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hello i want to buy new sound card creative x-fi extreme music or asus xonar d2x can any1 help to me who is better cuz i am not expert. i like to listen music btw
asus
creative
if any1 have this card pls tell me your opinion, and why it is better
thx realy much
asus:Feature List

* Asus AV200 High-Definition Sound Processor with up to 192KHz/24-bit audio support;
* Four 24-bit DAC converter for digital sources: Burr-BrownPWM1796, rated 123dB SNR, 192KHz/24-bit;
* One 24-bit DAC converter for analogue inputs: Cirrus Logic CS5381, rated 120dB SNR, 192KHz/24-bit;
* Overall rating of 118dB SNR and a Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise (THD+N) of less than 0.0001
* S/PDIF digital input and output through RCA and optical connections;
* 7.1 channel audio support, with separate line in and microphone sockets;
* Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Headphones, Dolby Virtual Speaker, Dolby Pro-Logic IIx, DTS Connect (DTS Interactive and Neo:PC) and WMA-Pro support;
* Additional MPU-401 MIDI I/O bracket for two MIDI connectors;
* EAX 2.0, A3D 1.0, Directsound and OpenAL;
* ASIO 2.0;
creative:Feature list

* 24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 96kHz sample rate
* 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 96kHz to analog 7.1 speaker output
* 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources at 192kHz to stereo output
* 16-bit to 24-bit recording sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz
* ASIO 2.0 support with direct monitoring at 16 and 24-bit at sample rates of 44.1/48/88.22 and 96kHz
* Enhanced SoundFont support at up to 24-bit resolution

Audio Performance (Rated Output @ 2Vrms, Typical Value)

* Signal-to-Noise Ratio (20kHz Low-pass filter, A-Weighted)
o Stereo Output 109dB
o Front and Rear Channels 109dB
o Center, Subwoofer and Side Channels 109dB
* Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (20kHz Low-pass filter) = 0.004%
* Frequency Response (+/-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input) = <10Hz to 46kHz
* Frequency Response (Stereo only) (+/-3dB, 24-bit/192kHz input) = <10Hz to 88kHz

Connectivity

* FlexiJack (Digital In / Digital Out / Line In / Microphone) via 3.50 mm minijack
* Line level out (Front / Rear / Center / Subwoofer / Rear Center) via 3.50 mm minijacks
* AUX_IN line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card
* One External AD_Link (26 pin) connector for linking to the X-Fi I/O Console (upgrade option)
* One Internal AD_Ext connector for linking to the X-Fi I/O Drive (upgrade option)

I dont know anything about sound cards. I just enjoy my onboard sound. But if you do get a sound card match it with some good speakers or else is useless.

my speakers - Logitech Z-5000

Hey ya, i used to work on a radio station editing and programing, haven't tried the asus one, but i can say the creative series are awesome, id stick with those. U can really hear the difference

thx Kai for reply i keep it in my mind need more opinions

I assume you meant Z-5500. That's the set I have.

The speakers have their own receiver (the "pod"), which means that you don't even need a good sound card. You can just use a digital out to connect via optical or coax and let the set do the job. Z-5500 will do Stereo (MP3's, Radio, etc), DTS/Dolby Digital (movies and some games) and has a number of its own hardware effects that you can use with almost any source (Stereo x2, ProLogic Movie/Music, etc).

If you just want to listen to music i'd reccomend you the integrated sound in a motherboard. Soundcards only come to their full potential if they are used for sound editing and such. At least that's my opinion.