MX20617
Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-E Soundcard
From 11 Customer Reviews
MX20617
Ends: 5/31/2012 11:59:59 PM
Only$99.99
$89.99 After Rebate
- SKU: MX20617
- ILC: 610839034253
- Part #: XONAR DX
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Customer Reviews
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Very good sound
2/18/2011 9:42:20 PMRichard from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Windows 7 x86/x64 compatible
Powered PCIe is far better than PCI
Sounds ten times better than my motherboard's stock sound output
Low profile
Very reasonably priced
Very current (2010) driver support from ASUS - Weaknesses:
- For some reason the mounting plate on the card does not line up with the back of my computer case. The plate with the speaker outputs is crooked and I have no idea why nor do I really care.
- Summary:
- I thought my BOSE speaker setup sounded pretty good on the motherboard audio but I had no idea how much better those BOSE could sound. It's like going from a cheap stereo to an expensive stereo for under $100.
Works in Linux!
2/12/2010 2:31:56 PMBrad from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Works 100% out of the box in Ubuntu (Mythbuntu) 9.10
- Weaknesses:
- Optical out is combined with Mic In
No coax out - Summary:
- Card works 100% under *buntu 9.10, optical works but is not an ideal setup - uses a plastic adapter to go from the mic in to the optical out. A seperate optical and coax out would be best, but it does the job!
Great card!!!
1/23/2010 10:47:08 AMWhippWhapp from Cowtown writes:
- Strengths:
- DDL
DTS Connect
Small
Asus actually supports it! (Win7 x64 support)
Front panel audio connector - Weaknesses:
- requires power connector
only optical spdif output - Summary:
- Don't let the one star review scare you off, you'd think after frying 4 cards buddy would look at the rest of his rig.
I have 2 of these after going through many Creative and Auzen solutions, hands down the best.
Great Sounding Card
7/15/2009 12:23:25 PMGary from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- -Excellent sound quality (scored overall "Excellent" in RMAA tests)
-Light software package
-One of few sound cards with font panel connector (HDA) support
-Good value - Weaknesses:
- -Requires additional power from a floppy power cable
-Some driver issues
-DS3D GX is buggy for some games
-Rebate is rubbish - just a prepaid MasterCard (beware) - Summary:
- This is a very good sounding card - It definitely has better sound quality than my mobo's Realtek ALC889a, which is apparently Realtek's best integrated chip.
Overall a good buy, although drivers aren't the best, they are updated somewhat frequently. I had some older games crash when DS3D GX was enabled, but other than that and some minor issues, this card rocks.
Bang-for-buck ASIO 2.0 card
6/1/2009 11:31:23 AMScott from St. Paul, AB writes:
- Strengths:
- ASIO 2.0 compliant.
Low-latency
Great sound.
No bloat-ware.
Front panel connector.
Price. - Weaknesses:
- Requires power connection to CPU (adaptor supplied).
- Summary:
- I recently started getting into recording audio on my PC. Started off using my on-board Realtek sound card and the free ASIO4ALL software to get around latency issues, but would get all sorts of pops and hissing during playback. Researched a variety of ASIO compliant cards online before settling on the Xonar DX. Price, performance and the card's front panel connector where the deciding factors in my decision. Would recommend this card whole-heartedly.
Worst sound card I've ever owned.
3/4/2009 4:45:56 PMCarl Johnson from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- -low-profile
- Weaknesses:
- -terrible drivers
-hisses and pops in music and movies
-random freezing and crashes in games
-EAX 5.0 is a joke - Summary:
- This was my first time using an asus product and I'm very disappointed with their driver support. Returned this back to Memory Express and I was glad that they allowed me to exchange for an Auzentech Xplosion. So far, I've never had any problems with my new Auzentech. I will never buy Asus again!!!
Ok card
10/31/2008 3:55:57 PMJames Mcguire from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Slim, PCIE interface, sits in bottom slot far away from my big video card on the p5qe motherboard
- Weaknesses:
- Poorly written drivers, even the ones on the web, poor documentation gave wrong speaker inputs for my creative inspire 5.1 speaker set
Card runs too hot for my liking and adds another heat source to my computer - Summary:
- If Asus could write better drivers and more accurate documentation and design a card that runs cooler, then I may thinks about putting this back into my main system
I am not too impressed with this heater oops I mean card
Great card without busting your wallet
9/30/2008 10:12:47 PMKarlo from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- PCI-E
Less software to install
7.1 audio
many other features - Weaknesses:
- Summary:
- I switched from Creative to Asus after so many years of using Creative products. This is a great card! The sound is crisp! This card doesn't cause my system to crash randomly. This is a great card for the money.
Superb card
8/13/2008 9:45:13 AMDan from Edmonton writes:
- Strengths:
- Weaknesses:
- Summary:
- Sounds like David just bought units from a bad batch. Can happen with any hardware. This card is fantastic. I'm officially sworn-off of Creative now.
Powerful card
7/4/2008 2:07:06 AMMike from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Decent software
Excellent vista compatability
Great Clear sound through the optical
Low profile
Uses new pci-e interface as opposed to pci - Weaknesses:
- None so far
- Summary:
- I've had this for over a month so far, and when i baught this for my HTPC setup was really the only card that would fit, either way, this car is Definatively a great buy for a mce 2005 htpc, and sounds Great with my simple home theater setup. Definatively worth the money
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