I in tend on using this for gaming and for home theater and have found the sound quality amazing! Once the software was installed it works well. The CD that came with it only had VISA drivers which crashed multiple programs on my computer and I had to restart in safe mode uninstall them and then...

Easy To Use; Quality Output; Reliable Performance

Difficult To Install

Can't beat the sound. (Tip) To change it to your front panel headphones use the ASUS Control Center that is installed with the software or download the lastest update. You can switch from Speakers to Front Headphones.

This is a great sound card ,with 24 bit you cant get any better than this in sound quality, I bought this card for my Music Apps and this card works with them beautifully recreating true to life sounds. If you need an ASIO sound card look no further.

I had tried a few headsets (Corsair, Logitech, Razer) but in one form or another they were lacking. I decided I wanted to get the best sound possible (within my budget), especially for gaming, so I bought this sound card. First of all, it is pricey. But for me, that was the only con.

So first of all, for people who are saying that they are hearing noise from outputs. The only noise I hear from the card is from HP out, when sample rate is set to 44.1 Khz. What can be the reason of the noise and how to prevent it: 1. Don't use video cards. Use only integrated video. 2.

Sound quality; Takes power direct from PSU; Swappable op-amps; Build quality

DRIVER; Headphone output sound quality

An excellent sound card. Will work in any type PCI-E slot (x1, x4, etc.), and recently released software finally works with Win7 RTM. Paired with a set of premium headphones or amplified studio monitors, you can do some serious recording and/or listening. Recommended!

Crave high-end audio, but use Linux? The situation surrounding this has been bad in the past, but that's not so much the case now, especially where ASUS' Xonar family of cards are concerned, including the headphone-specific Essence STX.

This isn't just a fancy sound card, you know. Oh no. Let us quote from the included Audio Precision Test Report, a fancy document bound with gold string to compound its obvious legitimacy: "The development of the new Xonar Essence line has triggered us to engage a new quest in search for true...

Asus's latest high-fidelity sound card is expensive compared to most home PC audio processors, but the Xonar Essence STX has a few unique features to justify its high price. Asus is so proud of the card that it includes an audio precision report in the box.

In accordance with ASUS philosophy of presenting new devices in short periods of time, not long after the first Fonepad, new models, Fonepad Note 6 and Fonepad 7, have been announced. Unfortunately, f...