User guide

9ASUS Essence One Series
Product Line Up
Essence ONE
Essence ONE
PLUS EDITION
Essence
ONE MUSES
EDITION
Essence ONE
MKII
Essence ONE
MKII MUSES
EDITION
Key Audience
Entry-level
audiophiles
Op-Amp
lovers and DIY
adventurers
HI-FI
adventurers
Entry-level
audiophiles
HI-FI
adventurers
Key Focus
Desire to enjoy
high delity
music on both
headphone
and speaker
Desire to DIY
and customize
sound based
on personal
preferences
Desire to
experience
high delity
music with
world known
Muse01 Op-
Amp
Desire to enjoy
high delity
music on both
headphone
and speaker
Desire to
experience
high delity
music with
world known
Muse01 Op-
Amp
Audio Clarity 120dB SNR Hi-Fi audio clarity
Audio Precision Ultra jitter-free delity with asynchronous USB audio interface
Op-Amp
Selection & Tonal
Customization
Customizable
tone characters
with 11
swappable Op-
Amps, focusing
on 6 key Op-
Amps
Op-Amp
Tweaking Kit
with additional
TI-2132 (4 pcs)
and NS-4562
(2 pcs) and
tweaking tool
set
Unimaginably
heart-touching
and spacious
sound powered
by MUSES 01
Op-Amp (6
pcs)
Customizable
tone characters
with 11
swappable Op-
Amps, focusing
on 6 key Op-
Amps
Unimaginably
heart-touching
and spacious
sound powered
by MUSES 01
Op-Amp (6
pcs)
Powerful
Headphone
Amplier
Headphone amplier for up to 600ohm headphone impedance
Clean Power Dedicated linear power supply
Additional
Features
8X Upsampling to 384kHz
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Native DSD
Support via
DOP
Native DSD
Support via
DOP
Design Highlights
Power Management
• High-delityLDORegulation
Using the highly regarded LDO regulators, the power source is regulated twice to
reduce heat energy and ensure stable power.
• RobustCapacitor
WIMA FKP2 capacitor serves as a stable water reservoir for stabilizing power source,
hence reducing ripples.
• Toroidaltransformer
Specially designed toroidal transformer to reduce hysteresis loss and prevent easy
worn-out.