The front packaging is very ASUS and the giant mecha owl gives a clear indication that it is part of the STRIX series.


Opened up we get a sneak peak of the soundcard and the control box. On the inside cover there is information about the Sonic Studio software and RAID mode.


AT the back there is more information about various features, a diagram of the input/output as well as the detailed specification and box contents.


Inside the box we get the quick start guide and warranty information, a case sticker, the control box, and the box link cable. There is also an optical adaptor included, but seems to be missing here.


The box link cable is around 1.2m long, ideal for desktop use and is braided.





It seems no matter which product you go with from the STRIX series, you are likely to run into some octagonal desktop control box donning the black and orange theme. It is connected to the boxlink cable via HDMI which is then plugged into the headset/microphone and boxlink ports. The control box has a RAID mode, which specifically, acts like a dual function that can be pre-selected in the Sonic Studio software, for example, if you have it set to control microphone volume, when enabled, the dial will then adjust microphone volume.