Asus Xonar DX Sound Card Review - Budget Wonder

Wed 2008-04-09 - Posted by Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

The Tech Report has posted a truly exceptional review of the new Asus Xonar DX sound card, which is the budget alternative to the high-end Xonar D2X model.

Here’s an excerpt:

“The card's sound quality is nothing short of exceptional, and more impressively, it was indistinguishable from that of the Xonar D2X in both blind listening tests and in RightMark Audio Analyzer's objective measure of signal quality. Gaming performance is good, too, which isn't really a surprise considering that all the Xonars share the same audio chip. The combination of Windows Vista and multi-core processor seems to have largely blunted the appeal of hardware acceleration for positional 3D audio, and Asus' DirectSound 3D GX does an admirable job of emulating EAX 5.0 effects that have long been restricted to Creative's audio chips.”

If you are looking for an alternative to Creative’s products, which many people are due to the company’s past and present antics, this is the sound card for you. Many people don’t want or need to spend $200 on a high-end sound card like the D2X, but are looking to upgrade from their onboard audio solution, and it's this market that ASUS has perfectly targeted with the terrific Xonar DX. You can find it in stock right now, but you better hurry because this product is going to sell like hotcakes!

Click here to read the full review.

---

Please head over to our discussion board to talk about this news (registration not required).