RIP Auzentech

Kursah · Feb 9, 2014

Well at least their website...I went searching for 8.1 drivers because I thought I had lost mine. Their site is gone. Not like they had done much anyways. I have my Auzen bypassed with the Aune T1 dac atm. One more reason to. My Auzen X-Fi Forte has been one sweet card for the last 5 years. Not ready to let it go yet...still comparing to Aune T1. I'll mess the X-Fi EQ...I can't find an EQ filter that does better and keeps the energy like it does.

I wonder if we could get TPU to host all known Auzentech drivers? I can donate for the Forte 7.1 for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 I'm pretty sure. Anyone else have a card from them and drivers to donate? Is there a point in trying or has everyone ditched their Auzen branded cards? I know this brand has been sinking for a while now but I'm assuming they're as-good-as gone now.

eidairaman1 · Feb 9, 2014

Since they just use a Creative DSP anyway

Batou1986 · Feb 9, 2014

This is your best bet for drivers
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/pax-download-auzentech-series/

Kursah · Feb 9, 2014

Ya at this point I may put the card away with a burned CD full of drivers and use the Aune T1. I will say I went from my much loved Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music to this and was pretty damn happy with the upgrade. Primarily because of the HP amplifier section and size of the card. Been a good card and good experience overall. Aside from lack of updates, and the company vanishing. Nice link though batou!

jcgeny · Feb 9, 2014

my x-fi hdmi is very cool and good . that is sad they died , they were having a lot of similar cards and the only one [xfi hdmi] at the top was not updated to latest hdmi 1.4 ....
same goes with the asus xonar hdmi pcie that is hard to find now ..
the vga having soundcard plus the mobo having one also , the soundcards makers are facing bad days .
may be they should create a physx/opencl accelerator and for sure should have prevented hdmi to have audio and video to works....and let audio only be possible . the hdmi cable itself , being largely better than 6 or 8 mini-jacks or rca....

remixedcat · Feb 9, 2014

I'm done with soundcards and all the drama. However this is still upsetting to hear.

Also thier FB page hasn't had an official brand posted update since 2012

micropage7 · Feb 9, 2014

remixedcat said:
I'm done with soundcards and all the drama. However this is still upsetting to hear.

Also thier FB page hasn't had an official brand posted update since 2012

yeah, dedicated soundcard has their own problem

RejZoR · Feb 9, 2014

Actually it seems they have a malware infection issues and have taken down the webpage. avast! is not happy about their press webpage...

remixedcat · Feb 9, 2014

???? what other scanners flipped out? any other word on this?

Arctucas · Feb 9, 2014

Kursah said:
Well at least their website...I went searching for 8.1 drivers because I thought I had lost mine. Their site is gone. Not like they had done much anyways. I have my Auzen bypassed with the Aune T1 dac atm. One more reason to. My Auzen X-Fi Forte has been one sweet card for the last 5 years. Not ready to let it go yet...still comparing to Aune T1. I'll mess the X-Fi EQ...I can't find an EQ filter that does better and keeps the energy like it does.

I wonder if we could get TPU to host all known Auzentech drivers? I can donate for the Forte 7.1 for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 I'm pretty sure. Anyone else have a card from them and drivers to donate? Is there a point in trying or has everyone ditched their Auzen branded cards? I know this brand has been sinking for a while now but I'm assuming they're as-good-as gone now.

I have a Meridian 2G and never used Auzen's website for driver download, preferring to go to C-Media instead.

But, yes, they have been unresponsive for at least two years.

remixedcat · Feb 9, 2014

I'd be happy to be a backup host as well

Octopuss · Feb 9, 2014

I am so glad this crap company is gone. I mean it. Great hardware (on paper!!!) means jack shit when drivers are a joke and support is nonexistant.

I bought Forte back in 2008 (or so I think) and it gave me nothing but headaches. Messed up PCB (or whatever caused the buzzing noise), not more than three drivers released during the entire time, RMA that took months to process and almost didn't materialize because it took them fking SIX MONTHS TO ANSWER TO MY TICKET, and I was told I'd have to pay because the warranty was over.

They got what they deserved.

remixedcat · Feb 9, 2014

SIX MONTHS TO ANSWER A SUPPORT TICKET!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Arctucas · Feb 10, 2014

Six months? I had opened a ticket more than 18 months ago that never did get a reply, even after I sent a half-dozen followup email inquires.

And as far as drivers go, they are only the chip manufacturers' drivers, after all. So, blame Creative for the crappy drivers, it would not be the first time.

Mussels · Feb 11, 2014

i also need 8.1 drivers for my auzen X-mystique, its a CMI-8768

C-media have a website with drivers, but you need a login to access them :/ anyone know where we can find 8.0/8.1 drivers? the win7 ones install but without the Cmedia software i'm stuck with stereo sound

Dent1 · Feb 11, 2014

Octopuss said:
I am so glad this crap company is gone. I mean it. Great hardware (on paper!!!) means jack shit when drivers are a joke and support is nonexistant.

