Below are tests of the Essence STX card in loopback mode meaning, the cards output is looped back to the input section and we use the recording section to gauge the quality of the playback section. The cards output section surpasses the input section so the results will reflect the ASUS RMAA RightMark Audio Analyzer distortion measurements of both sections. Furthermore, the results will reflect the limits of the recording section and will show us the quality of the playback[…]