a month ago I purchased the mkii version, because I've had enough heating up the card to get it working at every computer boot. sadly they didnt make a good successor out of this card like newer, better DAC, opamps etc. yet there's no rivalry in the market and this is the best external solution...

don't confuse the windows' native usb sound card driver with other proprietary software suite/driver solutions from brands like ASUS, Creative etc. Windows' "USB Soundcard" driver has no fancy software suite, it just let you use the card on its own directly. if you are sure with your hardware...

clearly something is wrong with your hardware (either mainboard or the sound card). you can't blame the software driver as it's working properly for us.

Please read previous posts. You can use windows 10's plug&play driver. Just uninstall any previously installed driver, and plug your device for windows to recognize as USB sound card. There is no reason for surround channels not to work, it works just fine.

if you need an EQ to fix/tune your certain frequencies, then you should be really looking at your sound equipment on hardware level EQ.

on the contrary, newer revisions of same device are better due to implied improvements. as far as the drivers, do not install any proprietary driver/software suite and use plug'n play windows usbaudio2 driver for the untouched sound quality. also a note for the, software(s) come with driver...

they say its the heat from the finger but it is actually the resistance that goes lower (shorting it) with a bare finger makes quartz come alive again. its not much safe to do (may short other things) yet devices like this have protector components. actually some people solder specific amount of...

so this is my xonar u7 now... i opened the case to touch the quartz everytime i boot my pc (see the video i posted before). i cut the plastic that came with it in box to cover the top for dusts.

maybe because there isn't any? just go along with the windows 1709 (FCU) drivers and forget.

Guys there is a permanent fix for blinking led problem, replace your quartz. Temporary solution is to wait for like 1-2 hours, or touch the quartz with bare finger (opening the case). Guess this is a chronic problem for Xonar U7 and this is most likely why ASUS keeps refurbishing the same...

ASUS software QA engineers are all a joke, as well as their drivers and software suites, so first you must know that. Now, do you really need that crappy software called Sonic Radar for your games which "allegedly" helps you find enemies nearby (hard to not laugh, sorry). If your answer is; 1)...

I don't know if I also wrote it here but yes Microsoft recently have usbaudio2 driver developed by Thesycon for Microsoft. Check this link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/audio/usb-2-0-audio-drivers They are the real deal generic drivers for all USB 2.0 based audio...

Hey, just a quick heads up here. After using 2 years, it just started happening yesterday that my device wouldn't turn on and other people as well had this issue, I found a solid fix. You can try plugging it in other USB ports and it will be recognized as a new device (2- Xonar U7 or 3- 4-...

so you cant see headphone gain settings in control panel -> sound when you dont install ASUS drivers?

no new DAC or whatever. It is completely same as the old one except the DSP. Well if someone opens it up and compare with old one then there may differences in some chips. we shall see.   Im more interested in the software part. It looks like its using the same new UI but what about the driver...

then its fine, keep using them.   no you know about the non-echelon (original) U7 drivers. in fact, these are the ones you suggested us to use some time ago. remember, non-echelon software had basic UI and WHQL driver for best possible sound quality. you can check few pages previously.

Hey, you know first hand that the W10 drivers have bad quality on sound, right? Have you stopped using W8 WHQL driver?   By bad quality, I mean, those drivers apart form WHQL one, have something messed up with the C-media chipset. They do not drive the chipset properly, resulting in digital...

just put it to 0db that is neutral (most optimal experience) and adjust the volume of your headphones according to your taste.

it is only that in hardware? honestly i dont care about the DSP as i dont use any dsp effects and for HD sound processing for games etc. U7 series already have a powerful DSP.   for software, it looks like they have used echelon's game features and nothing new at all... but i wonder if the...

Did anyone check out the latest U7 hardware?  Xonar U7 MkII? What are the differences in hardware and software? There is a driver close to 120MB on the official site.

It is P&P if you switch it to USB1.1 on the back of the device.

I'm glad that it did!   And additional to that, if you use Win8 or Win8.1, again install those WHQL drivers accordingly. Do not use any other version as they are all broken in terms of sound quality.   You must have already been aware of that, as we wrote a lot in previous pages. It only...

Kindly reminder and saver of the day: As for majority of people now use W10. Please download and install (x86 or x64 based on your W10) Windows 8 (8.0.11.19 last WHQL) for Xonar U7 or Echelon does not matter. May have to use compatibility mode for setup executable.   Thanks to the user HAWX...

thanks for your reply. thats great to know, after all i got one solid option now. but i still seek some answer to my previous question as it sounds pretty interesting to me.

Guys, Ive been thinking, when I install windows 10 as there are no clear information about which driver to install for best sound quality (like the WHQL version in win8.1), Im planning to use the card on usb1.0 mode (switching usb mode physically under the device) and let native windows 10...