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morris_minor
08-11-2012, 18:40
Can this be any good?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-Xonar-Essence-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B005M41P0I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352399716&sr=8-1

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alan47
08-11-2012, 18:57
No,Buy british, E-Dac with Neco Soundlabs V3,much better value...IMO
morris_minor
08-11-2012, 23:11
I wasn't thinking of actually buying one - just curious about folks opinions...


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DaveK
08-11-2012, 23:17
Not sure I'd pay that price but I have one of their Xonar Essence ST sound cards in my HTPC and I think it's the best PC sound card I've heard.
Dave.
AlfaGTV
09-11-2012, 06:04
Buy british? Is that your answer to a relevant question?:steam:
It demolished my Benchmark DAC1 and it is now my only external DAC...
Quite a nice HP amp too!
The 384Khz upsampling function makes the sound a bit too polite though.

Very, very high value for money!
/Mike
WAD62
09-11-2012, 12:14
I'd imagine it's pretty good, they did make the best PCI soundcards, so this should be even better...away from the RF interference of the MB.

And it's asynchronous...

I've always found ASUS components to be of a very high quality too...:)
Yomanze
11-11-2012, 11:31
I'd imagine it's pretty good, they did make the best PCI soundcards, so this should be even better...away from the RF interference of the MB.

And it's asynchronous...

I've always found ASUS components to be of a very high quality too...:)

Agreed. It is a high price point for ASUS too, which is an indicator that they are being serious.