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Asus Xonar DX Sound Card
Asus Xonar DX
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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
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Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 Sound Card
Focusrite Saffire Pro 40
Editiorial reviews
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11 editorial reviews
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
Is there still a case for dedicated sound cards?Read more
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2 editorial reviews
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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The new audio interface from Focusrite offers an awful lot, for an awful lot less than you'd think. Let's find out what it can do...Read more
Another quality audio interface from the Saffire stableRead more
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User rating
61
3.9 out of 5
61 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
1 %
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4.0 out of 5
32 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.2 out of 5
50 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Analog 3.5mm output4
N/A
0
Analogue RCA outputs0
N/A
0
Headphone outputyes
N/A
yes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)1
N/A
N/A
Headphone outputs11
N/A
Jack Plug input0
N/A
N/A
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)0
N/A
8
Microphone inputyesyesyes
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)1
N/A
N/A
S/PDIF out portyesyes
N/A
Other connectors
  • Digital optical output
  • HDMI
  • MIDI
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
N/A
  • Digital coaxial input
  • Digital coaxial output
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
  • Thunderbolt
USBno
N/A
no
Line-in
N/A
yes
N/A
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
N/A
2
XLR
N/A
N/A
8

Design

Placement TypeInternalExternalExternal

Audio properties

Noise level (SNR)116.0 dB
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109.0 dB
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)120.0 dB
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N/A
D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit
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