ASUS Xonar U3 USB Headphone Amp & Sound Card Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

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USB sound cards exist to fill the gap between horrible onboard notebook sound cards and higher quality solutions that come on PCI cards that are only really possible on the desktop.

The U3 from ASUS attempts to one-up the other USB cards on the market by adding a powered headphone amp to go along with the higher quality audio output.

Arctic Hobby Land Rider 503 RC Firetruck Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

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This thing is hilarious. It not only drives forward and back (with siren and lights) but it also has full functionality of the ladder (extend, rotate, up/down) AND a water pistol attached to the end of the ladder!

ASUS Xonar Essence One Audiophile Grade USB DAC Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

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Slick and I are going to have to spend some SERIOUS time on this one before we can do our proper NCIX Tech Tips on it. For the unboxing we’re going mostly based on what ASUS has to say about it, but stay tuned on my NCIXcom channel for a more in-depth look.

We’ll be testing against the Xonar Essence STX, Slick’s USB DAC, and we’ll be using HD555, HD595, and (potentially, if we can get our hands on them) HD800 headphones from Sennheiser.