Asus Xonar Series and alternative soundcards

Akherousin · 04-22-2008, 10:12 PM

Has anyone any experience with Asus' Xonar series of sound cards? I am kind of pissed off with my Realtek HD that came with the mainboard and I am looking for something higher quality. I want to avoid Creative Hardware for the obvious reasons (horrible drivers, support) so I am looking around for alternatives. The Asus Xonars look very decent for the price, but I don't know about driver support etc. Are there any other alternatives?

Usage: Watching DVDs, Music (mp3) and Gaming. I have Logitech Z-2300, 2.1 THX-Certified speakers, no surround setup.

Any advice?

interman · 04-23-2008, 06:05 AM

As far as I've heard they're great for the money. They don't support some of the more advanced x-fi stuff, but they can probably do what you need

Richard_Rahl · 04-23-2008, 10:50 AM

About your music: as long as it is on your pc and not your Ipod (or other player), I advice you to use .wma instead of mp3. At a bitrate of 160 Kbps it is sounding a bit better than mp3 at 192 Kbps (though it may also depend on the music), while it is much more compact. Sounds great even on a pc with a Realtek onboard solution (talking out of experience with that)

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04-22-2008, 10:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Akherousin is on the 5th circle: Wrath & Sullenness Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Zurich, Switzerland Posts: 1,885 Hellbux: 2,244 TraumaticA	Asus Xonar Series and alternative soundcards Has anyone any experience with Asus' Xonar series of sound cards? I am kind of pissed off with my Realtek HD that came with the mainboard and I am looking for something higher quality. I want to avoid Creative Hardware for the obvious reasons (horrible drivers, support) so I am looking around for alternatives. The Asus Xonars look very decent for the price, but I don't know about driver support etc. Are there any other alternatives? Usage: Watching DVDs, Music (mp3) and Gaming. I have Logitech Z-2300, 2.1 THX-Certified speakers, no surround setup. Any advice?

04-23-2008, 06:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
interman Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,745 Hellbux: 75,387	As far as I've heard they're great for the money. They don't support some of the more advanced x-fi stuff, but they can probably do what you need __________________

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Richard_Rahl is on the 4th circle: Avarice & Prodigality Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tilburg, the capital of the Kingdom of the Netherlands ;) . Posts: 631 Hellbux: 20,945	About your music: as long as it is on your pc and not your Ipod (or other player), I advice you to use .wma instead of mp3. At a bitrate of 160 Kbps it is sounding a bit better than mp3 at 192 Kbps (though it may also depend on the music), while it is much more compact. Sounds great even on a pc with a Realtek onboard solution (talking out of experience with that) . __________________ "GS, GT, GTS, GTX, GTX Ultra in that order." - GMtm making things clear. "Linux is like a tipi: no gates, no windows and the apache lives inside" - Ubuntu NL Forum member. "Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet." - Dave Barry

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