ASUS Xonar AE

The Xonar AE 7.1-Channel PCIe Gaming Audio Card from ASUS is a compact 7.1-channel sound card designed to provide Windows 10, 8.1, and 7 users with high-quality audio for games, music, and movies. The Xonar AE has no standalone power supply and connects to your computer via PCIe. It features 192 kHz/24-bit sound, a 150-ohm headphone amp, an ESS DAC with a 110 dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), an EMI backplate with ASUS Hyper Grounding technology to help ensure minimal sound distortion and interference, Sonic Studio software to enable full control over your audio, and Perfect Voice technology to help eliminate background noise for clearer in-game communication. Included is an S/PDIF optical adapter and protection is provided by a limited 3-year warranty.

Specifications:

• Audio Interface

PCI Express

• Audio Performance

Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) (Front-out) :
110 dB
Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) (Headphone-out) : 
108 dB
Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) :
103 dB
Output THD+N at 1kHz (Front-out) :
<0.00158 %(-96 dB)
Input THD+N at 1kHz :
<0.0022 %(-93 dB)
Frequency Response (-3dB, 24bit/192KHz input) :
10 Hz to 65 KHz
Output/Input Full-Scale Voltage :

• Chipset

Audio Processor :C-Media USB2.0 6632AE High-Definition Sound Processor (Max. 192KHz/24bit)

• Digital-to-analog Converter(DAC)

ESS ES9023P*1 (112dB DNR, Max. 192KHz/24bit)
Cirrus Logic CS4245*1 (104dB DNR, Max. 192KHz/24bit)
Cirrus Logic CS4361*1 (103dB DNR, Max. 192KHz/24bit)

• Sample Rate and Resolution

Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution :
44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16bit/24bit
Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution :
44.1K/48K/88.2K/96KHz @ 16bit/24bit
S/PDIF Digital Output :
44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16bit/24bit
ASIO 2.2 Driver Support :
44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 24bit/32bit