Asus Xonar DG?

Funtoss · May 13, 2011

i m deciding on getting an asus xonar dg, should i get it or not?? i use z-2300 and x 530 speakers? should i get that sound card? is it better than the c media 8738 that i have?

hat · May 13, 2011

Yeah, you'll get better sound quality. X-Fi becomes an option in games like BF2, and EAX usually works, but for some games it doesn't (Doom 3 is one of them). It doesn't appear to have an upmixing feature (generally useful for people who want to upmix stereo music to 5.1), but I hear you can get that with modified drivers.

Funtoss · May 13, 2011

so i should just get it ? would it sound nice on the z 2300? as it distorts on max volumes lol

FreedomEclipse · May 13, 2011

If your sound is distorting at max volumes. thats usually an issue with your speakers not the soundcard itself.

On some rare occasions, op amps do go south and will start to destort at REALLY REALLY low levels. but if your cranking your speakers up and it distorts -- get a better set of speakers with more wattage if you want it loud

Imhoteps · May 14, 2011

Also having Xonar DG. Bought it cuz ALC888 chip sucks terribly. I know that it isn`t kinda professional opinion and maybe it`s a self-deception, BUT - it`s a great feature when Xonar emulates usual mp3 into 5.1 sound. Yeah I know it`s just an emulation, but anyway!

FreedomEclipse · May 15, 2011

Imhoteps said:
BUT - it`s a great feature when Xonar emulates usual mp3 into 5.1 sound. Yeah I know it`s just an emulation, but anyway!

its not emulation. its called 'upmixing' most audio cards have this feature. unfortunately even though built in realtek audio can do it. the feature is disabled on driver level. and there's no option in the audio control panel to turn it on

hat · May 15, 2011

Funtoss said:
so i should just get it ? would it sound nice on the z 2300? as it distorts on max volumes lol

I find the Xonar DG distorts at high volume—not speaker volume, but driver volume level. I keep it at 40% to eliminate clipping. This can be a good thing though... if you have some quiet tracks, you can boost the volume up higher to get louder sound. As long as the tracks are at a low volume, I can go higher than 40% to make up for it. A great way to test is to use Audacity and record with the "Wave" feature, with the "show clipping" box ticked.

FreedomEclipse · May 15, 2011

I do the same. keep Soundcard volume between 40-45% And crank up my z5500's. never had to turn these speakers up over 50% To get the room shaking

System Name	My Heater
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.2ghz
Motherboard	Asus P5B-E Plus
Cooling	Zalman CNPS 9700 NT
Memory	Patriot 4GB 800MHz DDR2
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 460 1GB
Storage	2x Western Digital 640GB (1.28TB)
Display(s)	Viewsonic VX2349wm 24"
Case	Raidmax Hurricane
Audio Device(s)	C-Media 8738
Power Supply	Aywun Megapower 650w 80+
Software	Windows 7 64 Bit

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Motherboard	ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus
Cooling	Cryorig M9 :: Stock
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Case	Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None
Power Supply	FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550
Software	Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly
Benchmark Scores	>9000

System Name	My Heater
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.2ghz
Motherboard	Asus P5B-E Plus
Cooling	Zalman CNPS 9700 NT
Memory	Patriot 4GB 800MHz DDR2
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 460 1GB
Storage	2x Western Digital 640GB (1.28TB)
Display(s)	Viewsonic VX2349wm 24"
Case	Raidmax Hurricane
Audio Device(s)	C-Media 8738
Power Supply	Aywun Megapower 650w 80+
Software	Windows 7 64 Bit

System Name	Codename: Icarus Mk.VI (Soon to be retired)
Processor	Intel 8600k@Stock
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strixx Z370-F
Cooling	CPU: BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Memory	32GB XPG Gammix D10 {2x16GB}
Video Card(s)	ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 512GB SSD (Boot)\|WD SN770 (Gaming)\|2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300\|2x 2TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White)
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
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System Name	Codename: Icarus Mk.VI (Soon to be retired)
Processor	Intel 8600k@Stock
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strixx Z370-F
Cooling	CPU: BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Memory	32GB XPG Gammix D10 {2x16GB}
Video Card(s)	ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 512GB SSD (Boot)\|WD SN770 (Gaming)\|2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300\|2x 2TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White)
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Corsair AX760
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 10 Pro
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