Asus Xonar D2X

ASUS Xonar DX2 Sound Card Review

ASUS Decided to start making sound cards since the soundcard market was being dominated by creative and their X-FI line. With the new ASUS line of PCI-E soundcards, it makes it a good market for ASUS to start to dominate in, since there is little competition. With the ASUS D2X is being marketed as a Home Theater sound card along with its gaming flavor. In this review of the ASUS D2X we will put it to the test with gaming to Home Theater use. Special thanks to ASUS for providing us with the Xonar DX2 Sound Card to review. While taking a look at the ASUS Xonar D2X box, the front of the box has listed all the features that are included with the card. On the back of the box they have the basic info about the soundcard listed in thirteen different languages. When you open the box you see the soundcard itself. The inside of the box also includes a detailed description of the features that are listed on the front. On the right hand side of the box when opened has a detailed list and description of the software that is included. The Xonar D2X is enclosed in your standard plastic boxing, which also includes the other parts for the sound card. Included with the soundcard inside the packaging are SPDIF Cable, and four headphone to RCA cables with a dual MIDI cable, along with two Optical adapters for the SPDIF Cable. The software that is included is, Albeton Live 6 lite, Cakewalk Prodduction Plus Along with PowerDvD 7, driver DvD and a Dolby Digital Demo CD.