Helo again,
This is an excellent forum. can't tell enough people about it. anyway, I am wondering about all your opinions on front panel audio connectors
Im pretty new to the game but so far I haven't had the best experiences with them. So, tell me your thoughts......

Depends on a bunch of things

For mostly all audio headers that I know of, connecting the front panel audio means disabling the rear jacks. Usually, front panel audio connectors are just your simple 3.5mm Stereo and Microphone jacks, in which case you’re automatically limited to 2 channel audio and no Line-In; forget about 5.1. There are a few cases with an HD Audio front panel connector, but they really are few.

If you’re talking about higher quality audio, connecting a pair of unshielded aluminium wires and running it through an electromagnetic mine field wont do wonders for the audio fidelity.

Personally, I feel that the best usage scenario is where the user wants depends on cheap headphones for their sound, otherwise its cables coming out of strange places for no good purpose or benefit.