Auzen Forte vs ASUS Xonar Essence STX

[Bradan]

I never saw you post anything objective at all.
You mentioned COAX, to use it, you have to go digital. If you made a Mistake, that's fine just admit it and move on. I called an Opamp a DAC, Rob corrected me and corrected the mistake, I thanked him and moved on. You made the mistake so plase don't dig a deeper hole? NOTE, COAX or RCA used for digital out doesn't need to be thick, made by Monster and or shielded. It is pretty hard to mess up a digital signal BTW! I use think shielded RCA cables for my Analog out. I use them again to connect my New School Harmon Kardon Pre-Amp to the Old School Harman Kardon very Powerful Twin Power AMP on my 730!

COAX


COMPOSITE


ANALOGUE COMPOSITE OUTS


Analogue needs sufficient shielding depending on the cirumstances, digital does not, the Xonar has both a hybrid optical/coax digital out and a 124dB SNR analogue L-R composite(RCA) out.

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Right! Please note, X-Fi's SRC is NOT the same as the Audigy's. You don't need bit-match unless you're using something with a HIGH BIT-RATE, like SACD, DVD Audio, or original master recording that were made and not compressed yet.

Bit matching insures the source material is outputted untouched, bit-for-bit accurate, that's it. I can bit match anything.

Bit matching anything except high Bit-Rate material is a worth it! Yes 24bit 96KHz Smoke on the Water, Hotel California, Listen to the Music, Tubular Bells has to be heard to be believed. If you're using CD and MP3's, you're the missing out.

As much as I wish I had golden ears to hear 43kHz frequencies, and discern 16bit depths from 24bit, I don't, and humans DO NOT. Most SACD/DVDA are mastered very differently, and people assume it's the high bit-depth and sample rate. If one would convert the same DVDA to CD 16/44.1, one wouldn't succeed in an ABX test (discern whether random sample is A or B) (It's worth trying). Most audiophiles assume they have super human ears, I am not one of them, I have tested my abilities objectively.

You grammar and spelling confuses me but I can decipher it OK I know what you're referring to, it's just wrong most of the time! You don't use bit matching for something error correction designed for.

My grammar is proper, you might want to focus on attacking the arguement sir.

One of 4 sets I use! But most folks here know I love speakers and have a room dedicated for it and my computer.

Sorry, I assumed that was your main set of headphones for critical listening, and I still assume they are, since you'd have your best set in your sig, right?

I just thought it was strange when you started talking about colouration of the audio, while using one of the most notoriously coloured headphones on Head-Fi.

Please have just a little respect for yourself then!

I try.

Pretty much shows just how much you don't know. I don't think I know everything and love learning what and when I can. Show me a know it all and I'll show you a fool!

-I don't know anything
-You learn
-I'm a know it all and a fool

Really? Thanks.

Time shift is how you to speed up or slow down a Track/s without changing the tone! Not boasting at all, just pointing out something useful instead of something out of the human hearing range, like 124db LOL!

I wouldn't use such a feature.

DVD-A
24-bit (X 6) = 144db SNR
96khz = 43kHz (2 samples needed to construct sine wave)

I feel you might being a little hypocritical. the dB scale is a log scale, so you are saying that 10^(1/124) is rediculous, then saying 10^(1/144) is completely fine?

This is worth a read
http://www.atpm.com/6.03/digitalaudio.shtml

Then one thing you have right in your posted with any amount of truth. I in fact installed the Mobo's audio on my P45. Almost all of the features worked to my surprise. Anyone with an X-Fi of any kind can test this for themselves.
Just install both in either order.

Oh and Bradan, we do have PM if you misunderstood something?

I'm really glad I got atleast one reply up to your standards, I try my best.
I think we can clear stuff up well here.