Gaming Sound Cards

Xear 7.1 vs Dolby Home V4

Hey guys, somone noticed that Dolby Home with 24-Bit 192 KhZ sounds better then Xear 7.1?Is it only me, or does the "simulated" Surround with Dolby Home Theater V4 sound a lot more better then the Xear 7.1 Surround Headphone ?Or can somone tell me wh...

Dolby headphone in Phoebus ??

why Asus replaced Dolby headphone with Xear surround Headphone in Phoebus?? Xear surround option is just terrible with headphones ..absolutely terrible sounding .. and I cant even adjust the positioning of the speakers ? whats the point of these terr...

Xonar Phoebus Sound Quality, no bass, Settings

Hello from Russia.recently bought this card. I Was expecting a super detailed sound and powerful bass but was surprised when I found nothing of this.I've listen through with my 200$ headphones: Audio-Technica m50, Audio-Technica pro700 mk2. On the Co...

Phoebus World of Warcraft SPDIF problem

Hi thereI seem to have found a bug with World of Warcraft and the SPDIF output on the Phoebus.When I join a 5 man Cataclysm dungeon the sound coming from the SPDIF is crackling, sometimes so bad that all sound but the crakling disappears and it sound...

Best test for Windows 8 64 compatibility.

Microsoft is giving away free copies of Workaholics Season One for Windows 8, XBOX Live, and Windows Phone users. Go to the XBOX Live link and sign in to get it for free. I opted for the HD stream. Then fire up your XBOX video app that ships with ...

Equalizer in Windows 8

Hi,Is there any equalizer in Phoebus software available without Dolby turned on, particularly in Hi-Fi preset?Regards

I needed firmware update without check ID card

I needed firmware update without check ID cardMy ID Xonar Phoebus Card is HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_13F6&DEV_8828&SUBSYS_10EC0889&REV_1000This is no Phoebus chip and IDCorrect ID is HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_13F6&DEV_8888&SUBSYS_104384D5I install driver and inst...

Do ASUS have an official position on the mic humming problem

I bought an asus phoebus solo a couple of days ago.was totally dismayed to find it produced a nasty humming sound through the mic input whenever i played a 3d game (ie the graphics cards were being stressedthe only cure was to mute the mic (not reall...

ETA on Official drivers?

Still wondering if we could get an update or an ETA? maybe a list on what the drivers will fix/do?

Which headset should I get with the Xonar Phoebus?

Hi there!Never been much of an "audiophile" in the past, but now since I just built a new rig I figured I'd want to upgrade the audio-department also and invest in a separate soundcard (thinking of the Xonar Phoebus currently), new (basic) speakers a...

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