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Creative Sound Blaster Z
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Produces good audio quality that is clean with minimal distortion
With this soundcard, audio will sound clear and positional audio in movies and games will also be improved. The Cirrus Logic DAC used produces clear audio with very little to no distortion. Also, this sound card enhances sound stage and audio separation compared to on-motherboard audio.
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More on the expensive side
Unless you need the Beamforming microphone technology, Creative offers the Sound Blaster Audigy for almost half the price and similar features.
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SBX Pro Studio software offers a lot of audio enhancement features
Creative's audio software offers a lot of control over the sound card's features including audio enhancements, 5.1 surround sound options as well as EQ adjustments. This will allow you to customize many aspects of your audio experience with the sound card. The software is cleanly laid-out and is intuitive to use.
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The LED light on the side can be too bright
This can be a problem if you have a side panel window on your PC. The red LED is quite bright and can get distracting. The LED cannot be turned off.
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Can support audio setups with optical connectors
Optical in/out ports are present if you have speakers with optical connectivity, and should result in optimal sound quality. This soundcard also has the necessary analog ports for a 5.1 surround sound setup.
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Short warranty period
Creative provides 12 months of warranty, compared to 36 months of warranty for ASUS soundcards.
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CrystalVoice can enhance mic quality
This is a handy feature if you do a lot of voice chat while gaming and should result in clearer and easily audible sound. CrystalVoice can dynamically adjust mic volume, reduce ambient noise and echo and can also boost your mic volume.
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Can power high impedance headphones
This sound card can bring out optimal volume and sound quality even from high impedance headphones. This has an amp that can sufficiently power 600 ohm headphones.
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Reduces CPU audio processing overhead
This sound card has a dedicated quad-core processor which takes the audio processing load off the CPU. This frees up CPU resources for optimal computer performance while also providing high quality, delay-free audio along with additional audio effects/enhancements.
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Interface:
PCI Express x1
Connections:
Headphone out, 3x Line out, Mic / line- in, S/PDIF in/out (Optical)
Surround:
5.1
Audio Resolution:
24-Bit/192 kHz
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ASUS Xonar DX 7.1
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Supports 7.1 or 5.1 surround sound
This sound card has connectors that can accomodate 5.1 surround sound speaker setups. Asus offers software which allows for virtual 7.1 surround sound for enhanced audio immersion over 5.1 surround.
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Cannot power high impedance headphones
This sound card does not have a headphone amp so high impedance headphones may have less-than-optimal sound quality and low volume output.
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Produces clear audio with minimal distrotion
The audio from this sound card is clean and with very little distortion. Sound is also much fuller compared to many low-end on-board audio solutions.
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Requires additional power
You will need to connect a floppy-drive cable from your power supply to this sound card for adequate power. This can be an annoyance and can add cable clutter inside your computer.
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Audio connectors should last a long time
The analog audio connectors in this soundcard are gold plated. Not only does this promote efficient signal transfer, but these connectors do not rust over time, improving their longevity.
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No separate connector for S/PDIF
The S/PDIF is connected to the shared line/mic-in with a separate adapter, which could be a problem for people wanting to use both digital and analog devices simultaneously.
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Can easily fit in most PC builds
The sound card comes in a half-height PCI-E form factor. Also, a low-profile I/O bracket is included, making this sound card much easier to fit in compact HTPC computers.
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Compatible with Linux
This is a good sound card option if you are on Linux. Asus has proper Linux drivers for this sound card.
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Interface:
PCI Express x1
Connections:
4x Line-out, Shared S/PDIF Out & Mic/Line-in
Surround:
7.1
Measurements:
25 cm x 17 cm x 8 cm
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