ASUS Strix Raid DLX

Advantages: Remote for switching from headphones to speakers that remembers the created profiles for both devices

Disadvantages: No

Comment: I bought 3 sound cards, ASUS Xonar Essence STX II has pronounced highs, Creative Sound Blaster ZXR has deep soft lows, ASUS Strix Raid DLX fits my needs perfectly

Advantages: At the beginning I stuck a card, the sound seemed no better than the one in the built-in. But after adjusting and so on, I started to feel. After two hours I understood the sound definitely better. The whole thing is connected to Audio-Technica ATH-AG1X, and Edifier R2800 speakers. For me, the speakers began to sound better here, unambiguously, the bass became more pleasant. The ears became wider, the stage became wider and added a little bass to the setting and was surprised. The card is still satisfied.

Disadvantages: As for boxing, I put it on, I realized that there was extra wires, etc., and decided to remove it. Maybe someone needs it, I don't really care.

Comment: I think the card is worth its money. I hope they will release more firewood in the future. Since the components of the card can improve the sound

Advantages: Sound! What this card is bought for.

Disadvantages: In comments

Comment: Pluses with the shaft: 24/192, the DAC is cool, the implementation is excellent, the sound is soft, I listen to the beyerdynamic 880, the main thing is that in the settings you can set the impedance suitable for the headphones. And now the cons: drivers. The last 1.1.13 after installation do not plow, the same fubar says that the device was not found. And it was like this: after installing the card and launching windows 10, the system itself installed the appropriate drivers, the sound worked. Then, having a burning sensation in one place, I downloaded the version of firewood 1.1.13 from the offsite, after the installation of which the sound disappeared. It did not work to roll back, put 1.1.2 - it worked, although the Windows swore at the lack of a digital signature of the firewood. At the moment it works flawlessly, the remote control is a children's toy After connecting, I updated the firmware of the remote control, and it turned out that the volume of the mixer in Windows was adjusted with the wheel, although I thought that the volume would be controlled in the remote control. Well, okay, although I think that it would be possible to make a version of the card without a remote control and is cheaper. UPD 32/384 does not eat, like dsd, the problem is in the wood, because the DAC supports both.

Advantages: The sound is just a bomb! Used in conjunction with KRK Rockit 5, HOSA cable.Prior to this, I used Audigy 2 ZS for 10 years and for 2 months the built-in sound on the new mother of Asus - Crystal Sound 3. So ... There is an abyss between the built-in sound and the Creative card, but there is just an ocean between Radi DLX. The music played with new colors. In complex compositions, a lot was simply not heard. The guitar sounds especially good, I would say "loud". The sound is surround, clean. The settings in Sonic Studio are very handy 5+

Disadvantages: Requires additional power supply. There may be a problem with the driver or power supply, but sometimes the sound lags under heavy load. WOT crashes. The nature of the lags is random and happens once a day. Perhaps this is due to the overclocking of the i7 ...

Comment: 100% justified purchase.

Advantages: very good sound

Disadvantages: SONIC STUDIO opens for a long time, no ASIO.

Comment: before this card there was a Xonar HDAV1.3, so now this ASUS Strix Raid DLX between them is simply an abyss in sound. listening to the optics on the Parasound Halo C1 preamplifier and Beyerdynamic T70 headphones the sound is super. and listening to the front Volta PA-700 amplifier and Cerwin-Vega speakers ! XLS-215 and on the rear amplifier kenwood ka-1100d and speakers to it DALI Concept 2 plays out everything very well