that's exactly what I'm coming up with. Why are the solder at the bottem brownish in color? Why would a solder get brown in the first place?.   I got someone on the auzentech forum telling me "the components you have circled are part of the power circuitry that routes to the EMU20K...

Quote: That would be the latter :(. I am really frustrated with people telling me that it's my drivers. but then when I read your post, everyone who says drivers, I will just point them to your post :)

What's more ridiculous is that I am right, and Auzentech should do something about it, but instead they are ignoring me lol...at least with the new batch something should be done to prevent this somewhat common problem. But considering they are putting 0 effort into their drivers, there is no...

Quote:  That means IT IS A HARDWARE ISSUE. It's not damn drivers.

My current issue is I can't get a hold of the RMA department of Auzentech. It's been silent since july. Now with that I have a dead card. it was doing this: http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=vngz7o&s=7 and http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=ndvr8&s=7   2nd video shows there really isnt any...

X-Fi Forte is not THE card for gaming, but it does have that headphone amp..   As I was saying, If you wanna purchase it, then good luck have fun :) , but I'm telling you there's some funky stuff about this card. There's someone here who said they had the card for a year with no problems...

I do game, that's why I bought something with X-fi. Otherwise I would have gone with a Asus soundcard. Long story short, it's a hit or miss on this card. Either you're gonna love it, or it will break down on you within 2-4 months of purchasing it, and you will end up having to go through...

Quote: The issue I had was not related to the OPAMP. it was a section of the card that was overheating. As soon as I applied pc fan air to the area in question, the problem went away, afterwards a pc fan didn't cut it so I had to bring in a normal fan. Near the end only compressed air...

I dont think you should touch anything with Auzentech in it, especially the Forte. if you want something with a headphone amp, get the Asus card or if you really wanna get Auzentech, get the Auzen X-Fi HomeTheater HD. At least no one is complaining about dead soundcard in their forum.   But...

  Quote:  I Wouldn't say that. I thought the same thing AlexRoma until My Forte died.   I say steer away from anything called Auzentech. Get yourself a Xonar ST OP.   Go to the auzentech forums (which is practically dead), and go to their Forte section. There's no one saying...

Quote:    How long was that? As of the past few months, it seems that things have changed a little bit for auzentech.   Here's what The BBB sent me today.   "Mail sent to the company has been RETURNED TO SENDER.  We are not processing complaints on this business as we cannot...

Ya well this is, as I concluded, A hardware issue - specifically overheating in what I was told to be a "power control circuit".   Can you do a quick test for me? if you have a compressed air can it will be very easy for you. make sure the compressed air can is in the upright position at all...

Do these sound like the problem you are having? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlnxUwYwWvI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aAsS0hIS5c

Hi,   I have been trying to get a hold of Auzentech for the past couple of months (since the end of July). They have not emailed me or even replied to my tickets ( I made 2, one back in July, and one in November). I have also emailed them to try to get someone to reply to my tickets or to my...

this is not good..... This is thier phone number..these guys seem to be on perma-vacation mode or something Tel: 408-727-6212 Toll Free: 866-786-6212 THEY DO NOT PICK UP THE PHONE. Phone is ringing for 2 minutes straight without anyone answering...I tried both...god damn they dont...

Well I'm going to make my case by a verity of videos and pictures to try to get an advance rma, because I have a motherboard that does not have an onboard soundcard and my other sound card is not working right. thanks for the input hipzilla..Ill pm you with what they say tomorrow (They gave me a...

Yea I already posted a ticket....It took about 3 weeks for them to respond (Very very slow). I now have the RMA form, but before RMAing the card I wanted to see if I can fix it.   BTW do you know what the RMA process is? Do you have to send in your card and they send you a new one or do they...

Sorry for ressurecting an old thread, but this is a problem that I wanted to solve and I would like you guys to help me understand the part in question:   I did a bunch of experiments and I found that applying air to the soundcard solved the issue, I went a little further by getting a...

can you do a small experiment? just put a fan straight on your forte and see if the sound fixes itself.   Edit: I just want to say now the damn sound will not go away. I pulled the card out and back in and now It will not go away and the sound starts as soon as I turn on my pc..the only...

Hey guys.   The issue seems to be an overheating issue. I have no idea why the card is overheating. I have a antec 900 case..all fans running at max.   But touching the chipset is burning to the finger. I put a fan into the case, and the poping sound litterly just slowly phased out. it...

I have no onboard soundcard. I do have a soundcard that came with my motherboard that I had to insert in a 1x pci-e slot. Therefore this couldnt possibily interfere with my forte. As for onboard soundcard options...you can choose in the chipset section if you want an HD audio controller or AC97...

Hey I dont see how this is a driver issue as i stated that this sound occured when I booted up my PC (I was in the POST screen)   I just got an audio sample to get you guys to hear the sound. but the problem is I captured the sound through my camera, and I cant capture just the sound because...

Hi, So my problem with the Auzentech Forte started about a month ago. Out of nowhere I would start hearing out of my speakers what I can only explain as machine gun sound - repeated POPOPOPOPOP-. but it would usually go within 20 seconds.   Then it started happening more often. I looked...

ya but my understanding is that the forte is the only soundcard that has an onboard headphone amp..ill check the other manufacturers. also I live in canada where parts like soundcards are amps are not available anywhere near where I live.. thanks Edit: well I guess the stx has what i...

hey thanks for the reply. since that's the case I got 2 more questions 1. why does it seem that alot of people dislike usb soundcards 2. is the auzentech forte the only soundcard worth upgrading to if you listen to music on your pc?