- discrete - easy to setup - quality sound
got it to replace a USB dac that kept having connectivity issues. being on the board this is more reliable and does the job as being an rca line out to an headphone amp
I bought this card mainly to give me a digital output and it does that with a toslink connector. setup was very easy and even my cheesy computer speakers sound much better. I like the wired desktop remote that provides two headphone connections
For me it is better than a dac. Out of sight and sounds just as good to my ears.
All is good
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.
Incredible sound quality, so much better than PC motherboard cheap sound chip... Richer, clearer, more enveloping and noise-less output, specially when used with headphones. Never thought it would make such a difference. Great software too.
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.
nice card for the price easy install would buy again recommend to others
- Pretty much plug and play - Cheap - Corn Electronics got it here fast - Better than "Crab" audio
Quality of sound is superior to onboard, which usually is Realtek Setup is easy and quick.
Easy install
Just got this card yesterday, hooked it up and BAM!!! .....the music played so nice and clear. I noticed a difference right away expecialy me comming from using an integrated sound card. Would recommend this card to any serious music/gamer.
-Works out-of-the-box on Windows and PS4 -Works with any 3.5mm jack device -Sounds better than my on-board sound card
You just can’t argue with SoundBlaster sound cards. They’ve been around forever, and have one of the best names in the market. This is a really nice sound card, not absolute top hand… But you would really need to be a picky audiophile to notice.