yep 3 x 3.5mm to rca.  Biggest difference I can tell between the omega and the xonar is the omega has extra connectors and the front channel dac is AK 4396vf  and the xonar uses CS 4398.  I have no idea the differences between the two and if it's even noticible.

Oh and btw I'll probably never use headphones with this card since it is for a dedicated theater room HTPC.

Thanks for the suggestion.  That SB card doesn't support 24bit/192khz for 5.1, only stereo. So that's a no go.  I just checked and the Assus does.

Hi All,   I'm looking to get a great sound card for my new HTPC build.  Uses would be for 90% music and movies in a 5.1 or 7.1 setup.  I have an old pioneer receiver with no hdmi support so I need a card that will give me outstanding analogue output.  I also have a pretty good set of speakers...