Hi guys, I recently ran into some trouble after purchasing a new Xonar Essence One MUSES Edition from Asus today. As I primarily have low impedance headphones I decided to open the Essence One up to attempt to locate this jumper I hear that they put in the muses edition in order to lower the...

Hi,   I'm looking at getting the Grado PS500 to pair with my Asus Xonar Essence ST card. I own the Senn PC360, Westone 4 and Bose Quiet Comfort and Bowers & Wilkins P5 so as you can see, I'm really new to high end headphones. Despite doing research online, it is hard to actually understand...

Hello hello!   For the longest time I've been using an Asus Xonar Phoebus which I ended up replacing due to it's technical problems. The thing I really really liked about that card though was the Dolby Home theater integration which allowed me to tinker with the sound. Anyway, I ended up...

I ordered the Asus Xonar Essence ST and while I'm waiting for that I was wondering if anyone could recommend some opamps that would be interesting or benificial for competitive and non-competitive gaming. Music is second to gaming, and if I can improve on music and gaming that would be a plus...

Hi all, I would like to upgrade my STX with better sounding Op-Amps? which do you guys recommend? So far i've seen these listed around the net..   3 x LME49720HA or 3x OPA2107 is the way to go?   How do each of these sound? and can anyone recommend anything different?   Basically I...

Hey all,   TL:DR version   Basically this is the setup I'm planning on using.  Will Dolby Headphones work?  Or is this a bad idea?   Xonar Essense -->  Matrix M-Stage amp -->  AKG K702 headphones.   Full Version:     I'm new to high-end audio and I'm trying to pick a good...

Hi guys.   Recently did a PC rebuild and somehow in the migration of components - I've managed to snap off a surface mount resistor from the back of the board. It's taken a while of diagnosing with a multimeter to spot this resistor had gone.   I have no idea where the resistor itself is...

Hi all my head-fi fellows.   I have a budget around 600usd so I'm considering dacmagicplus and essence one because they're at the same price. My headphones are denon D7000 and beyer T1. I want to know if one of this DAC can pair well with my headphones. I mainly listen to pop music, so I...

Hey gang, I am currently planning on purchasing my second pair of Sennheiser HD800's. Not using any special equipment right now, just an Asus Xonar Essence ST soundcard, as I mostly listen to my FLAC collection using ASIO. So far, been good, since the Xonar integrated amp seems to manage to...

I just installed that soundcard using latest drivers. Spearker output working well but headphone isn't working. If that could give a hint, headphone controller is set to default and not with soundcard.   I'm using an ASUS P8Z-77 - V Deluxe motherboard btw.

I'm currently using Asus Xonar D2X, which serves me well. But I'm wondering if eClaro (not Claro Halo) or Essence STX worth the upgrade for my IE80 IEMs. I also have Klipsch 5.1 speakers but I'm willing to give up the 5.1 speakers option for better IE80 SQ if there are any. I had Claro Plus...

My current source is the M-audio 2496 audiophile sound card($30 used, $85 new price range) to a Rolls HA43 Pro amp($45)   Would it be worth upgrading to the Asus Xonar Essence ST/STX for greater depth and sound stage quality??   My current sound card also has a SPDIF output so perhaps I...

Hello, I post hoping that someone maybe will suggest some advice regarding my problem. Some time ago I bought Asus Xonar Essence One DAC (USB drivers updated). Lately I bought Lovely Cube, and connected it through RCA with mentioned A1. I listen to the CD's on Denon AH-D2000 with Foobar...

Hey everyone I recently bought a5+ speakers and have a Sennheiser HD650    I have an asus xonar essence STX on the PC and the Loud buzzing noise has really been irritating to where I want to get rid of it   Would any amp out there like the Audio Engine d1 preimum be of any use?

I need to know if I really need to buy a new dac to combine with schiit Asgard or the asus xonar dac combine with schiit asgard is good?. I already have my sound card. Putting money in a bitfrost worth? thx for help.  * sorry for my english, im not very good! :D* ( for hd 598 and ultrasone pro 900)

so i just got a pair of Audio Technica ATH AD900 open headphone to game and listen to music on my PC. i really want to do something about my current setup, which is a Bgears B-Inspire soundcard that has the C-Media Oxygen HD CMI8788 digital sound processor capable of Dolby Digital Live for...

Hi guys.   Recently did a PC rebuild and somehow in the migration of components - I've managed to snap off a surface mount resistor from the back of the board. It's taken a while of diagnosing with a multimeter to spot this resistor had gone.   I have no idea where the resistor itself is...

I have gone through the archives and opamp options for the Asus Xonar Essence STX soundcard are pretty diverse. There is this Asus Xonar Opamp upgrade kit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16800998157 which utilizes two LME49720NA dual performance semiconductors.   Some...

Hello, I've been lurking quite a while here on Head-Fi.   And I like it. :) You guys are the reason I got my first pair of "real" headphones and, I've used the same ones highly frequent ever since. You are also the reason why I got into the whole audio business. The headphones I mentioned...

Hi guys,   Do the two pair well together? I will be getting an Asus Xonar Essence STX and am thinking of purchasing a Sennheiser HD-650. Will the built in amp power these cans? How well would they sound? Thanks in advance.

Hi all,    this is my first post on this forum. I've been reading through many threads today trying to determine whether or not my planned audio solution is going to provide quality sound in the various areas I need.    I listen to music through my PC with onboard realtek sound and a...

Hi im a long time reader, first time poster. I need help and i figured id start my quest for static-free audio here as you guys seem to know your stuff.   Ok I have the following system: MSI P67A-GD55 Socket 1155, P67 Corsair 8GB DDR3 1600MHz/CL9/XMS3 Core i5 2500K GIGABYTE GEFORCE GTX...

Hi all, just had a quick question about my newly installed Asus Xonar Essence ST. After installing it and updating the drivers I only have 2 sound profiles under Control Panel/Sound/Playback one named "Speakers" and one thats "S/PDIF direct". Someone told me that I should have a profile for the...

Hi, I've been a reader here for a while now but here's my first post. I'm still very new to this and I currently just have an ibasso d12 and q701, but I think I'd like an upgrade soon. I'm looking into either an asus xonar one or schiit bifrost + asgard. I'm not sure as to what...

It is that time of year when the upgradeitis kicks in, and I need your input! Next up: DAC/Amp combo. I have narrowed it down to either the M-DAC or the Essence One. I might consider the Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus or the Benchmark DAC1 as well. Here are my needs:   -One box solution: I...