ASUS Xonar Essence STX Expert Reviews

There are a few dirty secrets in the tech industry, and one of the best-guarded among them regards multichannel audio-everybody wants multichannel audio but almost no one actually runs the speakers to use it. Sure, we all cheered when PC audio went ...

Three out of five editors picked the Essence STX over other soundcards

ASUS will soon offer the first sound card with SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) of 124dB. The SNR is an indicator of the quality of audio devices. The latest ASUS therefore called Xona ...

A Sound of € 200. That all sounds like pure madness. A sound card of € 180 for headphones purists there must be someone behind it who do not understand. Or maybe it ?

+ Very musical Opamps + removable + Prettige software

- Relatively limited use

Asus is not on its laurels after the success of the Xonar-series. The result: the nice market Essence STX. A beautiful card that even a very expensive HD800 leaves shine. A performance level. However, the limited possibilities. It is a stereo sound card w...

could Asus Xonar-series with a successful entrance in the market for sound cards. The latest offspring, the Essence STX, promises much. But how he sounds ?

The result? A card that is perfect for headphones and 2.0 or 2.1 installations. But surround sets can only be connected digital (SPDIF or optical), older analog surround sets unfortunately fall outside the boat. The old faithful PCI slot is also driven to...

could Asus Xonar-series with a successful entrance in the market for sound cards. The latest offspring, the Essence STX, promises much. But how he sounds ?

The result? A card that is perfect for headphones and 2.0 or 2.1 installations. But surround sets can only be connected digital (SPDIF or optical), older analog surround sets unfortunately fall outside the boat. The old faithful PCI slot is also driven to...