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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Speaking from an audiophile's perspective, this card is worth every penny and then some. It handles video and gaming well too, but music is its biggest highlight. The software that comes with the card allows you to craft a simulated sound stage from m...  Read More

The sound of bullets rippling through the walls and base crashing with explosions is beyond this world. The highs are crisp, the mids are center stage and the lows are punchy and significant.

The card is very easy to install, no real issues. It makes my pc boot up a little slower than it use to. My only concern is that there's no control center for linux.

The xonar d1 doesn't just sound better than onboard audio, it sounds noticeably better than the low-profile audigy it replaced in my dedicated music-playback pc. The dolby pro logic ii sound decoding is perfect. It directs all the right dolby audio ch...  Read More

The harman kardon xonar d1 has a very warm sound. The card and speakers make a fantastic combination that take my mp3 and other recordings from my computer files and create a living room high fidelity listening experience. Get this card for your desk ...  Read More



Cons

The xonar d1 is a piece of garbage. The sound in the headset is also horrible. The card only provides output for rear surround over spdif.

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Highlights

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Quality


Overall i am extremely pleased with the d1


All around i am very happy with the results


On with the reviewprosthe card is low profile so if you slide it next to a graphics card it wont block the cards fan completely


The sound quality is excellent it is actually noticeably better than the old onthemotherboard realtek chip i swapped the audio...  Read More

Packaging/appearance


Note if you want dolby pro logic ii surround you have to turn it on and turn off the eax

Competitiveness


It has tighter bass warmer mids and much smoother treble control than its competitor


Better sound than all other brands i have used and i have used many


Make sure you have a spot on your motherboard for either this card which takes a standard pci slot or if you only have access t...  Read More


I am using an older highend alteclansing dolbythx 4

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  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 66 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 2 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The manual speaks about some oem software which was not packaged with my unit


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    When the movie or music icon is selected dolby pro logic iixdolby virtual speakeris enabled


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    When listening to music i always click the hifi icon instead


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The sound is amazing it really adds depth to the experience even when listening through headphones


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This sound card is miles ahead of onboard audio


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    You will hear things in music movies and games that you have not heard before while using your pc

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