The ASUS Xonar U5 is a compact 5.1-channel USB soundcard and is designed for PC gamers who demand quality sound for games, music and movies. She follows in the footsteps of the award-winning Xonar U7 and provides a powerful and pure sound through headphones, as well as an impressive and detailed sound compared to onboard sound solutions. The Xonar U5 does not require its own power supply and is connected via USB to the PC so that it can be easily connected without having to open the PC case. The Xonar U5 is equipped with the latest Sonic Studio software suite, with which the user has complete control over all audio settings, the sound equalizer (EQ) to the balancing of the 5.1 speakers. Sonic Studio offers control capabilities on a single page, which presents the user with all the options at a glance with an intuitive "point and click" user interface, on which sound profiles can be preset to suit different sound needs. Unlike technologies that eliminate the noise based on phase inversion, the Perfect Voice technology, the Xonar U5 uses advanced algorithms to separate ambient noise efficiently speech. The result is a crystal clear voice communication in the game, which allows even to understand what is being said when the speaker is in a noisy environment such as gaming. On a LAN party. The compact and lightweight Xonar U5 offers sound quality with 192KHz / 24-bit, a signal to noise ratio (SNR) of 104dB, and true 5.1-channel surround sound for output in true high definition and consistent quality across all surround channels. Small sound card - great sound quality! The Xonar U5 has a headphone amplifier, headphones with an impedance of 150 ohms supports - thus the smallest details in the game can hear clearly even with powerful gaming headsets! Thanks to the dedicated volume controls, the respective volume can be adjusted without having to interrupt the game - so the user can quickly and easily in real time the microphone and master volume control having to insert without a break or to open cumbersome setup menu. The controller for the master volume is in the second function is also to be able to switch easily with just one click between the headphone output and speakers.