ASUS 90-YAA0C0-0UAN00Z Xonar Essence STX Headphone Amp Card

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.

Choosing only the best components and finest design, Xonar Essence STX achieves unprecedented 124 DB SNR, up to 64 times clear than on-board solutions, bringing top-of-the shelf audio experience for audiophiles. Featuring a high-quality TI TPA6120A2 Headphone Driver that supports Headphones up to 600ohms of impendence with lower than 0.001% distortion. Drive your headphones as intended without additional amplification. The Xonar Essence STX also has Hyper-Grounding circuitry design, this exclusive ASUS technique utilizes multi-layer PCB design to separate signal and noise, ensuring only the cleanest signals is passed to sensitive components. EMI and shielding seals all Analog Output signals perfectly from noise, offering distortion-free audio enjoyment. While the Burr-Brown PCM 1792A Digital-to-Analog Convertor (DAC) converts signals at 127dB signal-to-noise ratio. The Xonar Essence STX uses state-of-the-art etching technology, Nichicon "Fine Gold" capacitors delivering rich Bass and crystal-clear high frequencies.

Industry-leading 124dB SNR

Built-in headphone amp drives every available headphone with <0.001% distortion

Nichicon "Fine Gold" capacitors offer great dynamic performance

Perfectly shielded EMI-free analog output path

Customize your sound Color effortlessly via swappable OPAmp socket

In the box:

Xonar Essence STX 2 Channel PCI Express Audio Card

RCA to 3.5mm Y cable

6.3mm to 3.5mm adaptor

S/PDIF TOSLINK Optical adaptors

Driver CD

Quick Start Guide

Audio Precision test report

System Requirements:

One PCI Express 1.0 (or higher) compatible slot for the audio card

Microsoft Windows Vista (32/64bit)/XP (32/64bit)/MCE2005

Intel Pentium4 1.4GHz or AMD Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU

256 MB DRAM system Memory

60 MB available HDD space for driver installation package

CD-ROM drive (or DVD-ROM drive) for Software installation

High-quality headphones, powered analog speakers, or a Dolby Digital decoder, to enjoy the ultra-high fidelity sounds of the card