Testseek.com have collected 36 expert reviews of the Asus Xonar Essence STX PCIe and the average rating is 91%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus Xonar Essence STX PCIe.
March 2009
(91%)
36 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Crisp audio output, Near flat frequency response, Respectable headphone amp, Very low noise levels on both linein and lineout, Toptier components, such as the capacitors, DAC and opamps, Opamps are user replaceable, Drivers work flawlessly on Vista and 7, Dolby Headphone works well for movies and games,
Need pricey equipment to appreciate the added quality of sound, EAX emulation isn't quite as good as a native hardware solution, No hotkeys to quickly alter settings in Xonar Audio Center
As the performance graphs show, the ASUS Xonar Essence STX is a high achiever. It blitzed all tests, bar one, where the Xonar Xense got a slight upper hand in frequency response. The Essence STX absolutely obliterated the onboard solution in all tests...
Made with high quality components, Exceptional sound playback, Stable, intuitive driver, Compatible with Windows 7
Expensive
Asus' Xonar Essence STX may be pricey, but for audiophiles or those with the money to spend on an excellent sound card, this is the one to get. It looks good and performs even better. It's made with high quality components throughout, right down to t...
Elevata qualità audio, schermatura contro RFI, doppio circuito di amplificazione per cuffie e altoparlanti, uscita ottica/digitale, amplificatori operazionali personalizzabili.
Prezzo riservato ai veri appassionati, non supporta set 5.1 o 7.1 su uscita analogica.
When you get down to their core feature sets, the Xonar Essence STX and X-Fi Forte really are quite similar. Both fake EAX effects in Vista, both support 24-bit audio up to 192kHz, both offer a measure of headphone amplification, both sound fantastic, ...
When I had been listening to the Auzen X-Fi Prelude, I had not expected any card to surpass it. Later on, the ASUS Xonar D2 showed the weak aspects of the Prelude. And now, the Xonar Essence STX sounds better than the Xonar D2 and Prelude, and better t...
The DAC, capacitors, and opamps on the card produce an extremely pure and transparent sound, Hugely dynamic and accurate sound on any headphones using the onboard headphone amplifier, Headphone amplification works for the front panel (case) audio socke...
The GX mode isnt a 100% exact emulation of EAX...
As with most products, I was slightly apprehensive about the Xonar Essence STX before I heard it. I asked myself, how could a small, simple amplifier on a soundcard perform anywhere near as well as a standalone headphone amplifier? The answer is, it p...
La nuova Asus Xonar Essence STX entra direttamente "nell'olimpo" delle schede audio ad alte prestazioni senza nessun tipo di compromesso. Questa scheda infatti presenta una qualità del suono davvero straordinaria unita, come abbiamo avuto modo di vede...
