MODEL- XONAR-D2           VENDOR- ASUS
     
FEATURES- Xonar D2 Sound Card
       Ultra Fidelity 7.1 PCI Sound Card with Complete Dolby/DTS Sound 
        Technologies.
       ASUS Xonar D2 audio card, dedicated to be the best audio card for 
        gaming and home entertainments, provides unprecedented 118dB In/Out 
        SNR audio quality and features for games, music, and movies. 
       Combining 192k/24-bit ultra fidelity input and output at with a 
        suite of Dolby and DTS sound technologies and abundant valuable 
        software, the Xonar D2 is well designed to upgrade your PC to a 
        powerful and high-quality Home Entertainment Center, which you will 
        never have with onboard audio or other sound cards! 
    Includes Sound Card, (4) 3.5mm-to-RCA adaptor cable (8 channel); 
      (2) S/PDIF optical adaptors; (1) S/PDIF optical cable; Additional 
      MIDI card, cable, and external standard MIDI adaptor Y cable; Dolby 
      Demo CD.
* Unprecedented SNR Up to 118db reaching the limit of PC sound clarity.
* High-definition audio processing at 192KHz/24Bit for all Input and 
  outputs.
* Versatile Dolby/DTS Audio Technologies for Game, Music, and Video.
* Accurate 3D sound positioning and hardware acceleration for PC gaming.
* Legally backup your digital music with Dolby Headphone or Dolby Virtual 
  Speaker effects added.
* Real-time DDL and DTS Connect encoders for amazing gaming and surround 
  sounds over your Home Theater System.
     
  -- SPECIFICATIONs -----------------------------------
AUDIO PROCESSOR- ASUS AV200 High-Definition Sound Processor 
                   (Max. 192KHz/24-bit)
D-A CONVERTER  - Burr-Brown PCM1796 *4 (123dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24-bit)
A-D CONVERTER  - Cirrus-Logic CS5381* 1 (120dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24-bit)
SIGNAL-TO-NOISE- Output: 118 dB (A-Weighted)
                 Input : 118 dB (A-Weighted)
THD+N @ 1kHz   - Output: 0.0004% (-108 dB)
                 Input : 0.0004% (-108 dB)
FREQ. RESPONSE - (-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input):
                   <10Hz to 46kHz (for all channels) 
                 (-3dB, 24-bit/192kHz input):
                   <10Hz to 90kHz (for all channels) 
OUTPUT/INPUT FULL-SCALE VOLTAGE-
                 2 Vrms (5.65 Vp-p) 
SAMPLE RATE CONVERSION QUALITY-
                 Almost lossless, high-fidelity floating-point filters, 
                   which has: 
                     -140dB THD+N (typical value for 44.1K->48KHz, 24-bit) 
                     -145dB Dynamic Range (typical value for 44.1K->48KHz, 
                        24-bit).
SAMPLE RATE    - Analog Playback : 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24-bit 
                 Analog Recording: 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24-bit 
                 S/PDIF Digital
                           Output: 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24-bit, 
                                     Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA-Pro.
                 S/PDIF Digital
                            Input: 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24-bit 
                 ASIO 2.0 Driver
                          Support: 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24-bit
I/O PORTS      - Analog Output   : (4) 3.50mm mini jacks
                                       (Front/Side/Center-Subwoofer/Back) 
                 Analog Input    : (2) 3.5mm mini jacks (Line-In/Mic-In) 
                 Other line-level analog input (for CD-IN/TV Tuner):
                                   CD-In, Aux-In (4-pin header on the card)
                 Digital S/PDIF
                          Output: Coaxial and High-bandwidth Optical Combo 
                                    Connector.
                                  Supports 192KHz/24-bit
                 Digital S/PDIF
                           Input: Coaxial and High-bandwidth Optical Combo 
                                    Connector.
                                  Supports 192KHz/24-bit

                 MIDI Ports     : Additional MPU-401 MIDI I/O bracket and 
                                    converter cable.
O/S SUPPORT    - Windows Vista/XP(32/64-bit)/MCE2005 
DRIVER SUPPORT - Dolby Headphone, Dolby Virtual Speaker, Dolby Pro-Logic 
                   IIx, Dolby Digital Live.
                 DTS Connect (DTS Interactive Encoder and DTS Neo:PC)
                 Smart Volume Normalizer: Normalizes the volume of all 
                   audio sources into a constant level.
                 Xear 3D Virtual Speaker Shifter: Virtual 7.1 speaker 
                   positioning.
                 Magic Voice: Modifies the sound of your voice, for VOIP 
                   and online chat applications (Windows XP).
                 Karaoke Functions: Music Key-Shifting and Microphone Echo 
                   effects (Windows XP).
                 FlexBass: Professional Bass Management/Enhancement system
                 Other Effects: 10-band Equalier/27 Environment Effects
                 3D Sound Engines/APIs: EAX 2.0 & 1.0, A3D 1.0, 
                   DirectSound HW & SW.
                 DirectX: DirectX 9.0 or above required for 7.1 channel
                   output.
SOFTWARE       - Includes Portable Music Processor utility: Backup digital 
                            music content or CD audio into regular MP3/WMA 
                            files with Dolby Headphone, Dolby Virtual 
                            Speaker (w/ Pro-Logic II), and Smart Volume 
                            Normalization processing (Windows Media Player 
                            10 or above is required).
                    "     Professional Audio Editing Utility: 
                            1. Ableton Live Lite 
                            2. Cakewalk Production Plus Pack (SONAR LE, 
                               Dimension LE, and Project5 LE).
                    "     PowerDVD 7.0: Software DVD player with Dolby 
                            Digital 5.1 decoder.
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