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Product Lineup Essence ST/STX Essence STU Essence ONE Essence ONE PLUS EDITION Essence ONE MUSES EDITION Essence III PC all-purpose Key Audience gamers/ audiophiles Headphone adventurers Entry-level audiophiles OP-AMP lovers and DIY adventuuers Hi-Fi adventurers Explorative Audiophiles Desire to Desire to Desire to enjoy Desire to DIY experience Desire to experiment Desire to get explore different high fidelity and customize high fidelity with new standards, Key Focus the best audio headphones music on both sound based music with constantly on the quality on PC and their headphone and on personal world known outlook for better characteristics speaker preferences Muse01 Op- approach Amp 124-dB SNR Audio Clarity Hi-Fi audio clarity 120dB SNR Hi-Fi audio clarity Ultimate audio enjoyment with native Direct Stream Digital (DSD) support Ultra jitter-free Ultra-low jitter via Audio Precision fidelity with Precision Clock Ultra jitter-free fidelity with asynchronous USB audio interface high precision TCXO clock sources and Tuning asynchronous USB Customizable Op-amp tone characters Selection with 3 & Tonal swappable Op- Customization Amps (LM4562 & JRC 2114D) Customizable tone characters with 3 swappable OpAmps (LM4562 & LME49720) Customizable tone characters with 11 swappable OpAmps, focusing on 6 key OpAmps Op-Amp Tweaking Kit with additional TI-2132 (4pcs) and NS4562 (2pcs) and tweaking tool set Unimagiably heart-touching and spacious sound powered by MUSES 01 Op-Amp (6 pcs) Premium AD 827SQ and MUSES 02 OpAmps Top-notch Powerful Headphone Amplifier Headphone amplifier for up to 600ohm headphone impedance Headphone amplifier for up to 600ohm headphone impedance with 2 gain settings Headphone amplifier for up to 600ohm headphone impedance Headphone amplifier for up to 600ohm headphone impedance Headphone amplifier for up to 600ohm headphone impedance headphone amplifier enables balanced headphones of up to 600ohm impedance + Remote-controlled, relay based stepped attenuator Toroidal transformer- based multi-rail linear Dedicated Clean Power Onboard Power Switching Power linear power supply Dedicated linear power supply Dedicated linear power supply power supply with fully independent noise-free left/right channel power delivery Selectable DC servo headphone output minimizes unwanted pop 8X Upsampling 8X Upsampling to 384kHz to 384kHz 8X Hassle-free left/right Upsampling to balance calibration 384kHz via exclusive software noise Additional Fully balanced design Features with single-channel DACs Separate boards for analog, digita, and power circuitry minimize interference ASUS Essence 3 

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ASUS Essence 3
Product Lineup
Essence
ST/STX
Essence STU
Essence ONE
Essence ONE
PLUS EDITION
Essence
ONE MUSES
EDITION
Essence III
Key Audience
PC all-purpose
gamers/
audiophiles
Headphone
adventurers
Entry-level
audiophiles
OP-AMP
lovers and DIY
adventuuers
Hi-Fi
adventurers
Explorative
Audiophiles
Key Focus
Desire to get
the best audio
quality on PC
Desire to
explore different
headphones
and their
characteristics
Desire to enjoy
high fidelity
music on both
headphone and
speaker
Desire to DIY
and customize
sound based
on personal
preferences
Desire to
experience
high fidelity
music with
world known
Muse01 Op-
Amp
Desire to experiment
with new standards,
constantly on the
outlook for better
approach
Audio Clarity
124-dB SNR
Hi-Fi audio
clarity
120dB SNR Hi-Fi audio clarity
Ultimate audio
enjoyment with native
Direct Stream Digital
(DSD) support
Audio
Precision
Ultra jitter-free
fidelity with
Precision Clock
Tuning
Ultra jitter-free fidelity with asynchronous USB audio interface
Ultra-low jitter via
high precision TCXO
clock sources and
asynchronous USB
Op-amp
Selection
& Tonal
Customization
Customizable
tone characters
with 3
swappable Op-
Amps (LM4562
& JRC 2114D)
Customizable tone
characters with 3
swappable Op-
Amps (LM4562 &
LME49720)
Customizable
tone characters
with 11
swappable Op-
Amps, focusing
on 6 key Op-
Amps
Op-Amp
Tweaking Kit
with additional
TI-2132 (4pcs)
and NS4562
(2pcs) and
tweaking tool set
Unimagiably
heart-touching
and spacious
sound
powered by
MUSES 01
Op-Amp (6
pcs)
Premium AD 827SQ
and MUSES 02 Op-
Amps
Powerful
Headphone
Amplifier
Headphone
amplifier for
up to 600ohm
headphone
impedance
Headphone
amplifier for
up to 600ohm
headphone
impedance with 2
gain settings
Headphone
amplifier for
up to 600ohm
headphone
impedance
Headphone
amplifier for
up to 600ohm
headphone
impedance
Headphone
amplifier for
up to 600ohm
headphone
impedance
Top-notch
headphone amplifier
enables balanced
headphones of up to
600ohm impedance
+ Remote-controlled,
relay based stepped
attenuator
Clean Power
Onboard Power
Switching Power
Dedicated
linear power
supply
Dedicated linear
power supply
Dedicated
linear power
supply
Toroidal transformer-
based multi-rail linear
power supply with
fully independent
noise-free left/right
channel power
delivery
Additional
Features
Selectable DC
servo headphone
output minimizes
unwanted pop
noise
8X Upsampling
to 384kHz
8X Upsampling
to 384kHz
8X
Upsampling to
384kHz
Hassle-free left/right
balance calibration
via exclusive software
Fully balanced design
with single-channel
DACs
Separate boards
for analog, digita,
and power circuitry
minimize interference
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