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Asus Xonar U5 Sound Card
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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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10 editorial reviews
There's no question that the Sound BlasterX G5 amplifies and enhances the sound coming through your headphones or speakers, and the upmixing to 7.1 surround sound in gaming, movies, and music is solid.Read more
Introduction Creative has a long-running history in the PC audio world, having created some of the most popular audio hardware of several generations, such as headsets, amplifiers, sound cards, speakers and more. Today, we have their new G5 desktop amplifier at our disposal and we're really eager to see and hear what it has to offer, especially since it's not been too long since we reviewed their flagship X7 desktop amp and were nothing short of blown away by its level of features, performance, and design, even if it was a bit of a wallet buster. However, their new G5Read more
Introduction Creative has a long-running history in the PC audio world, having created some of the most popular audio hardware of several generations, such as headsets, amplifiers, sound cards, speakers and more. Today, we have their new G5 desktop amplifier at our disposal and we're really eager to see and hear what it has to offer, especially since it's not been too long since we reviewed their flagship X7 desktop amp and were nothing short of blown away by its level of features, performance, and design, even if it was a bit of a wallet buster. However, their new G5Read more
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5 editorial reviews
Boosted audio for PCs and consoles alikeRead more
Creative are known for making excellent audio products and more for gamers. Everyone has built in soRead more
Creative's Sound BlasterX G6 is here to improve your audio.Read more
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User rating
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General

Sound TypeSurroundStereoSurround
Interface TypeUSBUSBUSB
Number of channels5.17.17.1

Connectivity

Analog 3.5mm output40
N/A
Analogue RCA outputs00
N/A
Headphone outputyesyes
N/A
Headphone output (3.5 mm)11
N/A
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)00
N/A
Jack Plug input00
N/A
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)00
N/A
Microphone inputyesyesyes
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)11
N/A
XLR00
N/A
Line-inyesyesyes
Line-outyesyesyes
S/PDIF out portyes
N/A
N/A
Other connectors
  • Digital coaxial output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
N/A
USByesyes
N/A
Headphone outputs
N/A
11

Dimensions

Width3.15 in2.91 in2.76 in
Depth5.12 in4.33 in4.37 in
Height0.98 in0.87 in0.94 in
Weight22.01 oz
N/A
5.08 oz

Design

Placement TypeExternalExternalExternal
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black,Gold
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Gold

Audio properties

Noise level (SNR)101.0 dB120.0 dB
N/A
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)104.0 dB120.0 dB130.0 dB
D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
N/A
Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit32.0 bit

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