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Asus Rolls Out ROG Xonar Phoebus Solo 7.1 Gaming Sound Card

Posted 04/22/2013 at 9:06am | by Paul Lilly

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Who says discrete sound cards are dead?

The death of discrete sound cards may have been greatly exaggerated. Yes, it's true, today's onboard sound is far more capable than it was some 10 years ago, and with multi-core processors now the norm, there's really no need to invest in a discrete card for improved frame rates when gaming. However, discrete sound cards still push cleaner, crisper sound than onboard solutions, and that's exactly what Asus promises with its new ROG Xonar Phoebus Solo solution.

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Asus Xonar U7 is an External Sound Card with Headphone Amplifier

Posted 04/17/2013 at 9:01am | by Paul Lilly

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The newest sound card from Asus works with desktops and laptops.

One of the limitations of a notebook is that only select parts are upgradeable. The sound system isn't usually one of them, though external sound card solutions provide an end-around to achieving superior audio. One of the newest options is Asus' newly introduced Xonar U7, a compact and external USB sound card and headphone amplifier that you can use with your notebook or desktop system.

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Creative Sound Blaster ZxR Review

Posted 04/11/2013 at 2:00pm | by Gordon Mah Ung

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The sound card is back—but does your PC need one anymore?

If you think of your PC as a lifeboat full of components floating in the Atlantic Ocean after one of those ARM-based subs put two fish into the side of the PC’s troop transport, you can better understand the plight of the sound card.

Note: This review originally appeared in the February 2013 issue of the magazine.

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Sound Blaster vs. Headset

Posted 09/17/2009 at 2:00pm | by The Maximum PC Staff

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Ask the Doctor Logo I feel silly asking such a simple question—I can build a computer blindfolded, but from time to time I shock myself at the little things I haven’t learned: If I buy a USB-powered headset and install a Sound Blaster card on my motherboard, will my headset take advantage of the soundcard even though it’s plugged into a USB port (and not directly into the card)?

—Sean

See the answer to Sean's question after the jump.

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Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1

Posted 03/04/2008 at 11:47am | by Gordon Mah Ung

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Who’d have thunk it? Long considered a dead zone, soundcards are making a resurgence. Driven by an outcry for audio that doesn’t sound like a box of snap, crackle, pop every time you access your USB ports, manufacturers are releasing new soundcards that surpass the free audio that comes with your motherboard. This month, we test an Auzentech card that uses a Creative Labs chip and Asus’s new entry into PC audio.

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Razer Barracuda AC-1

Posted 05/09/2007 at 4:42pm | by Gordon Mah Ung

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As we said with the Auzentech, we’re impressed when companies go above and beyond reference designs for products. Razer’s Barracuda AC-1 is such a product. Though it uses the same C-Media Oxygen HD chip as the X-Meridian, you wouldn’t think the two cards were related.

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