Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Computer Audio › Asus Xonar Xense vs Essence for headphones amp
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Asus Xonar Xense vs Essence for headphones amp

post #1 of 7
5/18/11 at 5:09am
Thread Starter 

 What's better? Logically this should be Essense, but ASUS guy said that Xense better optimized for headphones. Damn, I just wanted to order Essense and don't know what to choose now.

 Look at this thread:

 http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20100819065255625&board_id=21&model=Xonar+Xense&page=1&SLanguage=en-us

[quote]2. Xonar Xense was designed more towards the headphone users...[/quote]

  Is he right?

 Plus there's some lie from Asus on their web page.

 http://www.asus.com/Multimedia/Audio_Cards/Xonar_Essence_STX/#specifications

 Its said that Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) equal 117dB for Headphone-out (600ohms) dB, while in pdf manual said its 110 db. WTF?

 I know that head amps used in Xense and Essense are same. But why so disinformation about it? Or they really have improved headphones output for Xense?


Edited by Kail - 5/18/11 at 5:14am
Reply
post #2 of 7
5/18/11 at 11:35am

They're not the same circuit, sir.

Reply
post #3 of 7
5/18/11 at 11:42am

If you want the best Xonar use with headphones the Essence ST is it.  

Reply
post #4 of 7
5/18/11 at 12:15pm
Thread Starter 


 

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad Max View Post

They're not the same circuit, sir.

 

 Which one's better then?  What is the difference in circuit design between them? More details, please.

 

Quote:
Originally Posted by ZorgDK View Post

If you want the best Xonar use with headphones the Essence ST is it.  

 

What's the problems with STX in comparison with PCI version?

Reply
post #5 of 7
5/18/11 at 12:20pm

I think they're the same except the ST has a jitter clock.

Reply
post #6 of 7
5/19/11 at 12:03am
Thread Starter 

 So degradation in quality is noticeable without jitter clock on STX? What about Xense, does it have jitter clock or not?

 

 Any tests of Xense hp output vs Essense? Or their hp outputs should be equal, cept dacs?

 

  Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) for Essense equal 117dB for Headphone-out (600ohms) dB or 110 db? Xense has 110 db (600ohms).

Reply
post #7 of 7
5/19/11 at 2:32am

I haven't heard to STX but I've read some people that have tried both cards that they thought the ST was better sounding. 

 

I don't know anything about the Xense, but it's my understanding the Essence ST/STX is the better card. 

Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Computer Audio
Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Computer Audio › Asus Xonar Xense vs Essence for headphones amp