ASUS Xonar U5

Xonar U5 is a compact USB sound card designed to provide PC gamers with high quality audio for games, music and movies. It provides you with strong and clear sound via headphones, and producing more impactful and detailed audio than onboard hardware. The Xonar U5 has no standalone power supply and connects to your PC via USB, allowing you to instantly plug-in without having to open the PC case.
Xonar U5 features the latest Sonic Studio software suite, so you have full control over every audio setting ranging from equalization. Sonic Studio has a single navigation page that puts everything in front of you, with an intuitive point-and-click interface that allows you to pre-set audio profiles to suit different audio requirements.

• A compact audio solution for incredible sound
• Take complete control of your audio with Sonic Studio
• Incredible input-noise reduction from Perfect Voice
• Enjoy powerful audio quality from a compact and portable device
• Pumps up every sound detail with the integrated headphone amplifier
• Dedicated microphone and master volume controls

• A compact audio solution for incredible sound
  Xonar U5 is a compact USB sound card designed to provide PC gamers with high quality audio for games, music and movies. It provides you with strong and clear sound via headphones, and producing more impactful and detailed audio than onboard hardware. The Xonar U5 has no standalone power supply and connects to your PC via USB, allowing you to instantly plug-in without having to open the PC case.
• Take complete control of your audio with Sonic Studio
  Xonar U5 features the latest Sonic Studio software suite, so you have full control over every audio setting ranging from equalization. Sonic Studio has a single navigation page that puts everything in front of you, with an intuitive point-and-click interface that allows you to pre-set audio profiles to suit different audio requirements.
• Incredible input-noise reduction from Perfect Voice
  Unlike noise-reduction technologies that rely on inverse phase noise cancellation, Xonar U5's Perfect Voice technology uses advanced algorithms to separate ambient noise from speech. The result is crystal clear in-game voice communication, so you can be heard even in noisy gaming environments like LAN parties.
• Enjoy powerful audio quality from a compact and portable device
  The compact and lightweight Xonar U5 features high audio quality, a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and true surround sound for true high-definition output and consistent quality across all surround channels. Go big on audio with a sound card this small!
• Pumps up every sound detail with the integrated headphone amplifier
  Xonar U5 includes a headphone amplifier that supports headphones all the way - so you can plug in some seriously powerful gaming headsets to hear every in-game detail!
• Dedicated microphone and master volume controls
  Dedicated controls let you tweak audio settings without interrupting your game - you can quickly adjust master and microphone volumes without pausing or entering menus. The master volume controls even doubles as an instant switch for selecting between headphone output and speakers with just a simple click.