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Asus Xonar DX

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ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card Review Featuring Manufacturers Part#: XONAR DX Price: Click here to compare prices Availability: In Stores Now Product Page: XONAR DX Warranty: 1yr. Manufacturers The current soundcard landscape offers many options to the PC audio enthusiast...Read more
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Pros

  • high quality
  • reliable hardware and components
  • amazing sound quality for DVD movies

Cons

  • increased noise is debatable
  • using vista along with an X-FI card was a very frustrating time
  • It is dependent on how the track was mixed

Key specs

  • Surround
  • PCI Express
  • 7.1
  • yes
  • yes
  • 24 bit / 192 kHz
  • 24 bit
  • Internal

Asus Xonar DX - Pros & Cons

Asus Xonar DX

Pros

  • high quality
  • reliable hardware and components
  • amazing sound quality for DVD movies
  • All main settings are upfront and easily accessible making this application very
  • game also sounded exceptional with Dolby Headphone effects
  • crisp
  • clear
  • well defined sound
  • Xonar has a very good dynamic range according
  • this translates into great products for the end users
  • All settings are easily accessible for the user and most settings are easy to understand and apply

Cons

  • increased noise is debatable
  • using vista along with an X-FI card was a very frustrating time
  • It is dependent on how the track was mixed
  • Bass redirect filters unneeded bass away from your smaller satellite speakers
  • audio anomaly was a bit of static during certain level loading screens
  • games would sound quite plain without directional cues
  • component noise can vary a lot with different hardware
  • It may not display this or other websites correctly
  • in extremely expensive ST & STX cards
  • often are often things only machines can well measure

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Asus Xonar DX - Full Specifications

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General
Sound TypeSurround
Interface TypePCI Express
Number of channels7.1
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Design
Placement TypeInternal
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Audio properties
Noise level (SNR)116.0 dB
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)120.0 dB
D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit
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Connectivity
Analog 3.5mm output4
Analogue RCA outputs0
Headphone outputyes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)1
Headphone outputs1
Jack Plug input0
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)0
Microphone inputyes
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)1
S/PDIF out portyes
Other connectors
  • Digital optical output
  • HDMI
  • MIDI
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
USBno
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Features
3D sound supportyes
DirectSound supportyes
EAX supportyes
Support for ASIOyes

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Asus Xonar DX Asus - Editorial Reviews (11)

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Asus Xonar DX ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card Review
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Hardware Canucks
Published: 24.04.2008
ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card Review

ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card Review Featuring Manufacturers Part#: XONAR DX Price: Click here to compare prices Availability: In Stores Now Product Page: XONAR DX Warranty: 1yr. Manufacturers The current soundcard landscape offers many options to the PC audio enthusiast...

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TechRadar
Published: 24.09.2010
Asus Xonar DG review

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Published: 08.03.2018
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Asus Xonar DX ASUS Xonar DX PCI Express 7.1 Audio Card
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HotHardware
Published: 08.05.2008
ASUS Xonar DX PCI Express 7.1 Audio Card
4.0

In this article, HotHardware takes a detailed look at the ASUS Xonar DX PCI Express 7.1 Audio Card, a more affordable version of the high-end D2X and

Asus Xonar DX ASUS Xonar DX Sound Card Review - ExtremeTech
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Published: 10.04.2008
ASUS Xonar DX Sound Card Review - ExtremeTech

Review: Just how good a sound card can you get for under $100? Can this controversial, PCI Express X1 audio ...

Asus Xonar DX ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Sound Card
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Techgage
Published: 28.05.2008
ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Sound Card

ASUS finally antes up to the bang-for-the-buck table with a value-priced product in their Xonar family of performance audio cards. It’s got a solid feature set, and debuts with ASUS’ new DS3D GX 2.0 environmental DSP, but does it break new ground in the price/performance department?

Asus Xonar DX ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card | Introduction & Specifications | Audio
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Published: 06.05.2008
ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card | Introduction & Specifications | Audio

Introduction & Specifications

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Published: 09.04.2010
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Published: 26.05.2008
Asus Xonar DX

Asus Xonar DX is the inexpensive version of the full fat PCI-Express Xonar D2X. Now featuring an extended emulated EAX in addition to Dolby features and high quality components, does this make the Xonar DX the ultimate soundcard?

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Sub-£100 Gaming Sound Card Reviews | bit-tech.net

We take a look at three gaming sound cards, all priced below £100, and offering a variety of attractive features including Dolby Digital support and optical S/PDIF outputs. Now that EAX is on the wane, are Creative's cards still the best bet for gamers?

Asus Xonar DX ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card | Introduction & Specifications | Audio
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Published: 06.05.2008
ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card | Introduction & Specifications | Audio

Introduction & Specifications

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