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Asus Xonar U7 vs Creative Sound BlasterX G5

    5.12 in
    0.98 in
    Asus Xonar U7 Sound Card
    Asus Xonar U7
      2.91 in
      0.87 in
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5 Card
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5
      Editiorial reviews
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      7 editorial reviews
      Up for review today is the Xonar U7 Echelon external USB sound card from ASUS. Featuring Sonic Radar and Dolby HTV4, how will it perform? Let's find outRead more
      Plugging the gap between the U3 and the Xonar Essence DACs, we take a look at the Xonar U7 USB sound card. Read on for our verdict!Read more
      ASUS’ Xonar U7 has been created in order to capitalize upon the lack of quality audio solutions in many of today’s, small form factor PCs, notebooks, convertible tablets and other mobile devices. With the standard desktop and high end gaming notebook segments already saturated with excellent...Read more
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      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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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      General

      Asus Xonar U7Asus Xonar U7
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5Creative Sound BlasterX G5
      Sound TypeSurroundStereo
      Interface TypeUSBUSB
      Number of channels7.17.1

      Connectivity

      Asus Xonar U7Asus Xonar U7
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5Creative Sound BlasterX G5
      Analog 3.5mm output40
      Analogue RCA outputs10
      Headphone outputyesyes
      Headphone output (3.5 mm)11
      Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)00
      Jack Plug input00
      Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)00
      Microphone inputyesyes
      Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)11
      XLR00
      Line-inyesyes
      Line-outyesyes
      Other connectors
      • Digital coaxial output
      • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
      • Digital optical input
      • Digital optical output
      USByesyes

      Dimensions

      Asus Xonar U7Asus Xonar U7
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5Creative Sound BlasterX G5
      Width5.12 in2.91 in
      Depth3.15 in4.33 in
      Height0.98 in0.87 in

      Design

      Asus Xonar U7Asus Xonar U7
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5Creative Sound BlasterX G5
      Placement TypeExternalExternal

      Audio properties

      Asus Xonar U7Asus Xonar U7
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5Creative Sound BlasterX G5
      Noise level (SNR)110.0 dB120.0 dB
      Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)114.0 dB120.0 dB
      D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
      Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit

      Power

      Asus Xonar U7Asus Xonar U7
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5Creative Sound BlasterX G5
      Power sourceUSBUSB

      Pros & Cons

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