Asus
Xonar D2 Ultra Fidelity 7.1 PCI Sound Card
ASUS Xonar D2 audio card, dedicated to be the best audio card for gaming and home entertainments, provides unprecedented 118dB In/Out SNR audio quality and features for games, music, and movies. Combining 192k/24bit ultra fidelity input and output at with a suite of Dolby and DTS sound technologies and abundant valuable software, the Xonar D2 is well designed to upgrade your PC to a powerful and high-quality Home Entertainment Center, which you will never have with onboard audio or other sound cards!
Detailed Features
Specifications
Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): dB
Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): dB
24-bit D-A Converter of Digital Sources: Burr-Brown PCM1796 4 (123dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit)
24-bit A-D Converter for Analog Inputs: Cirrus-Logic CS5381 1 (120dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit)
S/PDIF Digital Output: Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA-Pro
S/PDIF Digital Input: 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit
Other line-level analog input (for CD-IN/TV Tuner): CD-In, Aux-In (4-pin header on the card)
Digital S/PDIF Output: Coaxial and High-bandwidth Optical Combo Connector Supports 192KHz/24bit
Digital S/PDIF Input: Coaxial and High-bandwidth Optical Combo Connector Supports 192KHz/24bit
MIDI Ports: Additional MPU-401 MIDI I/O bracket and converter cable
Operation System: Windows Vista/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005
Dolby® Technologies: Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Virtual Speaker, Dolby® Pro-Logic IIx, Dolby® Digital Live
DTS® Technologies: DTS® Connect (DTS Interactive Encoder and DTS Neo:PC)
Smart Volume Normalizer™: Normalizes the volume of all audio sources into a constant level
Magic Voice™: Modifies the sound of your voice, for VOIP and online chat applications (Windows XP)
Karaoke Functions: Music Key-Shifting and Microphone Echo effects (Windows XP)
FlexBass™: Professional Bass Management/Enhancement system
Other Effects: 10-band Equalier/27 Environment Effects
3D Sound Engines/APIs: EAX®2.0&1.0, A3D® 1.0, DirectSound® HW & SW
DirectX: DirectX 9.0 or above required for 7.1ch output
A Closer Look
Features
Unprecedented SNR Up to 118db reaching the limit of PC sound clarity
High-definition audio processing at 192KHz/24Bit for all Input and outputs
Versatile Dolby/DTS Audio Technologies for Game, Music, and Video
Accurate 3D sound positioning and hardware acceleration for PC gaming
Legally backup your digital music with Dolby Headphone or Dolby Virtual Speaker effects added
Real-time DDL and DTS Connect encoders for amazing gaming and surround sounds over your Home Theater System
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
3.8
Customer Reviews:
4
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Value
3.5
Features
4.0
Quality
3.8
Performance
3.8
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Reviewer:
mack18 on
Jan 06, 2010 Customer Rating:
4.0
Value
3.0
Features
4.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
5.0
Excellent so far, no issues
great card
Reviewer:
geno on
Jun 19, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Before I purchased this card I was using onboard sound with Logitech Z-5500 speakers and the sound was decent. Got this card and loaded the drivers etc and the sound improved a lot compared onboard. Sounds better then Soundblaster I have in another system as well.
I suggest you get this card if you have 5.1 or better speakers and want hassle free installion and great sound
Truly the Most POWERFUL & Dynamic Card Ever
Reviewer:
Ralphs88 on
Jun 06, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.8
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
4.0
When I first installed the Asus sound card, I had the same problems with channel switching that the other reviewer had. I phoned the Canadian tech support and the guy I spoke with was totally useless and ignorant of the fact that the company he worked for even carried this card. He even sounded very antisocial and wouldn't answer my questions throughout our session.
His final recommendation was to return the card because "it incompatible with my Dell motherboard".
Instead of returning the card, however, my hunch was that I was experiencing a driver related problem. hmmmm
Anyway, after I downloaded and installed the most recent drivers for the card from the Asus website, the card now surpasses any expectations I had of it. By far, this card turned out to be the most powerful card with the most options on it that I ever came across. Thank God I didn't rely on the inexperience of that rather rude sounding novice tech support fellow and kept the card.
Reviewer:
Art on
Mar 26, 2009 Customer Rating:
1.3
Value
1.0
Features
2.0
Quality
1.0
Performance
1.0
Bought the card, today and returned it back to store the same day. After calling Asus for help, basically was told to send it back to Asus for RMA, instead of doing RMA (about 2 week process) was better to just return it back to store. Card was suffering from very weird issue, speaker channels kept swapping on the card. Everytime i played some type of audio, channels were in diffrent order. For example center channels, once it was fine, then suddenly it started playing in left channel, then it jumped to left rear. Every few seconds channels were in diffrent order. Tomorrow Will pick up Auzentech X-Fi Prelude.
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Asus Limited Warranty:
36 months parts;
36 months labor
Mfg Part No:
XONARD2 UPC No:
610839030330 Box Size:
( Length:
12, Width:
10, Depth:
4 )
Shipping Weight:
1.9500 pound(s)
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