I bought Forte back in 2008 (or so I think) and it gave me nothing but headaches. Messed up PCB (or whatever caused the buzzing noise), not more than three drivers released during the entire time, RMA that took months to process and almost didn't materialize because it took them fking SIX MONTHS TO ANSWER TO MY TICKET, and I was told I'd have to pay because the warranty was over.

They got what they deserved.

Your blame is misguided.

You probably won't reply. But the Forte was a Creative card that was manufacturered by Auzentech. The driver support was Creative Labs.

I actually had The Auzentech X-Meridian, it was perfect even on the first revision of C-media drivers I couldn't ask for more. I also had the Creative Auzen Forte, drivers were OK, there was a few bearable glitches here and there but good overall. I now have an Xonar DS, drivers revision are extremely infrequent, but the drivers are 100% stable so I don't even care for an update.

jcgeny · Feb 11, 2014

Mussels said:
i also need 8.1 drivers for my auzen X-mystique, its a CMI-8768

C-media have a website with drivers, but you need a login to access them :/ anyone know where we can find 8.0/8.1 drivers? the win7 ones install but without the Cmedia software i'm stuck with stereo sound

here there is one made for your chip http://www.cmedia.com.tw/EN/DownloadCenter_Detail/pserno-0/dtype-ALL.html
tv and sound drivers are all same from xp x64 to w8.1 , i use a lot of 8 or 8.1 drivers with my pcs all running win7 x64 .
they are all using the new - non direct-sound system ....

Octopuss · Feb 11, 2014

Dent1 said:
Your blame is misguided.

You probably won't reply. But the Forte was a Creative card that was manufacturered by Auzentech. The driver support was Creative Labs.

I actually had The Auzentech X-Meridian, it was perfect even on the first revision of C-media drivers I couldn't ask for more. I also had the Creative Auzen Forte, drivers were OK, there was a few bearable glitches here and there but good overall. I now have an Xonar DS, drivers revision are extremely infrequent, but the drivers are 100% stable so I don't even care for an update.

As far as I know, Forte was NOT a Creative card. It had the chip (are they called processors on soundcards?) from Creative, but everything else was their design.
Also, I couldn't give two fucks (sorry I can't think of any more suitable expression) about things like these, because I bought the card from Auzentech, not Creative. Also, I am 99% sure they did have means to modify the drivers and fix stuff.

Dent1 · Feb 11, 2014

Octopuss said:
As far as I know, Forte was NOT a Creative card. It had the chip (are they called processors on soundcards?) from Creative, but everything else was their design.

Every Forte driver revision thus far was written by Creative. If the driver revisions slowed down its because Creative decided not to write any more.
We don't know the inner workings of their contract, had Auzentech modified Creative's drivers maybe they would have got sued.

Octopuss said:
Also, I couldn't give two fucks (sorry I can't think of any more suitable expression) about things like these, because I bought the card from Auzentech, not Creative. Also, I am 99% sure they did have means to modify the drivers and fix stuff.

I see you have an ATI video card manufacturered by ASUS.

ATI fix the drivers, you don't expect ASUS to modify the drivers once a month? Same thing with Creative and Auzentech.

Octopuss · Feb 11, 2014

Whatever dude.

Mussels · Feb 11, 2014

jcgeny said:
here there is one made for your chip http://www.cmedia.com.tw/EN/DownloadCenter_Detail/pserno-0/dtype-ALL.html
tv and sound drivers are all same from xp x64 to w8.1 , i use a lot of 8 or 8.1 drivers with my pcs all running win7 x64 .
they are all using the new - non direct-sound system ....

try clicking a link there, see what happens.

also, i have the win7 driver - it installs just fine, but you CANNOT get more than stereo sound without the tray icon/app running - it defaults to "windows input in, stereo speakers out" until you change a setting you no longer have a control for...

jcgeny · Feb 11, 2014

you can ask by email [ http://www.cmedia.com.tw/EN/about_pre_contact.html ]

Technology Support
Tel: +886-2-8773-1100 ext118/122
E-mail : sales@cmedia.com.tw

or try this link : http://www.touslesdrivers.com/index.php?v_page=23&v_code=36264

Mussels · Feb 11, 2014

that french site looks good...

oddly enough, the card i have is meant to be 8768+ but it looks like its running 8770 drivers :/

will grab the 8770 win 8 drivers and give them a whirl

Dent1 · Feb 11, 2014

Octopuss said:
Whatever dude.

Classic response of a man that can't admit he is wrong.

Kursah,

The strange thing is normally when companies folds there is a few articles floating around the net or an official closing words from the company thanking you for your support. The Auzentech site is definitely down though.

Mussels · Feb 11, 2014

JCgeny (you have erockers old avatar - really confused me) had the winning solution - all the cmedia drivers are available via that french site, they just link you right back. the x-mystique seems to use the 8770 drivers, and it installed and gave me all the software controls i need to fix the audio.

so thanks to this thread i now have a working windows 8 setup

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