Asus Xonar Essence STX

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Asus Xonar Essence STX

24 bit
5.1
124 dB
192kHz/24bit
24-bit/192KHz

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Story behind the Masterpiece

Thousands of years ago, our ancestors crystallized their knowledge of the materials and music into the Chime of Tiger, one of the first audio masterpiece in human history. Gold-plated on the EMI shield, the Chime of Tiger totem not only represents Xonar team’s new footnote in audio innovation, but also mankind's endless pursuit of the Essence of Sound.

Industry-leading 124dB SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio)

Choosing only the best components and finest design, Xonar Essence STX achieves unprecedented 124 dB SNR – 64 times clear than on-board solutions, bringing top-o-the shelf audio experience for audiophiles.

Built-in headphone amp

A high-quality TI TPA6120A2 headphone driver supports headphones up to 600ohms of impendence with lower than 0.001% distortion. Drive your headphones as intended without additional amplification.

Hyper-Grounding circuitry design

This exclusive ASUS technique utilizes multi-layer PCB design to separate signal and noise, ensuring only the cleanest signals are passed to sensitive components.

Perfectly sealed analog output path

EMI and shielding seals all analog output signals perfectly from noise, offering distortion-free audio enjoyment.

High quality DAC

The Burr-Brown PCM 1792A Digital-to-Analog Convertor (DAC) converts signals at 127dB signal-to-noise ratio.

Nichicon "Fine Gold" professional audio capacitors

Using state-of-the-art etching technology, Nichicon "Fine Gold" capacitors deliver rich bass and crystal-clear high frequencies.

Swappable OPA Sockets

Tune up your unique sound - OPAMP sockets allow simple, solder-less alteration for user-preferred sound color.

Line out Y
Speaker/ headphone/ line-out jack 1
Line in Y
Source data-sheet Icecat.biz
Handheld remote control N
Audio output channels 5.1
S/PDIF out port Y
Internal Y
Minimum RAM 256 MB
Audio quality 24 bit
Digital-to-Analog Conversion (DAC) 24-bit/192KHz
Host interface PCI-E
Height 168.26 mm
Frequency response 10 - 90000 Hz
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) 124 dB
Minimum processor Intel Pentium4 1.4GHz / AMD Athlon 1400
Audio A/D Converter (ADC) 192kHz/24bit
Width 111.15 mm
Cables included RCA/3.5mm
Compatible operating systems Microsoft Windows Vista(32/64bit)/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005
Minimum hard disk space 60 MB