ASUS Xonar Essence STX/ST Soundcard Review and Unboxing

Intro 0:00 Unboxing 0:59 Physical feature overview 4:55 Software overview 9:23 Microphone test 15:43 Sound impressions: 16:44 Conclusion 20:00 SPECS: SNR: 117 dB Headphone Sample rate and bit rate: 192kHz 24bit capable Frequency response: 10Hz-90kHz Bus compatibility: PCI-E x1,x4,x16 Quick and easy: Worth it if you can take advantage of its I/O but otherwise you can find better headphone amps out there. The DAC section is good and using this as a DAC is not a bad idea if you can find a long RCA cable to connect to your amp. Unfortunately I didn't opamp swap. Sorry :( Links: Shark video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWy-Y404i5Q ASUS Software: https://www.asus.com/us/Essence_HiFi_Audio/Xonar_Essence_STX/HelpDesk_Download/