ASUS Xonar Essence STX Sound Card. James is back in business and this time he looks at a special Xonar offering from ASUS, essentially a headphone pre-amp for discerning audiophiles.

The first driver supported the first-launched Xonar cards, but as it stands today, the most recent version of ALSA in the Linux kernel supports the Xonar D1, D2, D2X, DX, Essence ST (Deluxe), Essence ...

Then ASUS unveiled a rare curiosity at Computex 2008, a sound card dedicated to stereo output, with a built-in two-channel headphone amp, called the Xonar StereoX. That card materialized early this ...

The Classics Deserve First-class Treatment ASUS Announces Xonar Essence STX PCI-e Audio Card with 124dB SNR Audio and Built-in Headphone Amplifier for Extraordinary Audio Performance Taipei ...

The Xonar Essence STX’s other specs are equally impressive, putting it in the range of pro audio gear: Broad dynamic range of 118dB, for instance, enables the card to more accurately reproduce ...

The recent addition of the ASUS HDAV 1.3 and Essence STX soundcards have targeted two new markets for the ever moving Xonar sound machine landing impressive contributions to the high end HTPC ...

ASUS Announces Xonar Essence STX PCI-e Audio Card with 124dB SNR Audio and Built-in Headphone Amplifier for Extraordinary Audio Performance. By reading this site you agree to our cookie policy.

Stereophile magazine's John Atkinson loved the Asus Xonar Essence ST/STX sound cards. They are, by far, the least expensive way of turning a PC into a genuine high-resolution audio source.

ASUS Xonar Essence STX . Specifications and Features. Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): 124dB for Front-out,117dB for Headphone-out (600ohms) dB Output THD+N at 1kHz: ...

The recent addition of the HDAV 1.3 and Essence STX have targeted two new markets for the ever moving Xonar sound machine landing impressive contributions to the high end HTPC audio and high end ...

ASUS have announced a new sound card, the Xonar Essence STX, with a Burr-Brown PCM 1792A Digital-to-Analog Convertor (DAC), integrated headphone amplifier with under 0.001-percent… ...

The Asus Xonar Essence STX sound card eliminates buzzing, lag, and muddy frequencies for an enhanced audio experience.