ASUS Essence III Mode D'Emploi
Windows® 7 DSD Setup Guide for JRiver MC19
Windows® 7 DSD Setup Guide for JRiver MC19 (Essence III)
Essence III has native support for both DSD64 and DSD128 encoding rates via a native Audio
Stream Input/Output (ASIO) driver, allowing audiophiles to indulge in digital listening at the
highest possible quality levels.
The example below shows how to configure your Windows 7 PC with an Essence III
USB DAC using ASIO for DSD playback through JRiver Media Center:
1. Install Essence III
Please follow the quick-start guide to install the Essence III USB audio 2.0 driver and your
Essence product. Make sure the Essence product is set as the default audio device.
2. Install JRiver MC 19 and setup ASIO mode
Please refer to Windows® 7 ASIO Setup Guide for JRiver for more details.
3. DSD playback
setup
Click ‘Custom’ under Tools>Options>Settings>Bitstreaming
Then choose ‘DSD’ and click ‘OK’.