I know you don't have the original, but if you one day come across one and you would be able to do a comparison between the two editions it would be awesome! :D I'm currently trying to make my mind up between mkI and II to replace my Xonar Essence STX. I'm going to plug an HD650 Sennheiser...

Nevermind, decided to go with a single GPU solution and keep the STX. But thanks for the reply's (good to know that I'm not missing anything without Essence One)

Hi forum, I'm planning to upgrade my current PC to a new and more silent one. Currently I have an Asus Xonar Essence STX installed to power my Sennheiser HD650 phones. But I'm thinking about selling the STX and buy the Essence One, as it would make it easier to find space in the chassis of the...