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Asus Xonar DS 7.1 PCI

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By Pureoverclock on August 05, 2010

As we saw both in the objective RightMark and subjective listening tests, the ASUS Xonar DS is an impressive entry-level sound card. It packs an extensive feature set that's often found in cards that cost several times more, but doesn't sacrfice...

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By Bit-tech.net on April 08, 2010

Although it's not as feature-packed as the other two cards in this mini-roundup, the Xonar DS is a brilliant budget choice. If you want to use S/PDIF to output audio to a set of surround sound speakers, the Asus Xonar DX is a better option as it...

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By Vortez on January 25, 2010

The overall experience with the sound card was a pleasant one. At its price point, it's clearly an entry level sound card, with its bigger brothers targeting the enthusiasts and audiophiles. However, that's not to say that the Xonar DS is bad...

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By HardwareHeaven on September 29, 2009

Some may find that the use of PCI rather than PCIe or the removal of Dolby Digital processing from the AV200 chip is a disappointment but at the price level Asus have targeted with this product it is hard to...

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By TechRadar on July 27, 2009

We get it now. Asus has proved its point. A few months back, we sat dribbling and agog as we reviewed its Essense STX sound card, and marvelled with flopping tongue at its hitherto unrivalled recording crispness and overall outward brilliance. This...

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By Elite Bastards on June 22, 2009

While we've thoroughly enjoyed using and testing previous Xonar offerings here at Elite Bastards, and indeed Auzentech's fabulous discrete audio offerings to boot, we've often found ourselves swallowing hard at the price tags sported by...

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By Hardware.Info on February 03, 2011

Asus heeft de op-amp op de Xonar DS geplaatst op een voetje, waardoor deze makkelijk verwisselbaar is zonder het gebruik van een soldeerbout. Wanneer je het geluid dus niet goed genoeg vindt klinken, heb je de mogelijkheid om hier makkelijker wat aan te...

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By Hardwareluxx on August 01, 2009

Ein Blick auf das Preisschild deklariert die ASUS Xonar DS als waschechte Einsteiger-Soundkarte. Geht man allerdings ein wenig in die Tiefe, ändert sich dieses Empfinden. Zwar kommt die Karte nicht mit einem dedizierten Stromanschluss oder einem...

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