For what it's worth, I've run into this issue sporadically with my original Phoebus and my current motherboard/CPU (an Asus F1A55-M paired with an A6-3650); if I have to shut it down entirely, unless I leave it off for several minutes or more, I have...

By default, it's absolutely better than nearly any onboard audio solution out there (I think there are a couple of extremely high-end motherboards with Creative onboard audio chipsets, but heck if I remember what they are now). Most sound cards are,...

There's a dedicated "HP out" jack on the backplate of the Phoebus, and the Phoebus Solo is the Phoebus, so connecting a typical set of headphones shouldn't be an issue.As for connecting it to a given case's front audio panel...I honestly haven't seen...

I know you're (only half) kidding, but...ahem. Semi-seriously: Asus put out three WHQL driver releases between December and March. I think they're done for a while, unless a fairly major bug is reported (which doesn't include the channel mismatch ...

Unfortunately, that particular quirk has never been fixed...it predates the Phoebus, actually (I've seen it with the D2X I had before my Phoebus). Annoying as it's been, it's at least harmless IMO--though it's usually not that prevalent, at least fo...