Computer audiophile sound cards

asus xonar dx best card i have ever heard

How do you think it would compare with the Asus Xonar Essence STX?

Audiophile sound card? Stereo only?

HT Omega Claro Halo:
http://www.htomega.com/clarohalo.html

The XT adds a daughter card for 7.1
http://www.htomega.com/clarohalo_xt.html

Hi Scotteq,
audiophile stereo is all I am interested in
cheers

My mate has got Asus Xonar Essence STX and it's good SPU, he use it to record his music group

The Xonar Essense STX uses the Burr Brown 1792A DAC (127db SNR), which is the 2nd best DAC on the market, behind the vanilla 1792 (132db SNR). I don't think any of the DACs on any other available soundcard is greater than 120db, so it's 2 tiers above anything else available.

which card imports the vanilla 1792 dac? or do they not?(i have never heard of this one)