Asus Xonar D2X

If viewed in terms of sound quality and features offered, the sound card that has been integrated in a motherboard now this is good enough can be said. Instead of them may even have been issued messmate Dolby Digital sound.

But for those who 'care' about the quality of the sound, indeed mandatory to use a separate sound card. Moreover, for those who want to make it as a PC-entertainment center at home.

For that purpose, Asus has claimed one of the sound card is quite good quality. The name of this product is Asus Xonar D2X.

Impressed Mewah

Impressions from the nascent luxury packaging disertakannya. White-box-sized large enough in which sepaket containing equipment ranging from 4 pairs of RCA cables, MIDI, modular, to support various applications such as Cyberlink Power DVD and Cakewalk Studio.

This is not how, kemewahannya the detikINET feel when holding the sound card interface that is using the PCI-Ex 1X is. Black and attached in sekujur body, mixed with gold on each port to impress' luxury 'product.

Moreover, each port will be issued a different color when it is operated, the more value for the appearance. In addition, each a different color will help users when connecting the speakers to the sound card.

Yet Qualified Voters' Loyo '

If the ASUS Xonar D2X has a nice appearance is seen, then how about the sound quality?. Of course it is a main beam for a sound card, and it can be said ASUS Xonar D2X is able to make its users terlena boom in the beautiful music.

No wonder if the sound card is powerful enough to handle digital music files. Section, if more ditengok in fact use the ASUS Xonar D2X Audio Processing Unit (APU) Oxygen HD CMI8788 chip which is a powerful C-besutan media.

But whoa, the name C-Media indentik course with the onboard sound card. However, the chip can be ascertained that this is very much a quality as compared with variants onboard sound card anywhere.

Time to try it, detikINET use this card to play the saxophone wave song with Kenny G Forever in Love which sounded so beautiful and menghanyutkan, John Scofield begitupun vocal with the songs I Do not Need No Doctor.

But it is proportionate reversed when users listen to songs from the Rock band cadas Korn or Slipknot. Voters even seemed that the 'loyo' and less' nendang '.

Okay, for music files, Xonar is said to be able to stroke in users. But how the performance to watch Content High-Definition (HD) or play games?

To optimize accordingly, detikINET use a 5.1 speaker support Dolby Digital as the output pair ASUS Xonar D2X. Result, the sound card is powerful enough to play HD content atapun game.

However, to get the optimal sound settings a bit if needed users to use the RCA cable output. The problem is, the initial (default) with the RCA cable akan impressed 'bury' the bass sound produced.

As a result, the default application settings via this card is to be done to 'lift' the bass boom. However, if the optical cables that do not need to be done.

Overall, the price of around USD 175, ASUS Xonar D2X can be said to be able to change the computer into an entertainment center which is quite adequate. Of course, it also needs to be offset by the device that supports the speaker.

Excess
Full + Bonus
+ Clear Voters
+ It is Dolby Digital Support

Disadvantages
- Less suitable for the type of rock music or other cadas
- Somewhat making If using RCA cables.

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