Yes you can. The share the same drivers, it should just work.

1. Don't know. 2. Use the latest. 3. Mine has no hiss at all (I'm using speakers, not headphones).

We have quite a similar setup, mine is SMSL M400 DAC via USB to Bryston 4B SST amp with MartinLogan Prodigy electrostatic speakers. And the same experience - night and day difference compared to using the STX II. With the DAC I also get the benefit of being able to use balanced connection to my...

Which is why he ended up not using the STX II and connecting the DAC via USB. Also what I'm doing, although I still use the STX II for 5.1, and SMSL M400 via USB for stereo.

Yes I have the 7.1 add-on card.

If your headphone is plugged into your Logitech speakers then I'm pretty sure the output voltage is handled by the Logitech and likely not as good as the Xonar. The Xonar has a very high quality dedicated headphone amp which is especially helpful for headphones that are difficult to drive. I...

See if this is your issue http://maxedtech.com/xonar-cards-and-loud-white-noise-issue/

Yes that's odd. Varmintbaby is right, I don't think you need to put system in test mode to install any of the official Asus drivers. I wouldn't bother with them though, UNi Xonar is the way to go.

Regarding the Asus official According to the UNi Xonar developer they are the same drivers from 2015, just had the "beta" tag removed. See http://maxedtech.com/asus-xonar-unified-drivers/comment-page-219/#comment-261502

I'm considering getting 3 X Burson V6 Vivids for the front channels of my Essence STX II. I'm also using 2 of the rear channels and LFE on the daughter board. Can I take the 8820/8920 I remove from the fronts and put them in my surrounds and LFE? Would that improve the sound of my two surround...

Ah, so I can buy 3 DUAL BURSON V5i (I'm using RCA outputs) and keep my EMF shield. Are there any reliability/overheating issues with the V5i? And for those of you who removed the EMF shield, do you get any additional noise? How can I buy V5i when they show this chart :confounded:

I've just recently replaced my Xonar D2X with the STX II 7.1 (I need surround and LFE) and am very happy with the improved sound. I'm interested in upgrading my op-amps but I'm concerned about removing the EMF sheild. Wouldn't that cause noise? My PC is also used for movies (with video...

Damn. Thanks for the info etnt.

I'm in Singapore also but the price shown is SGD79 (before 10% off). Did the price go up?

Ordered, thanks!! This is to replace my Ultimate Ears 900, and before that a few Etymotics. Can't wait to try it out.