Asus XONAR_XENSE Sound Card

The ASUS Xonar Xense is the fruition of the combined efforts between ASUS and premier personal audio maker Sennheiser. The Xonar Xense is a perfectly matched combination of a cutting edge amplified audio card and a superior quality headphone that reinvents immersive sound for serious gamers. The gaming audio set creates unbeatable audio clarity in PC gaming with a high 118 dB SNR rating and an EMI shield. While Dolby technologies and ASUS GX2.5 delivers immersive surround sound and rich game environment effects. Dolby is globally recognized for their innovations in audio for cinemas, home theaters, PCs, and games. Your PC is upgraded to surround sound and transformed into an immersive digital entertainment center, with Dolby technologies including Dolby Digital Live (Real-time 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound encoding), Dolby Pro-Logic IIx (Converts stereo or 5.1 sounds to a seamless 7.1 surround sound field), Dolby Headphone (Delivers a realistic and spacious 2-to-5.1 surround or 3D positional sound field over any set of stereo headphones), and Dolby Virtual Speaker which simulates a highly realistic 5.1 speaker surround sound listening environment from as few as 2 speakers). ASUS designed GX2.5 to simulate EAX game effects and makes them available on Windows Vista/7 PCs. GX2.5 will automatically emulate the latest EAX technologies without additional software. Audio Chipset: ASUS AV100 Sample Rate: 192KHz Digital Audio: 24-bit SNR: 118dB SPDIF Out: Yes Parts: 3 years limited Labor: 3 years limited