#24 in Computer internal sound cards
Reddit mentions of ASUS Xonar Essence ST 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Audio Card
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Reddit mentions: 2
We found 2 Reddit mentions of ASUS Xonar Essence ST 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Audio Card. Here are the top ones.
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The ASUS Xonar Essence ST is a PCI audio card is the worlds first audio card to focus on precision clock tuning to minimize audio jitter. The result is extensive musical details and lively sound image that presents a revolutionary experience.Equipping the Xonar Essence ST with the best components and the finest design, the ST delivers a top-of-the-line audio experience with a 124 dB SNR rating.With a built-in headphone amp that can power headphones up to 600 ohms and 6.3 mm headphone jacks, the STX makes a perfect pair with high-end headphones.
Specs:
| Height | 3.1 Inches |
| Length | 11.3 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 1.55 Pounds |
| Width | 9.3 Inches |
Headphones huh?
Start with this mic. It's still in preorder status sadly, but it offers great flexibility in attachment. But honestly, any other clip on mic will do, voip comm in any game or program is heavily compressed.
As for headphones the Sennheiser HD800 are the best you can get for gaming.
But you'd definitely need to drive them with something more powerful than a onboard sound chip. For an external solution the Beyerdynamic Headzone Base Station gives you the best sound quality and amplification.
If you are more of a soundcard guy the Xonar Essence ST will do fine too, at least for gaming.
This is a phenomenal 2.1 speaker set
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Gaming-High-Power-Speaker-CA-SP211NA/dp/B004H0MQYW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347479026&sr=8-1&keywords=sp2500
This is considered the best audio quality soundcard on PCI:
http://www.amazon.com/Xonar-Essence-24-bit-192KHz-Interface/dp/B002UVME88/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1347479068&sr=1-1&keywords=asus+essence+st
Be warned it doesnt support EAX so you might have issues with gaming sounds.
There are plenty of other asus and asus rog cards which are very good and do support EAX so check them out.
Also creative have high end cards with EAX as well.