Gaming Sound Cards

Minor Request for feature

Currently the control breakout box only controls the volume of headphones (if plugged in). It would be very useful for it to also control the master volume of the soundcard when using speakers. That way when you are playing in full screen mode on a g...

Dolby Issue

I seem to have problems with using the Dolby mode when I play some videos the voices or sound is coming out of the back speakers instead of the front and center speakers. The strange thing is some videos play right where the voice or sound should be ...

5.1 Speaker settings - error in manual?

Ok, not trying to nitpick here, but I think there is a problem with how to set up a 5.1 audio system in the manual. Either that, or it is a bug in the SW. On page 15 of the manual, it says to use Front, Center, and Side jacks. However, if you do that...

Xonar Phoebus Hissing

I'm having an issue with the Xonar Phoebus I just installed.I usually use a pair of Bose QuietComfort Noise Cancelling headphones. The problem is that whenever I plug them in to the headphone jack on the back of the card, I get a hissing noise (const...

Game crashes since install

Ok, after i installed the card modern warfare 3 would crash every time i tried to play,so i reformatted and started from fresh, the game crashed first time then a managed to get it going by starting up single player and switching to multiplayer, that...

ETA on Phoebus?

Is there an ETA on when the next batch of Phoebus cards will be out in the US? I can't seem to find one on any of the big reseller sites.

Phoebus Warranty

Is the Phoebus covered by a Global Warranty? Want to get one ASAP but not available in Australia yet so looking at getting from from overseas.

Help with Phoebus: Everything sounds slightly behind me when playing BF3

Hi Everyone,I got my new Phoebus and really like the surround sound qualities this card produces however it seems like the setting on the card make it seem like everything is flush with me or just behind me. Even when a guy is shooting in front of me...

ROG Xonar Phoebus Sound Card Announced

http://rog.asus.com/62712012/news/rog-xonar-phoebus-soundcard-announced/Note this is just a first look Launch announcement will be coming soon!

Question about The 600 ohms setting on the Xonar Phoebus

HelloAudio noob here with a question.From the Asus provided software, in the Headphone gain settings theres a drop down with 3 choices. <64, 64-150, and 150-300 Ohms. Where are the settings for 600? Does 300 Ohms refer to each ear making it 300x2?My ...

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