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Asus Xonar U5 Sound Card
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Creative Sound Blaster 5.1 Card
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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
Editiorial reviews
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4 editorial reviews
As far as most audiophile gamers would want, it’s clear, crisp output from your sound card as you play What if your current sound card isn’t enough? Imagine that everytime you talk to your fellow player online, your voice breaks out from the surrounding noise and they can’t even make out your sentences, that sucks […]Read more
Today we put the Xonar U5 to the test, it is a compact USB soundcard featuring 5.1 surround and a headphone amp to which promises great value for gamers.Read more
The Xonar U5 from ASUS is a mid ranged USB DAC aimed at gamers and laptop users, lets see how it performs!Read more
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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
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
We tested the Sound Blaster Z and found that it’s definitely a step up from a typical motherboard’s audio. While it’s not the highest fidelity solution in its price range, it does offer interesting features for gamers.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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User rating
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General

Sound TypeSurround
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Interface TypeUSBPCIUSB
Number of channels5.15.14.1

Design

Placement TypeExternalInternalExternal

Audio properties

Noise level (SNR)101.0 dB
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Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)104.0 dB100.0 dB
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D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz
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24 bit / 96 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit24.0 bit

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