Asus Injects Discrete Audio into Your Laptop with Xonar U3 Plus Dongle

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Discrete audio for the mobile road warrior

Unlike desktop PCs, you can't just open up your laptop and insert an audio card for discrete audio processing. However, there are USB-based solutions, including Asus' new Xonar U3 Plus, a pocket-sized USB sound solution with a built-in 150-Ohm headphone amp, DSP (digital signal processor), and other features. According to Asus, the Xonar U3 Plus is essentially a smaller version of its existing Xonar U5 and gaming-oriented U7 Echelon Edition with Sonic Radar.
Asus says its Xonar U3 Plus solution offers an extremely low latency microphone loop for real-time audio recording and a full suite of audio enhancements, including a 10-band equalizer featuring five pre-set audio modes -- Rock, Rock Pro, Ballad Pro, and Special.
As for rated specs:
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR): 100dB
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise : 0.005% (-110dB)
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20kHz
Headphone impedance: Optimized for 32~150

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