Asus is a worldwide topthree consumer notebook vendor and maker of the worlds bestselling, most awardwinning, motherboards. The xonar u7 comes with a lot of driver, both cmedia drivers, xear effects, and the dolby htv4 drivers. With usb, xonar u7 mkii provides convenient and instant sound quality. There are some vinyls i have, and i want to listen to them. We had no doubts that the asus xonar d2 would outscore mid and lowend cards, so we decided to compare it with the top card from creative x fi elite pro, equipped with the flagship cirrus logic converter on board. Xonar u7 mkii features the latest sonic studio software suite for full control over every sound technology, from equalization eq to 7.
In this video i check out the asus xonar u7 usb dac will it fix all my problems. I ended up with the creative sound blaster omni surround instead, and im. The xonar sounds better but lacks the x fi stuff for games. The xonar can go up to 192khz24bit and has a headphone amp. The driver is required only when you connect the xonar u7 to a. Since most of my musicmovies contents are in blurays, i currently focus on a soundcard supporting dolby true hd or dts hd master technologies. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, asus won 4,256 awards in 20 and is widely credited with revolutionizing the pc industry with its eee pc. Help choosing between xonar ds vs x fi xtremegamer im having a hard time choosing between the asus xonar d1 and creative x fi xtremegamer soundcard.
Discussion in pc audio started by terrastrife, mar 18. Verdict for all its highfaluting hi fi claims, however, the x fi hd probably wont win a massive following with the audio purist crowd. Asus xonar u7 vs creative sound blaster xfi hd toms. Things to consider for which is the better product are the product itself as well as the.
Sound processing uses 192khz24bit fidelity for true high definition output, maintaining consistent quality across all surround channels. I always thought the x fi sounded amazing and i never had an issue with pc noise, but. Sonic studio has a single navigation page that puts everything in front of you, with an intuitive pointandclick interface that allows you to preset audio profiles to suit different audio requirements. As i understand it, the audio processor used is the cm6632a which is a high performance usb audio processor with the cs4398 dac handling the 24bit 192 khz needs of the primary stereo inputs with the cs4362a chip handling the rest of the channels. Asus today announced xonar u7 mkii, a highquality usb sound card and. Comparing asus u7 mkii to its direct rival, creative x fi hd, the sound quality is noticeably better. Hardware is excellent, drivers are passable, support is as usual piss poor. I cant believe there isnt an rog audio section yet. Sound blaster omni, worthy upgrade from the xfi pro 5. Im talking about the asus xonar u7 and the creative sound blaster x fi hd and they cost roughly the same, so thats not really a problem. As of the other option, im not sure which one of the two sound cards has a better sound quality. Better than sound blaster xfi titanium hd anandtech.
The compact xonar u7 mkii is an upgraded version of the acclaimed xonar u7 and features true 7. If you had problems in vista with x fi youll surely run into greater ones with the audigy so if you have the money, get the xonar. As it stands it uses the same dsp as the x fi surround 5. I read so much problems here in the forum about the phoebus driver but the hardware of the card is very good. Creative offers something similar through crystalizer but that sounds more bloated when enabled, than the enhancements enabled on the u7. First, i had no issues with drivers or compatibility or crashes or anything like that. The u7 control panel is very clean and simple, and the orange and black color scheme is.
Asus today announced xonar u7 mkii, a highquality usb sound card and headphone amplifier. I was considering the creatives sound blaster xfi surround 5. As far as i heard xfi hd is superior, and some people say its better than xonar u7 for headphones, because it has more powerfull amp. After some search i now limit my search within these 2 cards asus xonar hdav1. Weve got an early look at an upcoming usb powered sound card from asus called the xonar u7 featuring. Comparing asus u7 mkii to its direct rival, creative xfi hd, the sound. Youd think it would have been created on account of the rog thunderbolt and vulcan. Sound blaster zs sbx pro vs xonar stxs higher snr choice.
I currently have realteks hd alc892 on my motherboard and have logitech z4 2. Asus support is better they have regularish driver updates and their xonar stx their competitor to x fi hd has the option to switch between outputs via the control panel. For all the praise the stx gets i was a little disappointed way back when i had one. How do i connect creative gigaworks 750 to asus xonar hdav 1. Asus xonar essence one audiophile grade usb dac unboxing. I will use it for gaming and i want to plug on the turnable i have at the moment. Id rather have the audioquest dragonfly plugged into one of the rear usb ports over something like the shiit modi or xonar u7. After changing pc cases, i had problems with audio. Asus also announces the xonar u7 mkii external sound card. I use a properly modded xfi hd usb mostly for measuring other. Anyways, i heard that xonar is better for plain audio and creative x fi is better for gaming. From what ive heard, xonar has very good drivers support and that emulated eax 5. Its software, sonic studio has sound enhancement features that make the asus u7 sound amazing for its price. Note that neither the xfi nor xonar u7 allow daqarta to change sample rates.
The x fi chipset itself is good auzentech continues to prove this, but creative uses low quality parts to drive down its price, and the drivers are horrific. I have a xonar u7 atm but the drivers from asus are not great, and it shuts down now and again fails so overall nice concept, poor execution for the u7 that is. Asus xonar u7 vs creative sound blaster xfi hd guru3d. Asus xonar u7 or creative x fi hd i dont know which one to buy, thats my problem. We cant guarantee the drivers will work the first time around, but. If you notice a change in sound for the worst then just keep the card, as long as drivers are not a headache in your os.
The x fi is pretty old, but hell, my xonar dx sounds just as nice as the newer alc1220 but the alc1220 does have better headphone. Asus xonar u7 vs creative sound blaster xfi hd toms guide. The xonar u7 is fairly light and compact and looks sleek enough to have on your desktop. Xonar u7 engineering overcomes the space and power supply limitations of other external usbbased audio devices to offer precise and immersive 7.
The onboard sound claims a slightly better snr of 115db vs. Asus xonar dg sound card acting up hd audio cable related. Creative xfi hd usb vs asus xonar u7 forumul softpedia. How to install custom realtek hd audio driver and creative x fi on realtek. At every pc startup, it blinks and is not found by the pc.
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