Auzen Forte vs ASUS Xonar Essence STX

[Bradan]

I see you have Hd 595.

You would very much appreciate the amp built into the Xonar Essence STX.

edit: the forte has a amp too

Important
The xonar stx has a 1/4" jack like your 595's (big headphone jack, no stupid connector) -->STX is better
The xonar has an adjustable output impedance, the forte has 330ohm out (hd595 = 50ohm) -->STX is better
The xonar has a 110db SNR vs 109b SNR (Very close) -->STX is better
The xonar has really weak EAX suppourt (I've heard its buggy) --> Forte is better


The EAX is what it comes down to. Name the games you play that suppourt EAX, and justify the loss of the other advantages.
You also have to use creatives downloadable app to regain EAX suppourt in vista, in addition to creative's drivers, and manually add games to gain suppourt.
http://xfi.blogspot.com/2007/06/alch...i-edition.html