Creative Sound Blaster E1 USB Sound Card and DAC with Powered Headphone Amp

Pros: A few pros from my perspective 1. Build quality, sturdy, lightweight 2. large clip with heavy spring 3. Love the mechanical slider for better volume control 4. Powered amp to drive 2 head pones 5. Best USB sound card I have heard to date. 6. long Battery life 7. Tons of software features 8. On my 2 year old Droid Samyoung tablet It did make a large improvement with all music and movies.

Cons: Even though it claims it will greatly improve sound out of a smart phone, I think that claim is debatable. Noticed on my iBone 5s that music was slightly more enjoyable over all. Music like Jazz and acoustic songs came more alive. Hip Hop, Rap, Metal, and Rock had no noticeable difference. Same results on my HTC phone.

Overall Review: Mainly purchased as a USB sound card for my work PC and laptop with the added bonus that it may improve Phone audio. Best USB sound card I have used to date. Turned my work PC/Laptop music experience into pure bliss over the built in real junk sound card. This $45 dollar Gizmohas stopped my from buying a new tablet and now movie time is on a new level of awesome sound. Even though it did not vastly improve the sound coming from my Phones. it did provide a great way to share music with out sacrificing volume a phone.

Pros: nice little boost in volume

Cons: none

Pros: Nice clear sound. Great amplification. Using it for medical transcription where clarity and volume are very important.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Plug and play, great product for the price.

Pros: Great little device, functions perfectly as intended. Pros: Great battery life, charges quick, great sound quality, connects to everything super easy!

Cons: None!

Overall Review: Other Comments: I bought this to connect my headset to iphone with a better mic and actually found it does a lot more. It's a great hands free thats wired since most bluetooth solutions are still pretty meh. Creative does have the E3 which does support bluetooth for a little more money as an alternative though. Bang for buck though, this is a great device and it's attached to me 24/7 now!

Pros: Lightweight, crisp and clear audio, works well using 3.5 mm or USB

Cons: Should have had a right angle 3.5 mm connector

Overall Review: I've always wanted to get a portable headphone amp because sometimes what I'm hearing from my devices isn't loud enough. I purchased the Sound Blaster E1 to work with both my Android phone and Macbook Air. It works well for both devices. When connected to my Android phone, I'm normally listening to music or watching TV shows. I can hear the music and the voices of the actors perfectly clear. I was astonished by the mic feature of the E1 which wasn't something I expected. As for when connected to my Macbook Air, it's using the USB connection, and it's a nice change from using the normal Macbook Air internal microphone when using Skype. I really wish that the cables that came with E1 had a right angle 3.5 mm connector. Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase of the E1. It's now part of my everyday carry.

Pros: - Small and compact

Cons: - Crashes system - Doesn't work properly

Overall Review: I guess it's possible I bought a lemon here, but twice after installing the drivers and software my computer rebooted into a failed to start properly state. I also had to reinstall the drivers for my USB root hub. When I finally got it to work sound only came out of the right speaker.

Pros: There are no Pros dont order.

Cons: Worse thing i have ever bought if you want more info buy one.

Pros: Pro? I don't find anything pro with this device.

Cons: First I have to say right away that I bought this Sound Blaster E1 from Creative company itself, not from New Egg. It does not work at all. I have a Sony MP3 NWZ-X1061. Its sound quality is the best, much better than Apple Ipod. But sometimes it is not loud enough, so I thought this Sound Blaster E1 would boost its sound at least half of what I have got from the Sony MP3, but I am wrong. This Sound Blaster E1 does not boost anything at all. Using its earphone to listen music directly from the Sony MP3 and plug the earphone through the Sound Blaster E1. I don't hear any boost in sound at all. Right now I am waiting for Creative customer service to return this device.

Overall Review: If you want to boost sound or wish to make sound much louder,. do not buy this device. It does not work. You will end up asking to return and waste your time like mine.