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Xonar D1 Sound Card From Asus Tested |
 Nov 9 2008, 07:47 PM
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 Will Fold 4 Food  Posts: 6,106 Joined: 10-May 04 From: Franklin, TN Member No.: 10,039  |
Check out OCC's latest review of the Asus Xonar D1 sound card - you might just learn something interesting (like the correct pronunciation of 'Asus' for instance!) - http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/asus_xonar_d1/
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Nov 9 2008, 07:56 PM
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 Markedly Less Special Than He Thinks Posts: 1,511 Joined: 17-September 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 18,625 |
Waiting for this so I can say how much I <3 hardnrg for the first pro he listed(Just sticking it to some folks here
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Nov 9 2008, 08:00 PM
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 It's a buncha, muncha, cruncha... human!  Posts: 6,464 Joined: 4-December 05 From: Perkinsville,VT Member No.: 18,065 |
Seems like a pretty nice card for a HTPC...
Great review nrg! 
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Nov 9 2008, 08:40 PM
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 Whiny f'n Delta fan in my PCP&C 510 lol Posts: 15,706 Joined: 21-April 04 From: Manchester, UK Member No.: 9,702 |
QUOTE (iKillSteal @ Nov 10 2008, 03:56 AM)  (...) knock him for the comparison he set up. Xonar vs tricked-out XtremeMusic is hardly a fair comparison. Still, it's all he had to work with so I suppose we can forgive him just this once. Meh, I also have an SB Live Digital 5.1 (SB0220 Dell OEM), a modified Audigy2 ZS and an unmodified Audigy2 ZS... but can you even still buy those cards? I'm sure the Audigy2 ZS has been EOL/Discontinued for a while now, and the Dell OEM card is just lol. It wasn't supposed to be a fair or even comparison, it was meant to be a tough competition to see how much better the Xonar D1 was over modern onboard audio, and also how close it compared to an X-Fi card with high quality outputs (like the Prelude, which you *can* still buy) -------------------- ( How To Ask A Question ) · ( OCC F@H Sigpics ) · ( OCC Gaming ) · ( OCC Rules ) Opteron 170 (naked) @ 10x260=2600 · Thermalright Ultra 120 (lapped) · 2x 1GB G.Skill HZ PC4000 @ 260, 3-4-4-8-1T HD4850 512MB (Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 rev2) · DFI NF4 Infinity · Audigy 2 ZS (Hotrodded) · PCP&C 510 SLI/Express EeePC 1000H @ 12x167=2008 · 1x 2GB Corsair VS PC2-5300 · GMA 950 @ 400 MHz · Gigabyte Aircruiser N300 GN-WI06N ( Socket 775 OC Competition ) · ( Socket 775 OC Database ) · ( USB Bootdrive Guide ) · ( Modding & Computer Stores List )  |
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Nov 9 2008, 08:55 PM
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Markedly Less Special Than He Thinks Posts: 1,511 Joined: 17-September 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 18,625 |
Even taking that into account, the cards are still on two different tiers. Like comparing an 8800GT to a GTX280. But that last half of your post does clear up the reasoning behind the comparisons(onboard to card being the obvious one that requires no thought). I still hold to my stance that a stock vs stock vs stock comparison would have been a better depiction of the cards true value(pretty big price jump from the Xonar to a Prelude) although I understand how you were trying to scrutinize the quality of the product by comparing it to something way out of its league.
No offense meant, I just needed a bit of clarification.  And what's up with cutting my post in half? Too much man-love for you to handle, hardnrg?
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Nov 9 2008, 10:23 PM
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 Audio Nut  Posts: 6,678 Joined: 14-February 04 From: Clemson U. Member No.: 8,484 |
If you have the time / people to do it - next time it'd make sense to make the subjective tests blind comparisons. Even the best of us can be tricked by our preconceptions.
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Nov 9 2008, 10:44 PM
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Whiny f'n Delta fan in my PCP&C 510 lol Posts: 15,706 Joined: 21-April 04 From: Manchester, UK Member No.: 9,702 |
QUOTE (iKillSteal @ Nov 10 2008, 04:55 AM) And what's up with cutting my post in half? Too much man-love for you to handle, hardnrg? no offense taken lol I pretty much always reply to a part of a post... quoting an entire post is redundant imo... also Donovan (Sagittaria duck potato man) has already tried to make me handle the man love by making a hardnrg fan club on facebook
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Nov 9 2008, 11:03 PM
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Whiny f'n Delta fan in my PCP&C 510 lol Posts: 15,706 Joined: 21-April 04 From: Manchester, UK Member No.: 9,702 |
QUOTE (Thewacokid @ Nov 10 2008, 06:23 AM) If you have the time / people to do it - next time it'd make sense to make the subjective tests blind comparisons. Even the best of us can be tricked by our preconceptions. This is true... I think this was a rare case where I could tell the difference quite easily because of the soundcards/chips compared, and I'd expect the difference to be smaller in the future and yes, more subject to bias and secondary perception... I could do 3 or 4 way blind testing with an assistant to randomly change the source selection on my amp
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Nov 10 2008, 01:06 AM
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 Day of the Testicle Posts: 7,303 Joined: 10-June 04 From: Liverpool, UK Member No.: 10,582 |
Anyone who refers to a 'cheeky imp' needs their head looked at. Seroquel for Steve foundation? Anyone?
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Nov 10 2008, 05:38 AM
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Whiny f'n Delta fan in my PCP&C 510 lol Posts: 15,706 Joined: 21-April 04 From: Manchester, UK Member No.: 9,702 |
stay away from me pharmo-boy!
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Nov 10 2008, 10:04 AM
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QUOTE (hardnrg @ Nov 9 2008, 10:40 PM) how close it compared to an X-Fi card with high quality outputs Great review! Could you explain the modifications made to the X-Fi Xtreme? Is it possible to make the same modifications to the Xonar D1? -------------------- [Q9450 (8x406) | Maximus Formula | Patriot 2 x 1GB | 2 x HD 3870 | Toughpower 850 | Thermaltake Armor | TRue | Raptor 74 gb | 1WD 320 & 2 250]
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Nov 10 2008, 11:12 AM
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 such-a-potato was formerly known as lego Posts: 6,122 Joined: 6-February 04 From: Narrrrwich, UK Member No.: 8,314 |
Eh, I still don't like all those fancy virtual surround wotsits and effect thingers. Somebody should concentrate on making a sub $100 card that does just plain, simple 5.1 well before worrying about EAX and CMSS-3D rubbish.
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