I can't say I really understand all the graphs...but what I took away was that base sound quality is no better, and sometimes worse, than onboard. So...I still don't understand the point of a discreet ...

Since the very first of the Xonar boards from ASUS, we have been impressed with not only the choice of components used, but also with the overall design of all of the various iterations. This not so ...

I have a relatively power rig, but the light side of it is the sound card/speakers. Right now, I'm using onboard audio from my Nvidia 780i put out to a $20 logitech speaker set and/or a $45 Altec ...

ASUS are showing off their new Xonar sound cards, which have been thoroughly tested and developed with the help of THQ, publishers of the hugely anticipated (and ever so slightly late) S.T.A.L.K.E.R.