[phusg]

Thanks for the sneak peak. Finally some audio card goodness for us PCI only users, looks like a quality card.

Shame they didn't include DTS connect which I'm assuming would be able to encode 6 channel LPCM into a single full bitrate DTS stream. I'd prefer the slight loss in sound quality that entails to the expansion card and running 6 RCA cables to my receiver...

 

[ROBSCIX]

No problem. I think this card is really aimed at the analog crowds with the DDL as any afterthought. The DTS encoder just encodes whatever audio is sent to the card into a DTS stream. I jave tested this a few times on some of my other cards but I prefer analog or full resolution HDMI -if I decide to go digital.

 

[taiyoyuden]

Still no release date? Is it even coming out?

 

[ROBSCIX]

It has already been release in a few places.

 

[crossbone]

Owning my retail Version of the ST for almost a month now.

Sad to hear outside europe it's really hard to geht these :-/

 

[xHawky]

Quote:

Originally Posted by crossbone /img/forum/go_quote.gif Owning my retail Version of the ST for almost a month now. Sad to hear outside europe it's really hard to geht these :-/

How much will it cost for you to ship 1 to me? I can use paypal, only.

 

[crossbone]

Well cards here are about 140€ + shipping
ASUS Xonar Essence ST, PCI (90-YAA0E0-0UAN00Z) Preisvergleich bei Geizhals.at Deutschland

I Payed about 155€ shipped. (Germany)

 

[xHawky]

Quote:

Originally Posted by crossbone /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well cards here are about 140€ + shipping ASUS Xonar Essence ST, PCI (90-YAA0E0-0UAN00Z) Preisvergleich bei Geizhals.at Deutschland I Payed about 155€ shipped. (Germany)

I don't understand German....

 

[crossbone]

I think ordering this card in Germany is not an option.
Very expansive.
-155€ shipping to my home
-35€ international shipping
_____
~190€ = 272$

 

[Skobb]

Does anybody here who has close contact with Asus people know when the card might make its way to Australia?
Or anywhere except europe/asia.. lol

 

[xHawky]

I'm Aussie, too, and I doubt we'd be getting it anytime before december or even next year.

 

[ROBSCIX]

@XHawky, I will drop a messeage to some contacts and see if I can get a ETA for the mentioned places.

 

[taiyoyuden]

OHHH!! Make sure the U.S. is on that list please and thank you.

 

[ROBSCIX]

I will see what I can find out.

 

[xHawky]

Thank you, Robscix.