1.3Specifications summary

 

Items

Description

 

 

Audio Performance

 

 

 

Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted):

116 dB for Front-out

 

 

112dB for other channels

 

 

 

 

 

Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted):

112dB

 

 

Output Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz

0.00056% (-105dB) for Front-out

 

 

(-3dB) :

 

 

 

Input Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz

0.0004% (-108dB) for Line-in

 

 

(-3dB) :

 

 

 

 

 

Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz format):

<10Hz to 48KHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output/Input Full-Scale Voltage

2 Vrms (5.65 Vp-p)

 

 

Main Chipset

 

 

 

Audio Processor

ASUS AV100 High-Definition Sound Processor (Max.

 

 

192KHz/24bit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cirrus-Logic CS4398*1 for Front-Out (120dB SNR, Max.

 

 

24-bit D-A Converter of Digital Sources:

192kHz/24bit)

 

 

Cirrus-Logic CS4362A*1 for other 6 channels (114dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit)

 

 

24-bit A-D Converter for Analog Inputs:

Cirrus-Logic CS5361* 1 (114dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit)

 

 

Sample Rate and Resolution

 

 

 

Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution

44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution

44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit

 

 

S/PDIF Digital Output

44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit, Dolby Digital, DTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

I/O Ports

 

 

 

Analog Output Jack:

3.50mm mini jack *4 (Front/Side/Center-Subwoofer/

 

 

Back)

 

 

 

 

 

Analog Input Jack:

3.50mm mini jack *1 (Shared by Line-In/Mic-In)

 

 

Other line-level analog input (for TV Tuner or CD-

Aux-In (4-pin header on the card)

 

 

ROM):

 

 

Digital S/PDIF Output

High-bandwidth TOS-Link optical transmitter (shared with Line-In/Mic-In jack) supports 192KHz/24bit

S/PDIF header on card for connection with supported VGA card

Driver Features

Operation System

Dolby Digital Live

Dolby Headphone

Dolby Virtual Speaker

Dolby Pro-Logic IIx

DirectSound3D Game EXtensions 2.0 & 1.0 (DS3D GX 2.0)

VocalFXTM

Windows Vista(32/64bit)/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005

Dolby Digital Live encodes any audio signal on PC in real- time to Dolby Digital (AC3) 5.1 surround sounds to your home theater environment through one single S/PDIF connection

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.

Dolby Virtual Speaker technology simulates a highly realistic 5.1-speaker surround sound listening environment from as few as two speakers.

Dolby Pro-Logic II is the well-known technology to process any native stereo or 5.1-channel audio into a

6.1- or 7.1- channel output, creating a seamless, natural surround soundfield.

-DS3D GX 2.0 supports EAX gaming sound effects and DirectSound 3D hardware enhanced functions for more games on Windows Vista & XP. (DirectX/DirectSound 3D compatible)

-DS3D GX 2.0 adds latest VocalFX voice effects for online gaming or chatting.

Xonar D1X provides 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

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