Asus goes audiophile

摘要

A global player in the PC, notebook and tablet markets, Asus is offering a novel upgrade to its Xonar Essence One USB DAC and headphone amplifier. This 'outboard USB soundcard' not only boasts an Analog Devices SHARC processor, bespoke 8x upsampling and ASIO driver technologies but the latest 'Plus Edition' also comes bundled with six pretested op-amps in a special kit. Enthusiasts can tune the sound of their Essence One by swapping out the op-amps from female sockets on the PCB. No soldering required!