Asus Shows Off ROG Xonar Phoebus Solo Sound Card
Asus is releasing a new sound card targeted at gamers with a sensitive ear.
Asus has announced the Republic of Gamers (ROG) Xonar Phoebus Solo 7.1 PCIe gaming sound card. It is targeted at gamers, as the name plainly says, and is therefore equipped with some technologies that many gamers might find interesting.
For starters, to please the ear-trained gamer Asus has packed the card with positional audio and Dolby Home Theater V4 audio enhancements. The sound card even has a number of preset profiles for specific genres, such as FPS, RTS, RPG and racing.
Of course, no sound card is complete without some effective HiFi goodies. Asus has equipped the sound card with a TPA6120A2 600 ohm headphone amplifier. This not only makes the headphones able to go louder, but at any volume level operate much more controlled. (Most standard stereo out ports do not provide nearly enough power to drive most headphones in a controlled manner.)
Other specifications include 118 dB SNR (Signal-to-noise Ratio), the card has support for the new DTS UltraPC II, and it carries a PCM1796 DAC (Digital-to-analog Converter).
So far there has been no official word on pricing or availability.
Yes because sound cards audio quality is immensely better than onboard. Although onboard quality has gotten a lot better.
Yes because sound cards audio quality is immensely better than onboard. Although onboard quality has gotten a lot better.
No, Creative is still relevant. I'd hate to seem them go given that there isn't enough competition left in the soundcard industry. Thankfully, they've finally managed to release a soundcard with replaceable OpAmps. I'm not sold on much of the rest of their lineup, but the Titanium HD is a via option for some people.
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Massively great portable headphone sound. With DAC.
Different people have different things that they focus on. Some people can hear a difference, some can't, and some just don't care.