Pros: Day/Night difference in sounds. I got a Asus Z170 Premium with Crystal Sound 3 (Micky Mouse sound). I added this to the system.....WOW. I am using 2 different Headphones Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro 16 Ohm and a Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO LTD with 250 Ohm Make sure to adjust the impedance accordingly. The sound gonna be so crisp with the right set of Headphones.

Cons: none so far

Overall Review: I would design all the I/O in the back that the front would be complete clean and no cable would be viable.... but not a con

Pros: * WoW! * That pretty much sums up my experience, thanks in part to some of the great reviews here which inspired me to place an order.

Cons: Nil

Overall Review: Would highly recommend this addition. And fact being external, I can plug into any other workstation. Only dilemma now is on upgrading to higher quality headphones.

Pros: Very good audio and no driver issues ... Plug and PLAY ~~

Cons: None

Overall Review: Highly recommended ~

Pros: Of course this is a massive upgrade from motherboard audio. The Creative software is full featured without being over-the-top. The virtual surround sounds fantastic when played on an amplifier that does Dolby PL2 decoding. Headphone amp is clear and powerful. Makes old encoded audio files come to life. Ideal for gaming laptops. Works fine swapping between my desktop and laptop (with the software installed on each).

Cons: The built in USB port is not worth the trouble it creates. Added to the sound device is a Etron USB hub, and if your system already has Etron USB hub(s), you may have problems. I finally had to use a different USB port on my desktop machine to keep it from messing up my keyboard & mouse input. It does not support encoded 5.1 output, such as Dolby Digital or DTS, which was kinda clear from the documentation. The S/PDIF output is not directly available as an output device in Windows.

Overall Review: I've been blown away at how good some of my old Windows Media Audio files sound when played through this device. I know some of that is the audio engine and the virtual 5.1, but the level of detail is certainly from the higher quality DAC. The built-in USB port is unnecessary, as any machine you would use this with other than a tablet will have ports available. No way a serious gamer would connect an input device to the port, nor would anyone use it for data xfer. The port may also be the reason for system instability in some installations.

Pros: Looks nice

Cons: From the moment I plugged this thing in to the moment I stuffed it back in the shipping box, it's been a total waste of time and money, for me. I don't know why, but when I used it, only static filled and poppy audio came out of my headset (Sennheiser Game One), that is, if any audio came out at all. This stupid thing kept freezing my recording devices tab, and I could do nothing to get it to work. I don't know if this problem is isolated to, seeing as many others love it, but personally, I cannot recommend this to anyone.