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Creative Sound Blaster ZxR Card
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Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Card
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EVGA NU Audio Card Sound
EVGA NU Audio Card
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Sharkoon Gaming DAC Pro S Sound Card
Sharkoon Gaming DAC Pro S
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At CES this year, EVGA announced their long-teased entry to the dedicated audio market with the NU Audio sound card. A result of a collaboration with Audio Note, this preview goes over the unboxing experience, and we disassemble the NU audio card to gain technical insights and learn about its components.Read more
The NU Audio is a brand new PCIe based sound card from the folks at EVGA designed for discerning audiophiles that want to hear their source materialRead more
The EVGA Nu Audio Sound Card Brings Entry-Level Audiophile Sound to the PCRead more
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Sharkoon expands their product lineup with three DACs with integrated headphone amplifiers. Two are meant for mobile devices, such as smartphones and laptops, and one is a simple USB sound card. They share many characteristics, but the most important is a good price-performance ratio.Read more
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General

Sound TypeSurroundSurroundSurroundStereo
Interface TypePCI ExpressPCI ExpressPCI ExpressUSB
Number of channels5.15.15.1
N/A

Design

Placement TypeInternalInternalInternalExternal
Colour of product
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BlackSilverBlack

Audio properties

Noise level (SNR)124.0 dB122.0 dB121.0 dB
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Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)124.0 dB122.0 dB123.0 dB100.0 dB
D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz32 bit / 384 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
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Audio quality24.0 bit32.0 bit32.0 bit24.0 bit

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