Description
ASUS' Xonar Essence ST audio card with world's first precision audio clock tuning offers a revolutionary listening experience.
In its search for the purest essence of sound, ASUS have broken the boundaries with the soundcard on the market, the Xonar Essence ST. This PCI card is the world's first audio card to incorporate precision clock tuning to minimize audio jitter, bringing the user a clearer, crisper listening experience.
The Xonar Essence ST is capable of achieving an industry-leading 124dB SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio) in signal clarity and offers a built-in headphone amplifier to obtain the best performance out of any available pair of headphones. Thanks to ASUS' exclusive Hyper-grounding and EMI Shield design, even the most demanding audiophile will be satisfied with the unprecedented sound quality.
Specifications
Summary
- Product Description
- ASUS Xonar Essence ST - sound card
- Device Type
- Sound card
- Enclosure Type
- Internal
- Interface Type
- PCI
- Signal Processor
- ASUS AV100
- Sound Output Mode
- Stereo
- DAC Resolution
- 24-bit
- Sample Rate
- 44.1 kHz (min) - 192 kHz (max)
- Signal-To-Noise Ratio
- 124 dB
- System Requirements
- Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, Microsoft Windows Vista
Detail
General
- Device Type
- Sound card
- Form Factor
- Internal
- Interface Type
- PCI
Processor / Memory
- Signal Processor
- ASUS AV100
Audio Output
- Sound Output Mode
- Stereo
- DAC Resolution
- 24-bit
- Sample Rate
- 44.1 kHz (min) - 192 kHz (max)
- Signal-To-Noise Ratio
- 124 dB
- Frequency Response
- 10 - 90000 Hz
- Compliant Standards
- DirectSound, Dolby Digital 5.1, A3D 1.0, OpenAL, Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Virtual Speaker, Dolby Headphone, DirectSound3D GX 2.5, Dolby Pro Logic II
- Audio Modes
- Playback : 24-bit 192 kHz - 124 dB , Record : 24-bit 192 kHz - 118 dB
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces
- 1 x audio line-out - RCA x 2 , 1 x headphones - phone stereo 6.3 mm , 1 x audio line-in/microphone , 1 x audio line-in - 4 PIN MPC , 1 x SPDIF output - RCA
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included
- 1 x audio (optical) adapter
Software / System Requirements
- OS Required
- Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, Microsoft Windows Vista
