Xonar D2X

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    Masterpiece Audio Card for Home Theater & Gaming in your PCI Express Slot

    - PCI EXPRESS interface
    - VISTA Gaming with DirectSound & EAX support
    - Hi-Fi class audio quality with SNR up to 118dB
    - Dolby HomeTheater Technologies & DTS Connect
    - Valuable Cakewalk and Ableton Live music production software bundled
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    Master Piece Audio Card for Home Theater & Gaming in your

    PCI Express Slot

    Asus Xonar D2X is the world's first PCI-E interface high end audio card featuring SNR up to 118dB. Xonar D2 provides intuitive DS3D GX to solve Vista gaming audio issues, and Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) for best voice communication quality, the Xonar D2X will undoubtedly provide the best gaming experience ever.

    ASUS Xonar D2X -Solution to Windows Vista Gaming Audio Problems
    With the introduction of Windows Vista, the whole audio architecture landscaped has been changed. This has resulted in teething problems for gamers - with the possibility of losing all surround sound or hardware accelerated Direct3D and EAX while gaming in the Windows Vista environment. To circumvent this problem, the ASUS Xonar family of audio cards utilizes an ASUS exclusive technology - the new DS3D GX extension in the Xonar D2X driver; to provide full support for surround sound and hardware accelerated features by translating DirectX to the DS3D GX. While other solutions like OpenAL requires special installation and game support, DS3D GX doesn't. Gamers can enjoy DirectX gaming with hardware enhanced surround sound and EAX effects automatically and immediately after installation.

    Cleanest Voice in Online or LAN Game Chatting
    The Xonar D2X also includes the innovative "Acoustics Echo Cancellation" (AEC) technology to facilitate the best online voice communication quality. AEC can eliminate up-to-40dB speaker echo return and suppress noises that would otherwise enter the users' microphone – making the Xonar D2X the best audio card choice for online chatting in VOIP applications (Skype, MSN, Google, QQ, etc.) or online gaming.

    Unparalleled Sound Clarity
    The ASUS Xonar D2X also features a signal- to-noise ratio (SNR) of 118 dB for both audio in and out - reaching the maximum limit of audio quality on most PC platforms. Unlike generic audio cards in the market that provide the highest SNR to only the front stereo outputs, the Xonar D2X is able to deliver 118 dB quality audio for all 7.1 channels.

    Dolby and DTS for Complete Digital Home Experience
    Besides delivering impressive audio quality, the Xonar D2X is also packed with multiple sound technologies from Dolby and DTS to deliver outstanding entertainment experiences. These include

    Dolby Digital Live: Converts PC or game audio content into Dolby Digital in real-time
    Dolby Headphone: Creates a surround sound listening experience when using any set of headphones
    Dolby Virtual Speaker: Delivers a vibrant surround sound listening experience from stereo speakers
    Dolby Pro Logic® IIx: C reates up to 7.1-channel surround sounds from stereo or 5.1 sources
    DTS Connect: Includes DTS Interactive and DTS NEO:PC
    DTS Interactive for real time AC-3 encoding and
    DTS NEO: PC stereo to multi-channel expander

    Model Number : N50 >
    • Audio Performance
      Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) (Front-out) :
      118 dB
      Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) (Headphone-out) :
      118 dB
      Output THD+N at 1kHz (Front-out) :
      >0.0004 %(-108 dB)
      Frequency Response (-3dB, 16bit/44.1KHz input) :
      10 Hz to 46 KHz
      Output/Input Full-Scale Voltage :
      Unbalanced Output : 2 Vrms (5.65 Vp-p)
    • Bus Compatibility
      PCI Express
    • Chipset
      Audio Processor :ASUS AV200 High-Definition Sound Processor (Max. 192KHz/24bit)
    • Sample Rate and Resolution
      Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution :
      44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16bit/24bit
      Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution :
      44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16bit
      S/PDIF Digital Output :
      44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16bit/24bit
      S/PDIF Digital Input :
      44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16bit/24bit
      ASIO Driver Support :
      44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16bit/24bit
    • Connectivity
      Analog Output
      4 x 3.5 mm jack (1/8") (Front out/Side out/Center-Subwoofer out/Rear out)
      Analog Input
      2 x 3.5 mm jack (1/8") (Line-in/Mic-in)
      Digital
      1 x S/PDIF out (1 x Coaxial)
      1 x S/PDIF in (1 x Coaxial)
      1 x MIDI in/out
      1 x Aux-in (4-pin header)
    • Special Features
      Dolby® Technologies : Dolby® Digital Live/Dolby® Headphone /Dolby® Virtual Speaker /Dolby® Pro-Logic II
      DTS® Technologies : DTS Interactive Encoder/DTS Neo:PC technologies
    • Accessories
      H6 extension board cable x 1
      DVI-to-HDMI cable x 1
      HDMI-to-HDMI cable x 1
      S/PDIF adaptor x 2
      3.5mm-to-RCA adaptor cable (8-ch) x 4
      Additional MIDI card, cable, and external standard MIDI adaptor Y cable x 1
    • Note
      Bundled software:
      ● Ableton Live 6 Lite
      ● PowerDVD 7.0
      ● Valuable Cakewalk Sonar LE, Dimesion LE, and Project5 LE