The ASUS Xonar line of comprehensive audio solutions has been an impressive option for gamers through to music lovers ever since I took a look at the first Xonar D2 PCI board some time ago. To recap, ...

Since the very first of the Xonar boards from ASUS, we have been impressed with not only the choice of components used, but also with the overall design of all of the various iterations. This not so ...

At Computex 2007, one of the more surprising new products was ASUS’ visually-striking Xonar family of sound cards. This is new ground for Asus, who is better known for their motherboards, video cards, ...

The D2X is a high-end, take-no-prisoners sound card, with very little left to be desired. There arent many features that we havent seen before in current sound cardslike Auzentechs X-Meridianbut Asus ...

Two sound cards in a week -- could it be true? Believe it or not, yes. Just days after Asus introduced its Audiophile Xonar DS 7.1 7.1, the company has unveiled its Xonar HDAV1.3 Slim Sound Card.

Unlike the cheaper Xonar DS, the Xonar DX card uses an Asus AV100 audio processor. It's another rebadged C-Media CMI-8788 OxygenHD, so there's no practical difference between the quality of this audio ...

I just inserted an Asus Xonar SE ($69) sound card. It works in a new Intel i5-12400 boxen. I spend enough time in the office to listen to sound and music through a more than decent Yamaha / Dynaudio ...

Many companies and haven risen to challenge the almighty sound-card maker that we all know as Creative Labs. Sadly, not too many of them have success that lasts more than a generation or so. So who is ...

Seeing graphics cards which can take on the strain of decoding high-definition video is quite usual, but ASUS have turned the tables slightly with their Xonar HDAV1.3 sound-card. HDMI 1.3a compliant, ...

The Inquirer reports that the standout item from Asus' plan for the show is, oddly enough, an internal sound card, distinguished by the inclusion of a secondary music chip designed to provide, in ...

Surround-sound output is limited to digital; not a good solution for Blu-ray movies. “Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services ...

As always, a new review, a new version of RMAA, this time to 6.1.0. Asus sent me their RMAA test guide for the D2X which has some very interesting directions. The D2X has a special mode called ALT, ...