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Xonar U7 Mkii 7.1 Usb Dac With Headphone Amplifier

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Xonar U7 MKII 7.1 USB DAC with Headphone Amplifier

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  • True 7.1-channel, 192kHz/24-bit HD surround sound with a 114dB SNR from a compact, USB-powered device
  • Integrated headphone amplifier boosts sound and reveals musical details
  • Dedicated headphone and mic volume controls enable instant audio adjustments for better gaming and media streaming experiences
  • Clickable volume control knob for convenient switching between headphone and speaker output
  • Sonic Studio software suite with intuitive, single-screen interface and Sonic Radar Pro for mapping opponent locations in first-person shooters

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Brand : ASUS
Category : Electronics,Headphones, Earbuds & Accessories,Amplifiers
Rating : 3.8
Review Count : 66
SalesRank : 0

xonar u7 mkii 7 1 usb dac with headphone amplifier
xonar u7 mkii 7 1 usb dac with headphone amplifier

Xonar U7 MKII 7.1 USB DAC with Headphone Amplifier

  • This is an excellent product with a couple missing feature that would make it very near ideal.First, I had no issues with drivers or compatibility or crashes or anything like that on my advanced gaming PC (Win 10, 7700k, 16GB 4000Mhz RAM, GTX 1080Ti, 3x S2417DG G-Sync monitors in NV Surround, an Integra AVRFirst, the bad news:1. No bass management on the 7.1 channel output. - If you connect this to a surround sound receiver using the analog outputs, you will get fantastic 7.1 surround sound in your PC games - but when you try to play music, it will only go to the L/R channels - the software lacks bass management to send the bass to the subwoofer channel. This is needed because most receivers operate in \"direct mode\" when you use analog inputs and they bypass the DSP that would normally give you the bass channel. Not a big deal if you\'re not playing games and music all the time and a decent workaround is to switch to the optical output on the Xonar and switch inputs on your receiver when you want to listen to music. This is the main reason I no longer use this sound card and have gone back to using HDMI.2. No ability to upmix the center channel to the L/R channels (a so called \"ghost\" center) If you want to use the 7.1 outputs, make sure you have a center channel or you will end up missing dialog in a lot of games (for me it was Titanfall 2). There is no way to just skip the center and have that sound play on the other front speakers so be advised. I had to buy a cheap center speaker - not a big deal, but good to know going in.Now, the good part - this is an extremely flexible device that you can use as just a simple headphone amp or headphone amp with digital and analot outputs to speakers. You can apply all the DSP effects to the sound and still output it through the optical port to send to another device.The \"virtual 7.1\" effect in the headphones is pretty good and there are multiple settings for compression, bass boost, etc.I use a USB microphone so I didn\'t need the mic input - I was pleasantly surprised to find that it works as a line input. I used a bluetooth to 3.5mm adaptor on the mic jack and found it worked great to let me stream podcasts from my phone to mix in with the PC audio. I\'d done that on the motherboard input but found it was too noisy - no so on the Xonar - it comes through very clean and clear.If you just want a headphone amp/DAC, this may or may not be the right device for you. However, if you want to play around with the DSP features and effects and try them while gaming or if you have a complex audio setup that can benefit from multiple inputs and outputs, then this is a very flexible and great unit and I highly recommend it.
  • I have been using the original Xonar U7 for quite some time after using the Xonar DX for years before it. I loved the sound of the Dolby Home Theater v4 of the U7. The only thing it lacked was the ability to use virtual surround sound to two channels through the SPDIF out, which is unfortunately something my setup absolutely needed. I loved the Dolby effects a LOT, but when playing some games not being able to tell the difference between something in front of me and behind me really started annoying me. That\'s when I decided to give this a shot, hoping it would provide me the digital out and 7.1 to 2 channel virtual surround that I needed for my headphones (Audio Technica M50x) and computer speakers (Presonus Eris E8).I honestly was blown away by this sound card. While it took a little time getting used to not having the Dolby effects that I loved so much, after tweaking the sound a bit the mkii sounds MUCH better for gaming. It is extremely easy to hear what\'s in front and behind you, as well as all the rest of the way around too without sounding too weird like some cards can get when processing the back channels. It just sounds natural.What I wasn\'t expecting that blew my mind was the Sonic Radar. It works better than I could have imagined, pinpointing gunfire in games like PLAYERUNKNOWN\'s Battlegrounds and Counter-Strike:GO. It honestly feels like hacks it\'s so good. I didn\'t anticipate that something I thought would just be a cool gimmick would actually work so well, but whether a person is walking around me or there are gunshots in the distance I can see them on the radar exactly where they\'re coming from. In Battlegrounds this is mind blowingly useful. An additional feature is to audibly enhance the frequencies you set for the game you\'re playing to be higher than others, so if you have it tweaked for gunshots and footsteps it will audibly boost those frequencies so you can focus in on what you need in situations where someone is very quietly moving around near you.Overall nothing to complain about besides wishing it still had Dolby effects on top of everything else, but the EQ and enhancements are great when tuned right. Will be telling every single person I know about this sound card.
  • The U-7 MkII has been in use here for five years, and it still outperforms four other brands, with its unusually low S/N signal-to-noise ratio. The MK-II is also used here for detecting unusually weak audio signals for data communications, performing better than DACs made by Elecraft, Kenwood, Yaesu and Flex.
  • I ordered the Asus Xonar U7 Mk. 2 to add surround sound capabilities to the PC in my home office/spare bedroom, and I wanted an external sound card. This unit has all the necessary features and then some, at least on paper. My overall impressions are very positive; the Xonar does everything it is supposed to do, the physical design looks good and the accompanying software seems to work well. HOWEVER, I had to return it because its Rear Left Channel output is clearly weaker than any of the other outputs, and this is a defect that one simply cannot tolerate. I ended up with the Creative Sound Blaster Omni Surround instead, and I\'m quite happy now.
  • This will improve your computer audio for games or music beyond your wildest imagination. Easy installation and setup. Windows 10 immediately found the correct Xonar U7 specific driver... The accompanying Sonic Studio program is impressive, one of the better computer High Rez sound programs out there to adjust the sound. The Xonar U7 works extremely well. I\'m using it with Tidal High Rez music, Qobus (High Rez music), and Spotify. Highly recommended. Really vastly improves sound quality and overall enjoyment of music listening.
  • While the hardware might be slightly upgraded, and the device does what it says, it is severely lacking compared to Version 1 of the device.Features like Dolby Theater are completely absent rendering this nothing more than an average piece of hardware.
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