ASUS 90-YAA0C0-0UAN00Z Xonar Essence STX Headphone Amp Card, (256 MB) PCI Express Video Card

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.

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

Aimed as the culmination of searching for the very essence of sound the new ASUS Xonar Essence STX range of audio cards delivers the purest cleanest audio to offer users the ultimate audio experience ever from a sound card. Equipped with carefully- selected components and ASUS? exclusive Hyper-grounding and EMI Shield design the Xonar Essence STX is capable of achieving an industry-leading 124dB SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio) in signal clarity. Furthermore full-driving for any available headphone is provided through the built-in headphone amplifier? presenting unprecedented audio quality and under 0.001% of distortion to sate even the most demanding audiophile.