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It's dead easy pump up your notebook or gaming rig with a USB sound card, and the new pocketable sized Xonar U5 with 5.1 surround, S/PDIF, mic and headphone sockets fits the bill perfectly. See the gallery inside as well as the PR for full details.

ASUS has just launched its Xonar U7 USB sound device with headphone amplifier. While not ROG branded, the U7 has very clear audio at 114dB SNR, partly thanks to its Hyper Grounding PCB design (that was originally designed for the Xonar Phoebus) and a powerful 32ohm-1,50ohm headphone amplifier built in to really pump up the sounds to your (Vulcan or Orion) headset.