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Testseek.com have collected 36 expert reviews of the Asus Xonar Essence STX PCIe and the average rating is 91%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus Xonar Essence STX PCIe.
Award: Editor’s Choice March 2009
March 2009
 
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The editors liked

  • Remarkably clear and crisp audio
  • Terrific headphone support
  • Almost too good for low-to-midrange bitrate MP3 listening!
  • Made with high quality components
  • Exceptional sound playback
  • Stable
  • Intuitive driver
  • Compatible with Windows 7
  • It has a very high signaltonoise ratio
  • Superb audio quality
  • Dedicated headphone amplifier
  • Swappable op-amps
  • Direct3D
  • EAX emulation for XP
  • Vista games
  • And
  • Clean and pure sound output and control over headphone impedance.
  • Crisp audio output
  • Near flat frequency response
  • Respectable headphone amp
  • Very low noise levels on both linein and lineout
  • Toptier components
  • Such as the capacitors
  • DAC and opamps
  • Opamps are user replaceable
  • Drivers work flawlessly on Vista and 7
  • Dolby Headphone works well for movies and games

The editors didn't like

  • Limited support for multichannel speaker systems
  • Expensive
  • There is no S/PDIF input
  • Output only.
  • Analog output is stereo-only
  • List
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  • Pricey and lacks full EAX support.
  • Need pricey equipment to appreciate the added quality of sound
  • EAX emulation isn't quite as good as a native hardware solution
  • No hotkeys to quickly alter settings in Xonar Audio Center

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  Published: 2009-05-14, review by: overclockersclub.com

  • The DAC, capacitors, and opamps on the card produce an extremely pure and transparent sound, Hugely dynamic and accurate sound on any headphones using the onboard headphone amplifier, Headphone amplification works for the front panel (case) audio socke...
  • The GX mode isnt a 100% exact emulation of EAX...
  • As with most products, I was slightly apprehensive about the Xonar Essence STX before I heard it. I asked myself, how could a small, simple amplifier on a soundcard perform anywhere near as well as a standalone headphone amplifier? The answer is, it p...

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  Published: 2009-01-13, Author: James , review by: tweaktown.com

  • The Essence STX is not only a great member of the Xonar family, it’s the best sounding board Ive ever heard in this price bracket. Im sure it will leave a lasting impression in the minds of competitors and may even send a few back to the chalk boa...

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  Published: 2014-05-06, review by: kitguru.net

  • Bargain pricing for the audio quality, 24 bit/192khz support, software is a step up for ASUS, OP AMPS can be swapped out,
  • Only Windows XP, 7 and 8 Support, Need to route an ugly Molex cable to power it, Kitguru says: An excellent partner for a high end pair of headphones. Bargain pricing, Rating: 9.0, Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7, Share, Facebook, Twitter, Google +, Stumbleupon, Lin
  • There is no doubt that the Asus Essence STX II 7.1 could be classed as a bit of bargain. In the world of audiophile components the Essence STX II asking price of £218 is less than the cost of a high grade interconnect cable.Asus have not skimped on the de...

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  Published: 2009-04-26, review by: techradar.com

  • Studio-quality sound, Big, manly jacks, Incredible headphone amp
  • Wallet-emptying economics

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  Published: 2012-10-31, review by: toxico-pc.com

  • Excelente fidelidad de sonid, Amplificador interno para auriculare, OPAmp intercambiable, Aislación contra interferencias EMI y masa, Estética muy cuidad, Si desea opinar acerca de esta artícul, Clickee Aquí
  • Siempre es difícil transmitir lo que esté relacionado al audio pero tratamos de ser lo más rigurosos posible, para probar la calidad de sonido utilizamos archivos en formato FLAC de 1000 kbps y unos auriculares Sennheiser HD 202 tanto con el sonido onboa...

 
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  Published: 2009-10-27, review by: bitcity.it

  • Elevata qualità audio, schermatura contro RFI, doppio circuito di amplificazione per cuffie e altoparlanti, uscita ottica/digitale, amplificatori operazionali personalizzabili.
  • Prezzo riservato ai veri appassionati, non supporta set 5.1 o 7.1 su uscita analogica.

 
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  Published: 2009-05-01, review by: pchs.it

  • La nuova Asus Xonar Essence STX entra direttamente "nell'olimpo" delle schede audio ad alte prestazioni senza nessun tipo di compromesso. Questa scheda infatti presenta una qualità del suono davvero straordinaria unita, come abbiamo avuto modo di vede...

 
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  Published: 2009-04-15, review by: pctuner.net

  • ASUS ha semplicemente stabilito, con la Xonar Essence STX, il nuovo standard qualitativo per l’audio su PC.Grazie a una componentistica di eccellenza e a un progetto assai valido essa si configura come un vero e proprio spartiacque, non solo tra que...

 
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  Published: 2009-02-27, review by: dinoxpc.com

  • La serie di schede audio ASUS Xonar include diversi modelli e quello da noi provato, Xonar Essence STX, si è dimostrato davvero all´altezza di ogni situazione con una qualità audio eccelsa unita a livelli di rumore e distorsione davvero min...

 
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  Published: 2009-01-17, review by: hartware.de

  • Wer eine neue Soundkarte für sein 5.1- oder 7.1-Lautsprechersystem sucht, sollte am besten die Finger von der ASUS Xonar Essence STX lassen, außer man plant zusätzlich einen AV-Receiver anzuschaffen oder besitzt bereits einen. Ebenso dürfte für Spiele...

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