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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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Xonar D2 is the first sound card from ASUS designed mostly for Home Entertainment. Nevertheless, the card has software EAX2.0 support and full-size MIDI connectors on an additional bracket, as well as Ableton Live and SONAR LE in the bundle.
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Friday, November 30, 2007
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Some time ago, ASUS announced their plans to enter the sound card market, with models targeting primarily gamers. This information was received with a solid amount of skepticism, as we could seldom see anyone who thought that a fresh sound card could beat Creative X-Fi models. In order to accomplish this task, the product itself has to be up to par, and read on to see whether it is.
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
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The ASUS Xonar D2 Ultra Fidelity 7.1 PCI Sound Card itself is built around a 24-bit ASUS AV200 High-Definition Sound Processor that boasts a SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio) of 118dB, which is the best SNR we could find, scouring the market for comparable solutions. The card supports 44.1, 48, 96 and 192KHz sampling with floating point filters claiming near lossless conversion. The card is also equipped with four Burr-Brown PCM1796 24-bit D-A Converters for digital sources while a single Cirrus-Logic CS5381 24-bit A-D Converter handles analog signal. The card is encased with an EMI (Electronic Magnetic Interference) shield to ensure surrounding components do not have a negative effect on audio quality. For added aesthetics, ASUS added illumination to the shield while the rear port collection is also illuminated, making finding the right port a bit easier to locate.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
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When we said that Asus makes everything back in May, we weren't joking about it -- and let it be reinforced if you just take a look at our Asus Arctic Square review published months ago. A unit of Asus' first and flagship soundcard, the Xonar D2, was in our hands for more than a month already at the time of completion of this article; which allowed us more than adequate time to throughly test this product instead of simply rushing out a review. Asus promises to deliver the ultimate in computer sound to bridge home audio systems to desktop systems, complete with a suite of Dolby and DTS sound technologies. Is it true? How awesome is this sound card? Is it worth your money? Does it compete well against Creative's sound card monopoly? We'll soon find out and show you what we think about Asus' Xonar D2, the soundcard that made itself a significant name in computer audio before it even hit the consumer market.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2007
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At Computex 2007, ASUS wowed us with their new Xonar range of audio products, aiming to take a chunk of Creative's market share in the high end PC audio category. Now we've got our hands on the ASUS Xonar D2, and we're putting it to the test. Does the newcomer Xonar D2 have what it takes to challenge the X-Fi?
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Monday, September 3, 2007
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Over recent years, ASUS has left a firm mark on the consumer pc market with a strong and ever growing list of reputable and reliable products, these including some of the best notebooks and graphics cards out there. Now they are extending their portfolio even further by throwing the gauntlet down to Creative and attempting to challenge them at their own favourite event; maybe even leaving with a gold medal too. All this remains to be seen but top marks right off the bat for having a crack at Creative who in my opinion have had far too much leg room in the sound card arena.
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Thursday, August 2, 2007
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If you're after a solution that offers a high quality home theatre experience or want something for entry-level music production, the Xonar offers a strong package. With a comprehensive PDF manual (marred by the usual translation mistakes), Vista drivers and a thoughtful design, this is an impressive and capable card.
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