All right great =)I will review that at a later date and can show the comparison then.
@amirm This is done because the power supplied via the PCIx socket is noisier than power direct from the PSU.
EDIT: If you look carefully at the PCI pins on the card itself, you should notice there are no power connections there.
Interface/Power
PCI-e bus power, +5V for Aurora lighting (requires 4-pin molex peripheral connector from PC power supply)
I stand corrected.
The Asus cards *do* use the molex connector to power the audio stages.
This is probably why the AE-5 can't match older cards like the Xonar Essence for SINAD figures.
If you look at the Spectrum Jitter and Multitone distortion graphs, which are not directly reliant on output values, the AE-5 is actually cleaner.
https://reference-audio-analyzer.pro/en/report/dac/creative-sound-blaster-ae-5-hp.php
https://reference-audio-analyzer.pro/en/report/dac/asus-stx.php
The headline THD figures for the Asus are better, but the output numbers are way, way higher on the AE-5.
@amirm 's 2V output figures here are actually closer to what the Asus output over there. The THD figures are much closer too .
I'm sorry, I should have been clearer.
I was referring to the ADC measurements, which don't look that good for the AE-5
So where are you getting the ADC measurement figures for the Xonar from ??
They have very anemic output level. My motherboard SINAD is actually in the large DAC graph. It has a SINAD of 83 dB which is 20 dB worse than the AE-5.I wonder how Realtek HD imbedded on an Intel motherboard compares.
No I have not.Amir, did you ever test the ADC performance of the Behringer 2x4?
I wonder how Realtek HD imbedded on an Intel motherboard compares.
it'll fit thin itxIt does not fit in my NUC or other similar ultra small form factor computers.
PS and TotalDAC could improve their DACs enormously by just packaging one of these in a fancy box
PS and TotalDAC could improve their DACs enormously by just packaging one of these in a fancy box
Problem with Khadas is that it won’t support 8-channel...unless you buy four Tone Boards and can write your own firmware.