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Asus Xonar SE Sound Card
Asus Xonar SE
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Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Fx Card
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Fx
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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
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There are many great audio solutions on the market these days, and actually, many modern motherboards have extremely competent solutions built into them. For most people, plugging your speakers straight into the motherboard is fine, or just using your favourite headphones. However, not every motherboard will meet your standards for audio processing abilities, and high-end features such as 7.1 surround, powerful amplification and DSD audio are usually tied to the much more expensive boards. The Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX V2 is the perfect solution for expanding your acoustic power without spending a small fortune. The original version of thisRead 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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User rating
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3.9 out of 5
84 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
2 %
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3.8 out of 5
50 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
30 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.0 out of 5
32 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
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General

Sound TypeSurroundSurround
N/A
Interface TypePCI ExpressPCI ExpressUSB
Number of channels5.15.14.1

Connectivity

Headphone outputs311
Line-inyesyesyes
Line-outyes
N/A
N/A
S/PDIF out portyes
N/A
yes
Analog 3.5mm output
N/A
1
N/A
Analogue RCA outputs
N/A
0
N/A
Headphone output
N/A
yes
N/A
Headphone output (3.5 mm)
N/A
1
N/A
Jack Plug input
N/A
0
N/A
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
0
N/A
Microphone input
N/A
yesyes
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)
N/A
1
N/A
Other connectors
N/A
Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
N/A
USB
N/A
no
N/A

Design

Placement TypeInternalInternalExternal
Colour of productBlack
N/A
N/A

Audio properties

Noise level (SNR)110.0 dB106.0 dB
N/A
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)116.0 dB106.0 dB
N/A
Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit24.0 bit
D/A audio
N/A
24 bit / 48 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz

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