
Best sound card in have ever had Easy to setup

For me it is better than a dac. Out of sight and sounds just as good to my ears.

That's make my Arctic Pro two times better !!!

All is good

Accessibility. Reliability. Trustworthy manufacturer. A name you know is good. Audiophile quality.

* Quality of sound * Lots of sound options * Very good design

Works well ( and I am using Linux Mint and Cachy

-Works out-of-the-box on Windows and PS4 -Works with any 3.5mm jack device -Sounds better than my on-board sound card

Got this because it's compatible with Windows 98 Upon boot, Win 98 detected it, it installed a PCE-E to PCI bridge chip driver. I had to install the driver manually after, but that's just Windows 98 being bad.

Comes with low profile bracket. Sound is great compared to onboard sound component.

Nice upgrade over my onboard sound Software suite is easy to understand


Coming from years of using audio cards (PCI & USB) utilizing C-Media chips i can say this is an upgrade. The C-media were always plenty loud to drive high impudence headphones and sound quality was great but i could not tweak the EQ too much because i would get sound clipping, the amps on the chips were simply not able to handle much more headroom. This sound blaster has the head room and the volume. After installing the driver \ software from creative site you get options for bass boost, virtual surround effect, sound enhancement (works well with music and movies alike) and Equalizer. The software also includes a toggle switch between low impudence and high impudence headphones (Large driver headphone usually equal high impedance which requires more power for the sound card to push through). The sound maintains clarity even when tweaking the Equalizer although i found that out of the box i only needed a light boost at the 16k and 60hz (old ears). The mids are perfectly tuned for my taste with plenty of bite, presence and clarity. Your experience may vary depending n the headphones you use.

The digital audio works prefect with my surround sound.

- Sounds great - Easy to set up (Win10 users, LOOK AT Quinn M's review! Don't use the ) - No static or other sounds, even with a 6ft USB extension cable, I have a desk PC with pullout drawer) - SMALL! (Can be a con I guess if you want a giant DAC?)

Probably the best deal I ever have for a soundcard. I have been shopping for weeks and Newegg delivers with the best prices


- Pretty much plug and play - Cheap - Corn Electronics got it here fast - Better than "Crab" audio

