推荐型号：DMX 6Fire USB、Aureon XFire8.0 HD、傲龙7.1 PCIe
German tank and innovation should be the two sound card brands that ordinary users are most familiar with, innovation is undoubtedly the industry leader, the recognition of German tanks is also not low, old players should be more familiar with the German tank fire network 1723 sound card, this sound card was all the rage with the digital output function of the super cost-effective at that time, and perhaps some people still use it now.
Since its establishment in 1994, Terratec has grown significantly in business and market share every year, and in only 5 years it has grown from an unknown small company to the largest computer sound card manufacturer in Germany and the leading multimedia product brand in Europe.
Terratec entered the Chinese market in 1999 and was dubbed the German Tank by many computer music lovers and audiophiles because of its tough German style and excellent sound quality. German tanks have produced some very classic models, such as the DMX 6fire 24/96, which is very familiar to old users, and its many indicators are better than the innovative Audigy 2 at that time, so it has an extremely wide user base, creating a glorious history of German tank sound cards.
Initially, TerraTec's focus was on professional recording equipment, and later it entered the consumer sound card market. Compared with industry giants such as Innovation, the capabilities of German tanks are not so comprehensive, mainly responsible for product blueprint design and drive support, while other design and manufacturing are entrusted to Taiwan Ruili, and the products are also OEM by Ruili's factory in Suzhou.
However, with the overall shrinkage of the sound card industry, TerraTec's business is no longer limited to audio fields such as sound cards, but has expanded to TV, video and other fields.
The DMX Fire series is defined by the German tank as a professional sound card, also known as the "Fire Dragon" series, with rich interfaces and multi-channel support. In the early years, the DMX 6fire 24/96 was called the "router of the sound card", and the DMX 6Fire USB is currently on sale. The Aureon series is positioned as an entertainment sound card, with lower hardware specifications than the Fire Dragon series, but it also supports multi-channel.
The current fire dragon series on sale actually has only one DMX 6Fire USB, it is said that the follow-up version of the DMX 6fire series that was popular that year, and the name can be seen that this is an external sound card. Because the series of positioning is more professional,The interface is very complete,Canon port、Headphone port、Musical instrument interface、Optical fiber/digital coaxial interface is not lacking,7.1Channel can well support the game"Listen to the sound and identify the position"function,24bit/192kHzThe sampling rate is also completely competent for listening to music,Similar to the ASUS Raptor series sound card,But the recording effect is better than that of the ASUS Raptor,Therefore, the price is also higher than that of the Raptor,Close to 2000 yuan,Suitable for HIFI、Game enthusiasts or sound recorders。
If you are just a game/HIFI user and don't play the post-recording stage, you can choose the cost-effective Aolong series, which recommends Aolong 7.1 PCIe or Aureon XFire8.0 HD, priced at 699/1299 yuan respectively. The core decoding chips of these two are exactly the same, both are CM9882A, and the sampling rate is also 24bit/192kHz, but the Aureon 7.1 PCIe is a built-in sound card, with a signal-to-noise ratio of 100db, and the Aureon XFire8.0 HD is an external sound card, with a 108db signal-to-noise ratio that is better than that of the Auron 7.1 PCIe.
It is worth mentioning that Aureon XFire8.0 is displayed on the official website as Fire Dragon 8, which may just be a translation error, according to the naming rules, it should be called Auron 8, XFire means "dragon fire" in German, and it means that this sound card supports multi-channel and can be used as a game e-sports sound card.
