Dolby Home Theater Technologies & Richest Gaming Audio Effects for best PC audio upgrade

- Powered by complete Dolby Home Theater technologies
- Supports latest DS3D GX 2.0 for gaming on Vista & XP
- VocalFX voice processing technologies to make gaming and online chat more lively and attractive
- Delivers ~35 times cleaner audio quality (116dB SNR) than most motherboard audio (85dB SNR)

Specifications

Audio Performance	Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): 116dB for front-out, 112dB for other channels dB Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): 112 dB Output THD+N at 1kHz: 0.00056% (-105dB) for Front-out Input THD+N at 1kHz: 0.0004% (-108dB) for Line-in Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input): <10Hz to 48KHz Output/Input Full-Scale Voltage 2 Vrms (5.65 Vp-p)
Main Chipset	Audio Processor: ASUS AV100 High-Definition Sound Processor (Max. 192KHz/24bit) 24-bit D-A Converter of Digital Sources: Cirrus-Logic CS4398*1 for Front-Out (120dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit), Cirrus-Logic CS4362A*1 for other 6 channels (114dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit 24-bit A-D Converter for Analog Inputs: Cirrus-Logic CS5361* 1 (114dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit)
I/O Ports	Analog Output Jack: 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit, Dolby Digital, DTS Analog Input Jack: 3.50mm mini jack *1 (Shared by Line-In/Mic-In) Other line-level analog input (for CD-IN/TV Tuner): Supports 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @16/24bit with very low latency Digital S/PDIF Output: High-bandwidth TOS-Link optical transmitter (shared with Line-In/Mic-In jack) supports 192KHz/24bit
Driver Features	Operation System: Windows Vista/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005 Dolby® Technologies: Dolby® Digital Live Dolby Digital Live encodes any audio signal on PC in real-time to Dolby Digital (AC3) 5.1 surround sounds to your home theater environment through one single S/PDIF connection Dolby® Headphone Dolby Headphone technology allows users to listen to music, watch movies, or play games with the dramatic 5.1-channel surround or realistic 3D spacious effects through any set of stereo headphones. Dolby® Virtual Speaker Dolby Virtual Speaker technology simulates a highly realistic 5.1-speaker surround sound listening environment from as few as two speakers. Dolby® Pro-Logic IIx Dolby Pro-Logic II is the well-known technology to process any native stereo or 5.1-channel audio into a 6.1- or 7.1- channel output, creating a seamless, natural surround soundfield. Smart Volume Normalizer™: Smart Volume Normalizer™ Normalizes the volume of all audio sources into a constant level and also enhances your 3D sound listening range and advantages in gaming Xear 3D™ Virtual Speaker Shifter: Virtual 7.1 speaker positioning Magic Voice™: Xonar D1 provides VocalFX, the latest vocal effect technologies for gaming and VoIP, including: -VoiceEX: produces vivid environmental reverberation for your voice in EAX games -ChatEX: emulates different background environment effects when you chat online -Magic Voice: changes your voice pitch to different types (Monster/Cartoon…) for disguising your real voice or just for fun in online chatting Karaoke Functions: Music Key-Shifting and Microphone Echo effects like professional Karaoke machine FlexBass™: Professional Bass Management/Enhancement system 3D Sound Engines/APIs: Vista: DirectSound3D® GX 2.5, DirectSound® HW, DirectSound SW, A3D®1.0, OpenAL generic modes, 128 3D sounds processing capability XP: DirectSound2.5 SW, A3D®1.0, OpenAL generic modes, 128 3D sounds processing capability DS3D GX2.0: DS3D GX 2.5 gaming sound effects and DirectSound 3D hardware enhanced functions on Windows Vista. (DirectX/DirectSound 3D compatible)
Bundled Software Utility	RightMark Audio Analyzer 6.0.6: Easy but powerful software intended for testing the quality of audio equipments