I picked up a pair of 450's last month at Heathrow duty free. It was more expensive than I anticipated but I really wanted some NC cans for the flight so I closed my eyes and jumped in with both feet. I was only listening to movies on the flight and didn't really notice the drop in bass with NC...

With respect to the PCI-E slots, I have the Forte right next to my 8800GT with no problems whatsoever. The more I listen the better I feel about my decision to go with this card. Going from on-board to this card opens up a new dimension to the games and the music is good enough that I'm...

Although my home PC with the Forte has no whine, my PC at work (DELL 490) with onboard sound does have it. Every time I scroll in the web browser I hear a buzz/whine. i found this very old thread https://www.rage3d.com/board/showthr...p?p=1332429060 and I was surprised that disabling Smooth...

I just received my Xi-Fi Forte 7.1 today. As expected, the length of the card extends right up to the RAM slots for the adjacent PCI-EX1 slot and I have to use the other PCI-EX1, but otherwise everything worked right off the bat and no whine or other negative effects. I don't yet have decent...

I'm looking to pair the Auzentech Forte with decent headphones. I'm new to this and a bit overwhelmed with all the information available in these forums. Do you think the Forte headphone amp requires any special consideration when looking for headphones/headset?

My interest in the Auzentech is due to it's apparent reputation to handle the gaming environment better than the Asus Xonar cards. I realise the Xonar is better for music but I use my PC mostly for gaming and listen to music away from my PC. Unless someone can recommend another card that does...

What grahics card are you using? Do you think EMI shielding on the Forte would fix it?