ASUS company presented a new sound card : Xonar essence ST. As it is asserted, this is the first in the world sound card, which use the fine adjustment of clock frequency, which allow to minimize the noise and to improve the sound quality .
This card is equipped with quality amplifier for head sets.
The card xonar essence ST has a stereophonic output, but it can be modernized to the eight-channel sound with the aid of expansion xonar H6, which the company promises to release soon.
ASUS xonar essence ST specifications:
- Weighted output signal-to-noise ratio : - 124 dB (linear output), 110 dB (output for head sets);
- Harmonic distortions and output noise (1 kHz, 3 dB): - 0,0003% (- 110 dB, linear output), --0,001% (- 100 dB, output for head sets);
- Frequency characteristic (- 3 dB, 24 bits/96 kHz): from <10 Hz to 90 kHz;
- Recommended head sets impedance 32-600 Ohm;
- Sound processor : ASUS AV100;
- TSCAP : 24-digit, Burr- Brown PCM 1792A;
- ATSP : 24-digit, Cirrus-Logic CS5361;
- Supported format : 44,1/48/96/192 kHz with 16/24 bits
- Analog port: 2 X RCA (stereo), 6,3 mm (head sets), 6,3 mm (linear entrance/microphonic entrance);
- Digital joint (S/PDIF): combined, coaxial and TOS-Link;
- Bus : PCI 2.2 or newer version.
This card is completed with drivers for Windows vista (32 and of 64 bits), Windows XP (32 and 64 bits) and BY MCE2005. Driver ASIO 2.0 supports 192 kHz with 24 bits with very small delay. The list of supported technologies includes Dolby digital live, Dolby headphone, Dolby virtual speaker, Dolby pro-Logic II. Related Products :
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