Asus Xonar D2X

Asus Xonar D2X

Jayesh Limaye, Jun 23, 2008 1253 hrs IST

Will the Xonar D2X help you achieve aural nirvana? Read on to find out.

Superb sound quality, Dolby and DTS encoding, sumptuous bundle.

No hardware processing, does not support higher than EAX 2.0, needs floppy power connector, hard to install on some motherboards.

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The D2X in Detail

The card looks more like a graphics card than a sound card, thanks to its anodized electro-magnetic interference (EMI) shield on one side, that covers the entire electronics, leaving just about nothing to view. An EMI shield is necessary, because noise is often introduced into the sound circuit in the form of electro-magnetic interference, which is abundant inside a PC cabinet.



The EMI has a circular feature at the center, which makes one wonder if there is some kind of a fan beneath, which is not the case. It is not a heat-sink for any internal component either.



Instead, this is just a design feature, to make it look better, and lights up orange when in action. Asus branding is present on the EMI as well. The black PCB makes it look a little special.



The bracket and the connectors are gold-plated, in order to avoid corrosion and lower electrical resistance.

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iam searching, sin last one year, for this card, in India, and is not available, i have checked with delhi, pune,mumbai, and even chennai, RASHI , AND (DIGICOM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT NOT VERY SHURE OF THE MANE) BOTH ASUS DISTRIBUTORS HAVE cleary mentioned it is not defined for INDIA, finally i got from dubai, that is xonard2 PCI CARD, know i need more cards for my friends, can any body suggest where these cards are availabe in india. check with ASUS and see what there sales person,reply.eighter not available, or we have not heard of this card,it is also available in Shrilanka

by ADI MEHTA, PUNE, on Jun 24, 2008 07:21 PM, Report abuse   Reply

hi dad am also searching.. hheeehheee am so happy to see ur name here

by delna, pune, on Jul 02, 2008 06:49 PM, Report abuse

R u his daughter?

by neville jamshed, mumbai, on Jul 07, 2008 08:23 PM, Report abuse

hey guys... you did not mention in your conclusion whether to go for X-fi or Xonar? Which is the similar card in X-fi series to be technically similar to Xonar and does it beat it or not.?

by Raghav, Mumbai, on Jun 23, 2008 07:51 PM, Report abuse   Reply

x-fi is 22k, and xonar is 7000k, we have used this in austriala, and is very good performance,

by ADI MEHTA, PUNE, on Jun 24, 2008 07:30 PM, Report abuse

raghav,go for creative x-fi exterme gamer card.which can u buy in 6500 from rediff online store .actual price is 8500. this card has all feature like THX enable. x-fi virtual headphone surround.and most eax 5.0 gaming experience.do not buy asus xnor

by aenie, surat, on Jun 26, 2008 06:33 PM, Report abuse

It is hightime asustech, must introduce this card in india xonar d2 pci. card in india

by ADI MEHTA, pune, on Jun 24, 2008 07:52 PM, Report abuse   Reply

it is x-fi high end around 22000 nri

by ADI MEHTA, PUNE, on Jun 24, 2008 07:27 PM, Report abuse   Reply

if you read the review carefully (i.e. not just the introduction and the conclusions) it is obvious that Xonar is not worth it. It packs some nice components but how many people bother to go from 115 to 116 dB signal to Noise Ratio when your speakers might achieve maybe half of that only? Keep in mind it is very likely not to fit on your motherboard because it is mainly designed to look cool. No hardware acceleration and EAX up to version 2 only in software only. And finally it requires extra power from a damn floppy cable, but hey, great news it does not require a floppy drive to install. Or, maybe? Btw. ALT technology is marketing BS of the year. And the review says it, just nicely, go, have a read.

by Rene Sommerstei, Dublinia, on Jun 24, 2008 05:14 PM, Report abuse   Reply

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