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Based on 4 expert reviews, the average rating for ASUS Xonar D2 / PCI is 4.2/5. Expert Reviews for Sound Cards are gathered from magazines and web sites around the world. Read summaries of the English reviews below.

 
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Review summary of Asus Xonar D2

(10/7/08)
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Verdict: Experts rate this product 78/100 and users 97/100. Comparing these reviews to 3894 other Sound Cards reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 99/100 = Excellent.
Country: US
99.0 / 100.0
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asus xonar d2

(5/14/08)
Summary: 26 experts have reviewed this product and the average expert score is 77 of 100. Read the full review
Country: US
77.0 / 100.0
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ASUS Xonar D2 / PCI

(8/30/07)
Summary: 1 expert has reviewed the ASUS Xonar D2 / PCI, giving it an average score of 80 out of 100... Read the full review
Country: UK
80.0 / 100.0
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Asus Xonar D2


Summary: For the audiophile, Asus's Xonar D2 has the edge over Creative's X-Fi. However, its effectiveness for games revolves primarily around whether Dolby Digital and DTS Connect become common standards. At the moment, even though ALchemy is very much a work in progress, it hands the advantage to Creative with the current game generation,... Read the full review
Verdict: The market for discrete sound cards was looking terminal a few years ago, but Creative's X-Fi series, with EAX 5 and a 24-bit Crystalizer enhancement system for poor-quality audio sources, revived people's interest. Asus now fancies a bite at the dedicated audio market with the Xonar D2. It's priced higher than Creative's £118 X-Fi
Country: UK
80.0 / 100.0

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