Asus Xonar Essence STU USB

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Price: $70
The Essence One is excellent for both newbie and seasoned audiophiles alike, as it is relatively inexpensive, customizable and does not take up too much space on your desk. You can even place it standing up as it comes with a stand that allows you to do ...
-- As reviewed by chip.com.my Asus Xonar Essence STU USB
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The noise issues on the Xonar Essence troubled us at first, but once we'd worked out the source of interference all was well. Do we expect this on audio equipment? No, not really. The issue is that Asus has gone for a smallish device, which is...

By Pocket-lint on
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While the STU has a great build quality and has decent features and connectivity options the...

By hardwarebbq.com on
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Convention dictates that the hi-fi market is in decline and this - in a numbers game at least - is true. Behind this rather depressing factoid are some interesting other elements to consider though. The first is that exactly what constitutes a piece of...

By avforums.com on

El DAC Asus Xonar Essence STU puede ser considerado una excelente tarjeta de sonido para audiófilos que desean conectar tanto un PC como otros equipos externos. Su salida amplificada para auriculares suple la necesidad de adquirir uno independiente para...

International Review By elchapuzasinformatico.com on

The Essence One is excellent for both newbie and seasoned audiophiles alike, as it is relatively inexpensive, customizable and does not take up too much space on your desk. You can even place it standing up as it comes with a stand that allows you to do ...

By chip.com.my on

Comparing the Essence STU against Fiio E10 and T-Muso DAC just doesn't make sense and we regret that. Unfortunately we do not own any other DAC & Headphone Amp on the same level as Essence STU. So we would firstly like to apologize before drawing the...

By ocdrift.com on