ASUS Xonar U1 USB Audio Device Announced

Asustek has introduced the ASUS Xonar U1 external USB audio device, aimed to provide laptop and desktop PC users with an improved audio experience.

“The Xonar U1 is an external USB audio device that improves the laptop or PC’s underachieving audio by first eliminating electromagnetic interference (EMI) and noisy DC circuits inside the PC chassis. It then utilizes the high quality DAC (digital to analog convertor) to bring about crisp, clear music or gaming audio in the original flavor that was meant to be heard. The Xonar U1 provides a huge boost to PC gamers by supporting EAX and DirectSound HW acceleration for best gaming experience in Windows VISTA and XP,” according to the company’s press release.

The device also incorporates the high-fidelity headphone amplifier “to achieve best listening quality with most stereo headphones” and comes with a complete set of technologies from Dolby Studio, including Dolby Virtual Speaker, Dolby Headphone, Dolby Digital Live, and Dolby Prologic Iix. In addition, the U1 features a SPDIF output and noise canceling technology.

Currently, there is no information on the Xonar U1’s pricing and availability.

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