Creative’s latest X-Fis can handle up to 128 concurrent 3D voices at higher definition sampling rates and resolutions. The chip natively supports EAX 2.0-a technology that dates back to the SoundBlaster Live! and is restricted to 32 concurrent 3D voices. Perhaps the greatest weakness of the Oxygen HD audio chip used in the Xonar DX is its relatively pedestrian positional 3D audio credentials. Dolby Pro-Logic IIx is also on the menu for those who want to up-mix stereo or 5.1-channel content for output across 6.1 or 7.1 channels. While it’s not listed in the chart, we should note that the Xonar DX retains the D2X’s support for Dolby Headphone and Virtual Speaker, er, virtualization schemes that simulate 5.1-channel environments over stereo output. DTS Interactive and Dolby Digital Live perform the same function, so the only thing the Xonar DX really loses here is compatibility with receivers or digital speakers that support the former but not the latter. This DTS encoding capability doesn’t make the cut for the Xonar DX, though it’s only exposed in the pricier D2X model. In addition its ability to encode DDL bitstreams on the fly, the Oxygen HD audio chip can also do real-time DTS Interactive encoding. Running multi-channel output through a single digital connection is much neater than using a bunch of analog cables, although you will need a compatible receiver or set of digital speakers capable of decoding a Dolby Digital Live signal. Support for real-time Dolby Digital Live encoding is useful for folks who want to play games on multi-channel speakers using a digital output. Their Oxygen HD audio chips are also capable of encoding Dolby Digital Live bitstreams in real time. Like most modern sound cards, the Xonars feature 7.1 analog output channels. Support for 192kHz recording is particularly notable because Creative’s X-Fis can only record at up to 96kHz. For reference, the TI Burr Brown DACs used for all of the Xonar D2X’s output channels carry a 123 dB SNR rating.ĭespite differences in SNR, both cards support high-definition audio at up to 24 bits and 192kHz across all their inputs and outputs.
Center, side, and rear channels are handled by a CS4362A chip that carries an SNR rating of only 114 dB. The CS4398 is in charge of the card’s front output channels, and with a signal-to-noise rating of 120 dB, it’s the higher-quality of the two. The DX uses a combination of Cirrus Logic CS4398 and CS4362A digital-to-analog converters to feed its analog output ports. The Xonar DX’s AV100 audio processor may differ from the AV200 in name only, but that’s not the case with the card’s other onboard components. Keep reading to see how the diet Xonar fares without them.Ĭirrus Logic CS4362A (center, rear, side)
Naturally, then, the DX is missing some of the features and extras of its full-fat cousin. A $180 asking price put the D2X firmly in luxury territory, but with PCI Express connectivity, high quality components, innovative features, and useful bundled extras, it’s definitely worth the price-especially when you consider the card’s solid gaming performance and exceptional sound quality.Īsus’ new Xonar rings in at half the cost of the D2X, and the card itself is half the size.
#CREATIVE INSPIRE P7800 NOT RECEIVING SOUND PC#
The PC hardware giant stormed onto the sound card scene with the Xonar D2X just a few months ago, putting longtime market magnate Creative on notice. And Diet Coke, well, that just tastes wrong.ĭiet versions of existing products tend to be hollow representations of the originals, so we were understandably a little cautious when Asus announced its new Xonar DX sound card. Unsalted potato chips fall flat precisely because they lack salt. Fat-free ice cream, for example, lacks the all-important creaminess that fat provides. Now there’s nothing wrong with foods that are naturally fat-free or low in calories, but when you strip out the fat, salt, sugar, and delicious-but-carcinogenic chemicals, something is usually lost in the translation. At every opportunity, she would buy fat-free, low-calorie, or otherwise diet derivatives of common food items. I used to date a girl who was a little obsessive about what she ate.
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