Essence at A Glance

Essence III
Essence One MKII
MUSES Edition
Essence One MKII
Essence One
MUSES Edition
Essence One
Plus Edition
Essence One
Essence STU
Essence STX II 7.1/ STX II
Essence ST/STX
High resolution musical enjoyment Sample rate 192KHz/24Bit 192KHz/24Bit 192KHz/24Bit 192KHz/24Bit 192KHz/24Bit 192KHz/24Bit 192KHz/24Bit 192KHz/24Bit 192KHz/24Bit Sample rate
DSD support ●2.8MHz ●2.8MHz             DSD support
Upsampling   ●384KHz/352.8KHz/32Bit ●384KHz/352.8KHz/32Bit ●384KHz/352.8KHz/32Bit ●384KHz/352.8KHz/32Bit ●384KHz/352.8KHz/32Bit       Upsampling
Jitter-free audio precision TCXO               TCXO
Asynchronous USB     Asynchronous USB
Enrich your favorite headphones Headphone amplifier Optimized for 600ohm Optimized for 600ohm Optimized for 600ohm Optimized for 600ohm Optimized for 600ohm Optimized for 600ohm Optimized for 600ohm Optimized for 600ohm Optimized for 600ohm 600ohm headphone support
IEM support ●Gain Jumper ●Gain Jumper       ●(gain control) ●(gain control)   IEM support
Clear power Toroidal transformer       Toroidal transformer
Linear regulation ●(DC in) ●(DC in) ●(DC in) Linear regulation
Extensive connectivity USB USB audio 2.0/USB audio 1.0 USB audio 2.0 USB audio 2.0 USB audio 2.0 USB audio 2.0 USB audio 2.0 USB audio 2.0     USB
Output 1 x 1/4“ (6.3mm) headphone out
2 x Balanced mini XLR headphone out
2 x Stereo RCA
2 x Balanced XLR
1 x 1/4“ (6.3mm) headphone out
2 x Stereo RCA
2 x Balanced XLR
1 x 1/4“ (6.3mm) headphone out
2 x Stereo RCA
2 x Balanced XLR
1 x 1/4“ (6.3mm) headphone out
2 x Stereo RCA
2 x Balanced XLR
1 x 1/4“ (6.3mm) headphone out
2 x Stereo RCA
2 x Balanced XLR
1 x 1/4“ (6.3mm) headphone out
2 x Stereo RCA
2 x Balanced XLR
1 x 1/4“ (6.3mm) headphone out
2 x Stereo RCA
1 x 1/4“ (6.3mm) headphone out
2 x Stereo RCA (8 x Stereo RCA - Essence STX II 7.1)
1 x S/PDIF coaxial
1 x 1/4“ (6.3mm) headphone out
2 x Stereo RCA
1 x S/PDIF coaxial
Output
Input 1 x S/PDIF coaxial
1 x TOSLINK optical
1 x AES/EBU
2 x Aux in (phono jacks)
1 x S/PDIF coaxial
1 x TOSLINK optica
1 x S/PDIF coaxial
1 x TOSLINK optica
1 x S/PDIF coaxial
1 x TOSLINK optica
1 x S/PDIF coaxial
1 x TOSLINK optica
1 x S/PDIF coaxial
1 x TOSLINK optica
1 x S/PDIF coaxial
1 x TOSLINK optical
1 x Aux-in (3.5mm)
1 x 1/4“ (6.3mm) line-in/mic-in 1 x 1/4“ (6.3mm) line-in/mic-in Input
Intuitive controls and interface ASIO support ASIO support
Mac OS X support     Mac support
Remote control                 Remote control
Stepped attenuator                 Stepped attenuator
Volume bypass               Volume bypass
Plug & play (driver-free on Windos®) ●(USB audio 1.0)                 Plug & play (driver-free on Windos®)
Swappable op-amp Swappable op-amp
Other features         Op-amp swap kit bundled   Product stand Op-amp swap kit bundled
Dolby® Home Theater
7.1 channel daughterbord (Essence STX II 7.1)
Dolby® Home Theater