The Auzen X-Fi™ Forte 7.1 is Auzentech's first Low Profile native PCI Express® audio card designed especially for gamers and audiophiles. Compared to the X-Fi™ chipset reference design, the X-Fi™ Forte improves the circuitry and upgrades the components. You can now listen to your Hi-Fi Headphone and use your professional Mic on your desktop PC, as well as enjoying audiophile-quality audio, thanks to the X-Fi™ Forte integrated Headphone Amplifier and Microphone Pre-Amplifier. Auzentech created the X-Fi™ Forte for customers who asked for a "high-end, low profile" sound card that would thrill music-, movie-, and gaming-enthusiasts alike.

ExtremeTech:
"A capable, no frills sound card that's fit for any self-respecting HTPC." Full review

Guru3D:
"We at the Guru3D Audio Lab highly recommend this card for those looking for a new hardware gaming card or just a new sound card as the Forte offers impressive audio no matter what audio task your doing, no matter if your gaming, rocking out to music or enjoying some movies the Forte 7.1 has you covered." Full review

Elite Bastards:
"In closing then, it's really next to impossible to fault Auzentech's X-Fi Forte - It makes good use of Creative's arguably ageing but still immensely powerful X-Fi audio processor, couples it with some stable and bloat-free drivers, piles on a tonne of additional functionality that will be welcomed by many, and ramps up the audio quality to please even the most ardent audiophiles. " Full review