
Other connectors
  • Digital optical output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
USBno
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Design
Placement TypeInternal
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Audio properties
Noise level (SNR)103.0 dB
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)105.0 dB
D/A audio24 bit / 96 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit

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