Asus Essence One MKII MUSES Edition User Guide - Page 6
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Philosophy We at ASUS, recognizing that computers and digital devices are the major platforms for audio entertainment, started out with consumer-sound cards in 2007 to build the ASUS brand in the audio industry. This gives our ASUS brand a more stable foundation through gradual growth, making it possible to move into the Hi-Fi/audiophile market. In 2009, we launched Essence ST/STX, one of our mid-range products that covered a wide variety of applications, from high-end music applications to games. Essence ST/STX was very popular in forums and user communities, leading us to conclude that the time was right for more upscale audiophile products. We then started work on a prototype which eventually became the Essence One Series, with its greater flexibility, more spacious PCB and higher power delivery - all attributed to Essence One Series being an external device rather than an internal card. ASUS now has a large team dedicated to designing and engineering audio products. We have been able to expand our audio product range into more diverse categories in recent years, and have met considerable success. In 2010 we partnered with Sennheiser on a headset-soundcard set, which confirmed our level of expertise as partners of one of the world's leading audiophile brands. Design Story ASUS has an eclectic group of visionaries and acoustic engineers coming from the art, user experience, and the entertainment industry with a shared passion for music. Knowing that digital media constantly changes and evolves based on our personal experience, the ASUS team constantly evaluates the design segments with different outlook and perspective, striving to provide new and better experience for music lovers and audiophiles. Being Present Instead of defining hard-stoned desired results, we believe that sound is about appreciating the present. Top-grade component is just one tiny part of the puzzle that we mold and build to bring you the "essence of sound". Through our meticulous testing and product performance checks, we examine our design rules and layout with excruciating detail because any misstep could lead to a misrepresentation of the originality of sound. Made for You Across all our products, you will find that the Essence of Sound is sublime rather than overdominating, composed yet powerful. The Essence series follow the Confucius thinking of "Respect" and "Harmony" - we respect that personal taste for music may vary and hence we've included swappable op-amps for further customization. We recognize that beautiful sound is about being in harmony with the surrounding and the environment. Hence having an independent volume control for audiophiles' smooth volume switching experience becomes crucial. 6 ASUS Essence One Series