Asus XONAR - Sound Card - 192 kHz User Manual

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15ASUS Xonar XenseMain SettingSample RateThe Sample rate determines the number of audio samples per second that theDigital-to-Analog Converters (DAC) and S/PDIF digital interface will output. TheXonar Xense audio card can support sample rates up to 192KHz (44.1K, 48K, 96K,192KHz). Usually audio CDs and MP3 files are 44.1KHz; DVD-Video uses 48KHz;DVD-Audio or other HD media may contain 96KHz or 192KHz high-definition audiocontent. Select the corresponding sample rate for your playback sources to get thebest audio fidelity. Even if your setting differs from the audio source’s sample rate,the Xonar Xense engine will do super high fidelity sample-rate-conversion with adouble floating-point filter, which can reduce total harmonic distortion (THD+N) by-140dB.1 Sample RateSelect the sample rate that corresponds to (or exceeds that of) your playbacksources, for optimal audio fidelity. Your audio card supports sample rates up to192KHz (44.1K, 48K, 96K, 192KHz). Typical values are:• Audio CD, MP3, WMA, Wave files are 44.1KHz.• The audio of DVD-Video is 48KHz.• DVD-Audio or other HD media may contain 96KHz or 192KHz high-definition audio content.1