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Are sound cards still relevant?

By TechReport, published 30-09-2011

Recently, I supplemented my desktop's arsenal of hardware with a stand-alone Asus Xonar DX sound card. This upgrade was something of a shot in the dark, fueled primarily by the sudden availability of the card, in conjunction with the excellent reviews and accolades bestowed upon the Xonar series. Heck, our own Geoff Gasior gave the thing an elusive Editor's Choice award a few years ago. For me, this upgrade would come after many consecutive years using integrated motherboard audio exclusively.In my early days, you would have found me firmly entrenched in the Creative camp, having owned a battery of Sound Blaster cards that included the Vibra16, AWE32, Live! 5.1, Audigy, and Audigy2 ZS. After the Audigy series, I dropped off the sound-card grid entirely. Instead, I opted for ...Read more......

ASUS Launches Xonar Essence One

By Bjorn3D, published 16-08-2011

 Hi-Fi USB Digital to Analog Converter and Headphone Amplifier With most modern audio signals stored in digital format, the ASUS Xonar team has catered to audiophiles’ needs and launched its first hi-fi USB digital-to-analog converter (DAC), the Xonar Essence One. It is an industry-leading high-end USB DAC wi

Hands on: Asus RoG Vulcan ANC review

By TechRadar, published 06-03-2011

Asus has created a gaming headset, the Asus RoG Vulcan ANC - something we weren't expecting to find at Computex. We've had a play with it and for just North of £100 it looks like it could well be a competitive player in the market.Asus has been making excellent sound cards for the last few years, so to turn its attention to a set of headphones to take advantage of that soundscape isn't a huge leap.The big selling point of the Vulcan is the fact that it's a dynamic active noise cancelling set.This means it has external microphones on the outside of the cans to detect the ambient noise of the room you're playing in. Then it matches that with a negative signal to block as much out as possible.In the throng of the Computex show floor, the fact it did anything at all is impressive and in a qui...

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Review

By MaximumPC, published 04-04-2011

This stunning soundcard makes a solid case for discrete audio Audiophiles, hear this: The amazing Asus Xonar Essence STX finally faces a true competitor. Creative’s Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium is startling in several ways. A gaming and music enthusiast’s audio card, this X-Fi is ready for Windows 7 (and Vista) out of the box and comes armed with Creative Alchemy, which restores multichannel positional audio for legacy Windows XP and Vista games. Watch out, though: The sheer fidelity of the card’s output will really make you notice any shortcomings in the quality of your speakers’ or headset’s sound. Another thing you’ll notice: Its analog outputs don’t include an option for more than two speakers. Users of 5.1 or 7.1 systems without optical or digital audio inputs or a decod...