Quote:   Yes, this is why I am contemplating the purchase.

I have owned the Audio Technica ATH-AD700 (open air) cans for a few years now and have been very satisfied. They have a wide stage with great mids and sound crisp and clear overall. Recently I cam across a good deal for the newer A900X closed headphones.   Will the A900X be a substantial...

Quote: Not yet. They received the card on Tuesday. I will give it a week or so before I contact them for a status update.

Quote:   I think it may be my old case. Anyway, I will need a dedicated headphone out... The Essence STX has this and the Xonar does not. Hopefully Auzentech will provide a reasonable level of customer support.    

Quote:   Last time I tried this there was an issue because there was a lot of static noise affecting the front panel.    

Quote: I also got my RMA # right away. Decided to take a risk and see how far it goes - sent the card off today.   Quote: Audio Technica AD700   Quote:   When you say you plug in your headphones, do you need to unplug the speakers? I need to have both the...

Quote: I was thinking about the Asus Xonar Essence STX because it has a built-in headphone amp, which is a big plus for my headphones.

Not sure that I know how to replace the capacitors, nor would I want to try.   I am also a bit hesitant about RMAing this card as I am likely out of my warranty period and I have read horror stories about Auzen support (months to get back a repaired card, if at all).     Maybe I should...

Quote: Did you ever manage to resolve the problem?

I purchased this sound card last year and everything was working perfectly fine. Last week I installed an SSD in my PC and reinstalled Windows. Now, for some reason unknown to me, the video card occassionally gives off a very loud continuous sound resembling a machine gun (similar to this).  ...

Quote: Yes, I know this. However, as I mentioned before, the card was screwed in with the same metal screw for 6 months without any static, so it's strange that it decided to act up now.

Quote: If I would have known that, I wouldn't have posted this thread to begin with. ;)

Quote: It is strange, because it was screwed in for 6 months with no static noise. Everything was fine. I decided to test all of the possibilities before submitting an RMA. It was attached all the way. I stuck a piece of paper under the card bracket so it doesn't hang down. The only...

I think I may have found the solution in the most unlikely place. I was trying to swap PCI express ports and then I decided to give the sound card a try without having the bracket screwed into the back of the case. Surely enough, static is gone. Essentially, the screw which screws the sound card...

As a last sanity check, I just plugged in my Shure earphones and same result - static from the right earphone. Therefore, I conclude that the headphones are fine and that it is a problem with the sound card. Will most likely need to replace it under warranty.

Quote: I am quite experienced with computers so yes, I thoroughly washed my hands and grounded myself and unplugged the power. It seems that the static noise is now much more noticeable, but it is only coming out of the right headphone. Is there anything I can do to fix this, or should I...

Quote: So I just removed the sound card, cleaned all of the surrounding dust, and plugged it back in. Static is still there and even became more noticeable.   Now there is a more prominent 'ambient' static aside from the regular clicking. I can't understand what could be at fault...

Quote: I'll give the settings a try...although I'm still puzzled because they have been working static-free for 6 months and I haven't changed any settings or done anything that would otherwise cause static to become more prominent. Strange indeed...

Quote:   I'm not using onboard sound. There was a ton of static when that was the case, which is why I purchased an Auzentech X-Fi Forte sound card. After that, there was no discernible static at all. Now I can hear this faint static and I'm trying to make it go away. I'm almost certain...

Quote: Not any closer than it usually is.

Quote: Excellent idea! Please excuse me, but I'm tired after work and didn't think of that. I just plugged them into my mp3 player and there is no static to be head. However, this puzzles me because nothing has changed in the last few days which would cause my computer to emit static noise.

The music wasn't excruciatingly loud...I just replayed it. Louder than usual but not anything loud enough to blow the drivers. It wasn't even playing for a long time...maybe 15 minutes at most.   I should clarify...the static noise I hear sounds more like an intermittent hissing than a clicking.

I have the Audio-Technica ATH-AD700s which I have been happily using for about 6 months now with an Auzentech X-Fi Forte sound card. They have been working perfectly until yesterday, when I may have accidentally left them on with some music playing a bit too loud (I usually toggle between my PC...

Quote: Originally Posted by ROBSCIX I was told a buddy had his re-boxed. Maybe they changed that....oh well not like it makes any difference to the sound. You did get a new warranty correct? I think so. I did register online so I think it's a 1-year warranty with the ability to...

The thing is: there is a dedicated rear headphone jack (to use the built-in amp). When both are plugged in, sound works from both and I can mute the speakers to use only the headphones. I wanted to do it the other way around (to mute headphones when only using speakers) because I'm worried that...