The Asus Xonar DG Sound Card combines Dolby Headphone 5.1 high definition surround with Asus’ own GX 2.5 gaming audio engine and an on-board headset amplifier. These result in accurate and deep audio that brings every nuance and sound across fully, making the Asus Xonar DG Sound Card an ideal sound card for gamers who want to remain totally aware of their play environments. Purchase the Asus Xonar DG Sound Card today!
What It Is and Why You Need It:
Built-in Headphone AMP
Powers up every sound detail in gaming
3 gain modes for different usage scenarios
Dolby® Headphone for an immersive 5.1 surround imaging
GX2.5 for realistic 3D audio effects
Specifications
I/O Ports:
Analog Output Jack:
- 3.50mm mini jack 3 (Front/Side/Center-Subwoofer)
Analog Input Jack::
- 3.50mm mini jack 1 (Line-In/Mic-In)
Other line-level analog input (for CD-IN/TV Tuner):
- Aux-In (4-pin header on the card)
Digital S/PDIF Output:
- High-bandwidth Optical Connector supports 96KHz/24bit
- additional SPDIF-out header for HDMI audio output
Front-Panel Header:
- Supports headphone jack-detection, automatically switch audio output from back-panel to front
Features
VocalFX™:
The latest vocal effect technologies for gaming and VoIP, including:
- VoiceEX: produces vivid environmental reverberation for your voice in EAX games
- ChatEX: emulates different background environment effects when you chat online
- Magic Voice: changes your voice pitch to different types (Monster/Cartoon…) for disguising your real voice or just for fun in online chatting
Dolby® Technologies:
Dolby Headphone: technology allows users to listen to music, watch movies, or play games with the dramatic 5.1-channel surround or realistic 3D spacious effects through any set of stereo headphones.
Smart Volume Normalizer™:
Normalizes the volume of all audio sources into a constant level and also enhances your 3D sound listening range and advantages in gaming
Xear 3D™ Virtual Speaker Shifter:
Adjustable virtual 7.1-speaker positioning
Magic Voice™:
Changes your voice pitch to different types (Monster/Cartoon…) for disguising your real voice or just for fun in online chatting
Karaoke Functions:
Music Pitch-Shifting, Vocal Cancellation, and Microphone Echo effects with Stereo Mix recording (Wave and Mic-in) for online Karaoke or online DJ applications
FlexBass™:
Professional Bass Management/Enhancement system
Other Effects:
10-band Equalier/27 Environment Effects
3D Sound Engines/APIs:
- 7: DirectSound3D® GX 2.5, EAX®2.0&1.0, DirectSound® HW, DirectSound SW, A3D®1.0, OpenAL generic modes, 128 3D sounds processing capability
- Vista: DirectSound3D® GX 2.5, EAX®2.0&1.0, DirectSound® HW, DirectSound SW, A3D®1.0, OpenAL generic modes, 128 3D sounds processing capability
- XP: DirectSound3D® GX 2.5, EAX®2.0&1.0, DirectSound® HW, DirectSound SW, A3D®1.0, OpenAL generic modes, 128 3D sounds processing capability
DS3D GX2.0:
DS3D GX 2.5 supports EAX gaming sound effects and DirectSound 3D hardware enhanced functions on Windows 7/Vista. (DirectX/DirectSound 3D compatible)