Best Asus Sound Cards

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Xonar D1 7.1 Audio Card Pci Low Profile

$107.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Card Interface: PCI, Output Mode: 7.1 Channel Surround, Form Factor: Plug-In Card, Compatible Audio Standards: DTS

2 RECOMMENDED by 17 people for OVERALL

ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3 7.1 Channel PCI-E

$184.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
and a microwave getting heavily used for popcorn!
from www.amazon.com
if on the other hand you want to consolidate your dvr, media streaming and bluray/dvd playback and mp3 player into one device, there still may be some justification there to go the route of an htpc.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Great Sound Quality, Card Interface: PCI

3 RECOMMENDED by 37 people for OVERALL

ASUS XONAR D1 7.1 Channel PCI Retail

ASUS XONAR D1 7.1 Channel PCI Sound Card Retail

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from N/A, www.newegg.com
also, if your music isn't sampled at a very high rate, this card will draw attention to it.
from Rambozo79, www.newegg.com
there is simply one shared connection for optical out, line in, and mic in on the rear of the card.
from NATEDOG, www.newegg.com
have not tested it with gaming which it was really designed for but it works great for music playback and reproduction.
from gtaylor0, www.newegg.com
i haven't tried it for 5.1 or gaming since i use it for music, but perhaps i will later.
from Chuck All the Way, www.newegg.com
without adjustment by using xonar d1 audio center, i would say the sound quality of the card is slightly better than creative x-fi extreme music.

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Easy Installation, Compact, Card Interface: PCI

4 RECOMMENDED by 39 people for OVERALL

ASUS XONARD2

$172.00 Est. at Amazon

from Jefe 28, www.newegg.com
doesn't explain the configuration you need to do in your control panel (sound, recording, spdif in, custom and check the boxes monitoring and validity check ) just so you can effectively hear what is
from Jeremy, www.newegg.com
music sounds so much better, and when i tried out transformers it really was like hearing a completely new soundtrack.
from www.amazon.com
awesome sound quality and hearing the subtle sounds missing before in music and in games.
from www.amazon.com
third, if you are a digital music creator, the xonar comes with a whole suite of music creation software which makes the steep price tag worth it even more.
from Dilcue, www.newegg.com
this absolutely fixed my problem, and additionally made games and music sound far superior too.i optically paired this with the logitech z-5500, and there is an astonishing difference in quality and

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Positives: Easy Installation, Good Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Card Interface: PCI

5 RECOMMENDED by 84 people for OVERALL

ASUS XONAR DX PCI EXPRESS 1.0 RET

$104.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
first up was era, the mass and i heard nuances in the music i had never heard before and the sound was pure as gold.
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and for most music lovers is better.
from www.amazon.com
the only reason i'm not returning the card and it's not getting a 1 star review, is because even with this ds3d off, sound quality is amazing, gaming or music.
from Samsquatch, www.newegg.com
pops...buzzing, scratching, distortion of previously recorded audio which plays perfectly on my laptop as do klipsh speakers with punk onboard sound!
from www.amazon.com
i had to return creative titanum because it no longer offers the record "what u hear" option for vista and their support was just pathetic.

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Positives: Excellent Performance, Compact, Great Sound Quality, Card Interface: PCI Express

SDCD ASUS|XONAR U1 SILVR RT

$88.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Card Interface: USB, Form Factor: External, Compatible Audio Standards: DirectSound,EAX

ASUS Xonar D2/PM

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from Gregg Gonsowski, Bjorn3d.com
"if you are looking for a great gaming sound card then obviously this has litttle value but if you are one of the many people out there who like to use their pc to watch movies and listen to music
from C. R. Rowe from Louisville, Ky, clickfrom.buy.com
i've never heard my games or mp3s sound so good.
from www.newegg.com
the in game fidelity is superb and the general use (music, movies) is only a hair, and i mean just a hair less than the xonar.
from www.amazon.com
while a capable sound card for music, i find it unusable for one of today's most popular pc games...
from www.newegg.com
it looks great and sounds good with music.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Nice Adjustability, Easy To Use

ASUS Xonar DX

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from bvrev.compusa.com
cant speak for the gamers, but for live sound, recording or dj applications it's is awesome-pcdjvj users- asio compliant.
from bvrev.compusa.com
both movie watching and music listening experiences are greatly enhanced.
from bvrev.compusa.com
i can hear stuff on old rock mp3's i didn't know were there.
from www.amazon.com
i had to return creative titanum because it no longer offers the record "what u hear" option for vista and their support was just pathetic.
from www.amazon.com
when i use fraps to record my gaming action, i no longer hear breaks in the sound as i did with my creative sound blaster card.

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Positives: Great Adjustability, Excellent Performance, Easy To Use, Card Interface: PCI Express