PRESS RELEASE
Extra-clear 118dB SNR sound, integrated 600ohm headphone amplifier and optimized game audio profiles to create the most refined gaming audio experience.
London, England (18 April, 2013) - ASUS today announced the ROG (Republic of Gamers) Xonar Phoebus Solo 7.1 PCI Express gaming sound card with precise positional audio and lifelike immersion for gamers. Xonar Phoebus Solo continues to exhibit the previous Xonar Phoebus' hardware excellence, including clear 118dB signal-to-noise ratio, a powerful 600 ohm headphone amplifier, Dolby® Home Theater V4, and DTSTM UltraPC II surround sound.
Designed for superior sound
The ROG Xonar Phoebus Solo sound card features an EMI shield and exclusive ASUS Hyper Grounding technology that significantly reduce the detrimental effects of the electromagnetic interference present inside all desktop PCs.
Hyper Grounding technology brings the considerable motherboard expertise of ASUS to audio products, with a multi-layer PCB and high-quality power supply that help eliminate electrical noise from nearby components, resulting in cleaner, less distorted audio. Together with the high-fidelity PCM1796 digital-to-analog converter, the ROG Xonar Phoebus Solo delivers clear and crisp sound with a 118dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), which means gamers will hear and experience every audio detail.
Power for headphone users
Many gamers play wearing headphones to avoid disturbing others and ROG Xonar Phoebus Solo is one of the few soundcards to use the top-flight TPA6120A2 with 600ohm impedance for superior sound clarity. Xonar Phoebus Solo also features Dolby® Home Theater V4 audio enhancement for cinematic surround sound both with external speakers and headphones. Support for the new DTSTM UltraPC II audio technology also ensures superior audio quality for every PC application, including gaming, movie-watching and even internet telephone calls.
Dedicated game profiles and Xonar Phoebus driver update
Genre-optimized game audio profiles allow gamers to choose from four different audio presets with ROG Xonar Phoebus Solo. Profiles for first person shooters, real time strategy, role playing and racing stimulation games mean gamers can enjoy audio tuned specifically for the game their playing.
Existing ROG Xonar Phoebus users can also enjoy upgraded audio gaming with the new genre-optimized gaming audio profiles and DTSTM UltraPC II suite via the Phoebus driver update.
AVAILABILITY & PRICING
ASUS ROG Xonar Phoebus Solo will be available in Europe from early May. Please contact your local ASUS representative for further information.
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SPECIFICATIONS 1 |
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SNR |
Up to 118dB (A-weighted) |
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Total harmonic distortion (output) |
0.00039% (-108dB) at 1kHz (A-weighted) |
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Frequency response @ 96kHz, 24-bit |
10Hz to 48kHz |
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Headphone amplifier impedance |
32 to 600 ohms, with 3 gain settings |
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Channels |
7.1 |
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Bus compatibility |
PCI-Express |
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Maximum sample rate & resolution |
192kHz, 24-bit (all channels) |
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Connectivity |
5x 3.5mm analog-out 2x 3.5mm analog-in 1x S/PDIF-out |
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Operating system |
Microsoft® Windows® 8/7/XP (32/64-bit) |
1 Specifications and product availability are all subject to change without notice and may differ from country to country. Actual performance may vary depending on applications, usage, environment and other factors.
ABOUT ASUS
ASUS is a worldwide top-three consumer notebook vendor and maker of the world's best-selling, most award-winning, motherboards. A leading enterprise in the new digital era, ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today's digital home and office, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, displays, desktop and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, servers, multimedia devices, wireless solutions, networking devices, tablets and smartphones. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 4,168 awards in 2012 and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with its Eee PCTM. ASUS has more than 12,500 employees around the globe with a world-class R&D team of 3,800 engineers. Company revenue for 2012 was approximately US$14 billion.
