Very loud, adds definition to sound, I notice cymbals and drum clarity specifically. Install easy into pci e, decent software. Don't sleep on the sound blaster,wish I woulda know sooner. Buy one, you need it for sure.
Pretty easy to install the sound is much better,
For me it is better than a dac. Out of sight and sounds just as good to my ears.
Easy to setup and works great.
High quality product. The sound is amazing. I have upgraded from a Sound blaster Z series. That was great. But this one is something else. I am happy with my purchase.
- Portable. Can move between PC or consoles. - Very clean and clear audio output. Even better than my internal card. - Dolby decoding is awesome with consoles. - Great virtual surround sound effect (adjustable on PC, then profile stays for consoles) - Works with Nintendo Switch
I brought this because my mother board sound card was dying and was unable to install an internal card due to my graphics card being mounted vertically in my case preventing access to the card slots. This little device was easy to connect and use having noticeably better sound quality than the original mother board audio before it developed issues.
- works in Ubuntu 20.04 without additional drivers. - The headphone jack also supports a TRRS headset with mic as well so you don't need to buy a 1 to 2 jack adapter to use this card. - sports a type A connector
This card is great. It gives beautiful playback quality and with the handy pci-e interface it makes it a nice fit into the system. I have owned this card since around the time it came out and it hasn't failed me.
nice card for the price easy install would buy again recommend to others
Easy install
I've always been a fan of Creative's products. Their speakers, MP3 players and Soundblaster cards have served me well. Making good sound cards sell is tougher these days, since most people's audio needs are available in onboard audio included with the motherboard. But this sound card does stand out. Its ports on the back allow for older analog connects AND digital, which is good. Sound quality is nothing less that what you'd expect from Creative, absolute brilliance.
Picked this up as a work around for a busted headphone jack in my laptop, turned out to be way better with far more options than I'd expected. It gave my laptop a more true feeling surround option for headphones. Haven't tried plugging a set of speakers into it just yet.
Downloaded the latest drivers from their website instead of using the CD (something you should generally do anyway), turned off the onboard sound in the bios, and the sound quality is far better than the onboard.
-Works out-of-the-box on Windows and PS4 -Works with any 3.5mm jack device -Sounds better than my on-board sound card