Asus Xonar 7.1 DS PCI Sound Card Best Recommended PCI Audio Interface for Gaming for Sale

Asus Xonar 7.1 DS PCI Sound Card Best Recommended PCI Audio Interface for Gaming For Sale

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Asus Xonar 7.1 DS PCI Sound Card Best Recommended PCI Audio Interface for Gaming:
$49.99

Get an Open Box Asus Xonar 7.1 DS PCI Sound Card Best Recommended PCI Audio Interface for Gaming. This Sound Card Compares with the Soundblaster X 7.1 & is a Direct Competitor. Comes with Driver Installation CD. Please See Last Photo for Download Link to Get Latest Windows 10 Drivers for DS Audio Card. Shipped Same Day Ordered! Note: This Sound Card Also Works with PCI Express, when used with a PCI Express to PCI adapter card.

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Also select 2 Channel when playing either stereo or 2 channel music or games to get 7.1 Audio in Xonar Audio Control Panel.

The Xonar DS has many high end features that promise to deliver excellent multimedia experience. DTS connect turns your PC into a powerful multimedia centre by converting stereo signals into 7.1 channels for surround gaming and immersive movie watching/music listening.To compliment the gaming aspect of the card, the Xonar has an immersive GX2.5 audio engine to enable EAX gaming audio, thereby restoring many of the features lost in Vista, without using any additional software.To bring the true spirit of Hi-Fi to your system, the Xonar DS is designed with a swappable OPamp socket allowing you to customize your sound solderlessly and for best listening experience.ASUS also has flexibility in mind, as shown by the inclusion of a low profile back-plate, an Intel HDA compatible front-panel header and an internal S/PDIF header to feed digital audio to any HDMI-ready graphics card.

On the front of the box, ASUS have kept to a clean design, displaying the card and some of the key features you can expect from the card. The box is a standard cardboard package. The front acts as a lid which can be opened to reveal more detailed characteristics of the sound card. The key features listed are the GX2.5 audio engine, DTS connect support and 192khz/24bit audio presentation.

The back is just a quick summary of the already mentioned featured but in 12 languages for universal appeal. The package contents, system requirements and specification sheet can be found on the side of the box. The user will know exactly what to expect from the very informative box ASUS package their sound card in.

The package includes a quick start guide giving instructions in several languages, a low profile back plate for small media PCs and the driver CD.

The Xonar DS 7.1
The card is a low profile sound card and uses the PCI interface. Despite this, it still packs in many features. The card supports analog connectivity and can decode DTS over the optical for ultra high fidelity sounds. Unlike its bigger brother, it doesn't make use of an EMI shield or a heatsink but this isn't a problem. The card is very nicely laid out overall.
The AV200 HD audio processing unit is the heart of this sound card, the same one found in the more expensive D2/D2X so we can expect very good quality audio from this little card. The Xonar DS features an output signal to noise ration of up to 107 dB and an input SNR of up to 100 dB.The swappable OPamps amongst the capacitors
On the left, we can see the capacitors and the OPamp tucked nicely in between. Unlike the D2/D2X, ASUS have kept to using normal capacitors with this card rather than the more expensive box-style ones. The card also uses 24 bit Wolfson WM8775/WM8766 DACs with a maximum resolution of 192khz on all 8 channels. The Front panel HD audio, Aux In, and S/PDIF out headers
On the side of the card are three connectors, one labelled "Front panel" to switch the output to the front panel of your case, the next being the "aux in" 4 pin header for line-level analog input and the final header is the "SPDIF out" one. The internal S/PDIF header can feed digital audio to HDMI ready graphics cards. The Xonar DS has 4 analog output jacks 7.1 support. From left to right, there's the front, side, centre and rear outputs. The right most connector is the Line-in/Mic-in jack. For cost-cutting measures the DS does not feature the same gold plated back plate as the D2/D2X and also lacks the external S/PDIF, optical and coax input and output jacks. The latter aren't crucial so for a media PC, the I/O connections are more than sufficient.
Installing the software also installs the Xonar DS Audio Centre, which gives the user access to several features to customize the sound for their needs.

Product Description

ASUS brings a continuation of its really interesting series of Xonar sound cards, this time represented by the Xonar DS model with a PCI interface. It boasts an Intel HDA-compatible front panel and includes a jack-detection connector that automatically switches signals from the rear panel to the front panel whenever headphones are plugged into the front panel output.

The Xonar DS card offers unsurpassed possibilities for connecting digital devices in the field of low-profile cards. The S/PDIF output combines with the less-used rear analog surround sound output connector, and the package also includes an optical digital output adapter. Unlike some products of competing companies, users will no longer have to purchase additional modules with digital inputs or outputs for this card. The Xonar DS card includes one more internal S/PDIF connector on the motherboard, which offers premium digital audio to graphics cards via HDMI.

The Xonar DS card offers 107 dB SNR, which corresponds to twelve times clearer reproduction than most sound solutions integrated on the motherboard are able to offer. 91% of background noise is removed, so Xonar DS players can hear even the smallest details in-game.

Thanks to the GX 2.5 surround sound engine of the Xonar DS card, players will be able to enjoy a believable and truly realistic sound in today's games. This sound engine allows you to use the latest EAX technologies, DirectSound effects and full surround sound in Windows 10 without additional software.

The audio console is a very sleek, attractive and friendly user interface which a plethora of options with the sound card. The appearance reminds me of a flip up phone like devise so it's very intuitive. The main console has options to customers the sample rate and number of audio channels used. If you are using an 8 channel output, this can be set here. The flipped up console shows the different modes that the audio centre is currently using and also has a graphical equaliser that records the different frequency response of the audio being played. On the right hand side, the user can select the volume and the DSP mode. SVN refers to the Smart Volume setting which effectively brings low signal up and high signals down. The DSP mode includes the GX mode for 3D gaming audio, and the Hi-Fi mode. The great thing about the GX mode is that it is applied instantaneously unlike on the X-Fi.

Connections SPDIF output - optical

Specifications: Interface PCI Channels 7.1 Specifications Interface PCI Chip C-Media CMI8788 Channels 7.1 Max. sample freq. play 192kHz Max. playback resolution 24 bit Max. sample freq. to withdraw 96kHz Max. record resolution 24 bitSignal to noise ratio
107 dB Support 3D sound DirectSound 3DOpenAL EAX 1 EAX2

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$49.99