Asus xonar is a lineup of pc sound cards by taiwanese electronics manufacturer asus. The first driver supported the firstlaunched xonar cards, but as it stands today, the most recent version of alsa in the linux kernel supports the xonar d1, d2, d2x, dx, essence st deluxe, essence stx and also the hdav1. In addition to offering fantastic audio reproduction and low distortion, it included a great software bundle and was well presented. However, if the sound from an older computer is below average, or you want a little more than stereo sound, then the asus xonar u1 is an enticing choice. Ive built some vehicle stuff with usb programmable crossovers and external dacs and have used behringer uc202 as quick and cheap and in all cases came up with rfi or ps interferences. Asus xonar dx is the inexpensive version of the full fat pciexpress xonar d2x. Asus may be best known for their motherboards, video cards, and laptops. View and download asus xonar dsx user manual online. The audio device itself is completely supported by linux using the sndusbaudio kernel module.
After asus successful release of the asus xonar d2 sound card, asus made quite a smart move and decided to expand on this brand to the usb sound device market. The xonar u3 plus audio center is the graphical user interface gui for the xonar u3 plus driver. About the asus xonar u7 and linux the xonar u7 is based on the cm6632a chip. All specifications are subject to change without notice. Products certified by the federal communications commission and industry canada will be distributed in the united states and canada. The following cards wont work and will not be supported with uni xonar drivers.
Insert the asus xonar u7 support cd into your optical drive. The following asus cards wont work and will not be supported with uni xonar drivers. Also, has anyone used the regular windows 8 drivers for it with 8. Similarly if i were to play a mp3 file thats actually a 5. To further reduce noise interference, the u3 features a hypergrounding design that. Drivers work with stxii cards but the changing audio settings may not work with asus audio center and only with cmedia panel. Like the asus xonar d2, i wasnt too surprised about the interface of asus xonar u1s drivers, personally i would much prefer functionality over flash as with most overdone hifi inclined interfaces. Unless youre prepared to lay out a significant chunk of change for a higherend laptop with a brandname sound card, chances are your mobile computing solution has the hardware to play sounds and music, but offers nothing particularly interesting.
Newer users might also be quite stumped at first look. April 20 xonar u7 mkii xonar xense pcie references. Whether they perform any better than 1822 or stxii 11. The version and content of the support cd are subject to change without notice.
Using the asus xonar essence stx under linux techgage. Asus xonar u1 audio device free download and software. The windows driver seems to be extremely chatty and redundant, while actually just a. Way more information than you ever wanted on how to fell a tree. Item description sample rate the xonar u1 supports sample rates up to 48khz. How will this sweet looking asus xonar u1, combined with a complete set of home theater audio technologies and features such as optical digital out, perform altogether. After installing the xonar u7 audio card on your computer, you need to install the device driver that enables the xonar u7 audio card to work with windows operating system. I have the xonar essence stx card and when i tried to install the windows 8.
Asus xonar u1, xonar u3, xonar u5, xonar u7, xonar ae 7. Asus xonar u1 audio device free asustek computer windows nt2000xp20032003 amd 64bitxp amd 64bit version 6. The xonar u3 does one better by taking everything outside the chassis completely. Xonar u1 audio card can support sample rates up to 48khz. Asus xonar u1 audio device free asustek computer windows nt2000xp20032003 amd 64bitxp amd 64bit version 5. It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.
Even if your setting differs from the audio sources sample rate, the xonar u1 engine will do super high fidelity samplerateconversion with a double floatingpoint filter. I recently got an asus xonar u7 a usb external sound card to try to get better sound than my onboard motherboard audio. Experience better sound in linux with the asus xonar dx sound. Rory took that card for a spin a few months ago and was left thoroughly impressed.
The lineup currently comprises the following models. The xonars software utility has up to four different playback modes, which use settings such. But if you download the windows 8 drivers nonbeta and install using it, it runs perfectly with no hitch and voila, youve got your application as well. Free trial driver booster 6 pro 60% off when you buy asus xonar u1 lite audio driver 8. Could you add support for enabling the optical output of the asus xonar u3 usb soundcard. Linux support for asus xonar u1 usb audio device technology.
Asus recently jumped into the computer audio arena in a big way with the release of their xonar d2 and now d2x pcie. Following on from this debut, asus has released its first usb audio device, the xonar u1. Asus xonar u1 hello everyone, its my first post here so dont blame me xp i want to buy asus xonar u1 soundcard, but i cant find any good info about compatibility with linux. I know this section is on the phoebus but since it is the closest section to the xonar cards i thought i would ask here. Asus xonar u1, u3, u7, essenceone, essence stu, rog phoebus, dkara.
Asus xonar u1, u3, u5, u7, essenceone, essence stu, rog phoebus, rog thunderbolt, dkara. Add support for optical output of asus xonar u3 issue. Installation is dead simple, just plug in and go to sound preferences right click on sound icon and the hardware, input and output tabs selecting in turn the usb advanced audio device. One acts as a line in or microphone input selectable in the software mixer, the. Does anyone know if and when drivers for windows 8.
I used an external, noisefree amplifier, so i did not plug headphones directly into the audio ports. Softpedia drivers sound card asus asus xonar u1 lite audio driver 8. Please visit the asus usa and asus canada websites for information about locally available products. The studio blue and white color scheme is adapted to the xonar u1 except compressed to a much smaller package, and its features as well as a photo of the unit printed in front. Its usbbased, so it can be used either with a pc or a notebook, and is very easy to install. Now featuring an extended emulated eax in addition to dolby features and high quality components, does this make the. The control interface identifies itself as a standard hid devices. If the icon does not appear on the system tray, launch the xonar u3 plus audio center from the windows desktop by clicking start all programs asus xonar u3 plus xonar u3 plus audio center. Whilst you may lose some of the sound effect features that the windows software and drivers offer, what i can say is that with the right cable usb otg for android 4. This is an unofficial audio driver working with the asus xonar dx sound card, compatible with windows 10 3264 bit. Asus xonar u7 connected to arcam av8 coaxialkodibuntu ubuntu 14. Xonar stx pcie xonar u1 external usb xonar u3 xonar u5 xonar u7. The software will then encodes that 2ch source into 5.
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