ASUS Xonar, one of the top contributors to the musical world has now come up with their XONAR U5. It’s a compact USB powered sound card along with a headphone amplifier which features 5.1 channel surround sound. It has to be acknowledged that U5 is better than the U7 at least for the fact that it comes at a better price than U7.
ASUS Xonar U5 USB Soundcard
The U5 also renders 192kHz/24 bit high definition audio with perfect voice technology. It also aims to give an amazing gaming and movie experience. While it gives an intuitive user interface it also renders fine-tuned audio experience. XONAR U5 targets the laptop and PC gamers and hence comes with a easy plug-and-play set up.
AUDIO CONFIGURATION WITH SONIC STUDIO.
Sonic studio plays a vital role in regulating the audio experience. The intuitive interface is an added privilege which makes Sonic Studio powerful. Despite the audio advancement, it is user friendly as it puts all the necessary controls in a single screen.
The keys are grouped based on their respective functionalities thus making the configuration identifiable and error free. The group ranges from volume, I/O selection, channel selection as well instant one-click control for overall sound. The device offers a full fledged audio experience with an equalizer to adjust frequencies, bass boost, voice clarity and also has a compressor to adjust audio dynamic range.
The speaker placement and reverb can also be altered to heighten the virtual surround sound. To top the list, the Xonar U5, has a mic tuning group, which enables precise voice technology ensuring clear in-game voice technology for gamers.
THE COMPACT U5:
Just like how you wouldn’t judge a book by its cover, neither can you judge this device. Although compact in size it is performance packed. This is one of the aspects wherein Xonar U5 excels comparatively to other USB powered audio devices.
GAMER-ORIENTED DESIGN:
An avid gamer, would definitely treasure a Xonar U5, for its fabulous game enhancing sketch. He would be able to meddle with the microphone audio control without missing out on those crucial gaming moments. He could also go back and forth between the speakers and headphones with his eyes closed.
PRICE AND AVAILABILITY:
You get to own the device for an amount of Rs 4,999 and it comes with a warranty of 1 year. The sound card will be available from November.
A soundcard and a headphone amplifier, which makes gaming a great experience, is a great gift to gamers. If you happen to be one of them, and if you do have a question about the device, go ahead and shoot them to us!
Pavithra Ranganathan
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