Product Comparison: ASUS Xonar DGX vs ASUS Xonar SE

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ASUS Xonar DGX PCI-E GX2.5 Audio Engine Sound Card

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ASUS Xonar SE PCIe Gaming Sound Card

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General Specifications

Brand

ASUS

Model

Xonar DGX

Xonar SE

Origin

China

About the Product

The Xonar DGX audio card combines Dolby Headphone 5.1 high definition surround with the ASUS-exclusive GX 2.5 gaming audio engine and an on-board headphone amplifier. These result in accurate and deep audio that brings every nuance and sound across fully, making the new Xonar DGX 5.1 an ideal audio card for gamers who want to remain totally aware of their play environments.

Xonar SE is a PCIe gaming sound card built with high-quality components to satisfy gamers who demand exceptional sound for the best gaming and multimedia experiences. Xonar SE delivers 5.1-channel, 192kHz/24-bit hi-res audio output with a high 116dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and comes with a built-in 300ohm headphone amplifier that provides rich, detailed sound and defined bass.

Key Specs

Type

Internal

Audio Interface

PCI-e

Chipset

C-Media CMI8786

C-Media 6620A

Built-in DAC

Cirrus Logic CS4361

Realtek S1220A

Signal/Noise Ratio

105 dB

116 dB

Sample Resolution/Rate

24-bit / 96kHz

24-bit / 192kHz

What customers say about "Key Specs"

ASUS Xonar DGX PCI-E GX2.5 Audio Engine Sound Card

The sound card itself is excellent. Awesome audio quality, and the surround sound in game is phenomenal.
This card will improve the audio quality of any headset from the cheapest of them, to the most expensive 7.1 headset on the market.
This card does have true 5.1 surround sound outputs.
The ASUS Xonar DGX has improved the quality of my sound system.
It sounds awesome for the money. It's really, really good.

Size & Weight

Height

0.71 in.

Width

6.71 in.

Depth

2.53 in.

4.72 in.

Weight

4.3 oz.

3.8 oz.

Features

Number of Channels

5.1

OS Compatibility

Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10

Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10

Interfaces

4x audio jacks, Optical S/PDIF Out

Extras

Smart Volume Normalizer, Xear 3D Virtual Speaker Shifter, Magic Voice, Karaoke Functions, FlexBass, 10 -band Equalizer, 27 Environment Effects, GX 2.5 Game Audio Engine, VocalFX

Smart Volume Normalizer, Xear 3D Virtual Speaker Shifter, Xear Surround, Magic Voice, ASUS Hyper Grounding technology, Included Low Profile Bracket

What customers say about "Features"

ASUS Xonar DGX PCI-E GX2.5 Audio Engine Sound Card

This card has automatic front to rear and rear to front jack detection.
Up to 150ohm of power. Good for a lot of headphones.
You can connect your front headphone jack to it.
Installing this card is very simple, plug in, and connect the front panel audio cables to it so that you can plug in headphone in front panel.
Took a minute to get it to recognize the device on Windows 10.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

CE, FCC

Other Information

Manufacturer

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Manual

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