Pros: -Great control on back with some adjustability on crossover etc. -Digital power so it hits a little harder on low volume. -Sub is facing wall so I have quick adjustment to gain (since nobody can make a sub remote).

Cons: -None, although I would LOVE for someone to create a SUB remote! I can't believe nobody has a sub remote, sometimes it's the only thing that needs tweaking as I raise the volume yet I have to go over reach to the floor and turn the Sub down. Silly, ALL are like this, why. When plates are shaking I have to turn sub down please give us REMOTE!

Overall Review: -This was replacing a 12" Onkyo Sub from a THX surround bundle system. All it had was a gain. It hit really well so was wondering if this would be worth it. It was. I am an audio nut and I spent a few days with it before writing this. The bass hits "richer" and it hits really well and clean at low volume which is the biggest difference. My other one probably hit harder overall (might be cause this is brand new haven't loosened up yet) but it fills the room more and better overall. After a couple of days and I can still feel and hear a difference. It is so much more active though I have turned it off sometimes, I need to tweak more.

Pros: Not sure, bad before it came out of box.

Cons: Opened box, and wrapping had CPU cover loose inside. Not a good sign, pulled out of the wrapping and you could clearly see there are 2 bent pins on the motherboard. Called newegg and did not install anything or unwrap the cords etc. They are sending me an RMA box to return, meanwhile it's out of stock so I had to purchase another MB. Newegg did a great job of wrapping, and box had no sign of damage meaning it left Asus like this. Never had an issue before but this is a pretty big one. Also item was not refurbished and did not have a quality control sticker I had to cut through on the box or plastic wrapping which seems unusual. There is not one on the box anywhere.

Overall Review: How can quality control at Asus let this leave the factory without even the CPU cover being on there and loose in packaging, isn't that supposed to be a piece that is clamped down by the arm?

Pros: -Will come back after testing. Curious to see about audio suite also etc and performance with new processor, card and m.2

Cons: -All the little LED stuff above Carbon is hidden by any decent graphics card. They could have used the space above it (1st m.2 cover) or the space below.....but no....they chose to put the LED carbon bits all underneath my 3080. Anything beefy will cover it up, I mean seriously did you guys not test it? Why would you put it right under the graphics card so it's blocked? You didn't include a cable for me to mount it sideways, so just know all that LED above Carbon is 100% hidden by GPU if you have a 3080 or 3090, or anything with that same width. And Carbon is almost covered up, so really its just the MSI logo that lights up in the top left. If you did decide to do SLI then Carbon would be gone also.

Overall Review: -Serious lack of foresight using such little LED on this board and hiding half of it, should have used bottom of board instead... or corner.

Pros: Great look, good paint job Plenty of room for everything I needed.

Cons: -Power button did not work. NO wiring diagram on what plugs connect to MB header (only diagram for the fan power etc), but nothing for the headers. -Contacting support, they could provide me no diagram of what wires come from case that connect to MB (mainly where is the Power switch connector?) -Was told to submit ticket for New IO Panel. Why can you guys not have a wiring diagram whatsoever of what connects to the MB header from your case? The diagram you supply is only for power and fan lights, nothing else. I have built 15+ custom PCs and 1st time I have ever had this issue. I had to use livechat and it was pointless and 0 help. Good thing my motherboard has independent power button so I can at least use the PC for now while I have to leave PC exposed so I can turn on when I need it (from MB Power button).

Overall Review: -Took about 1-2 hours of work to prep this case for CPU radiator and GFX radiator. If you have a CPU Radiator it will remove the big top fan. -Had to literally move every fan (or remove due to radiators) that was attached to the case to get everything setup right. -Heavy case (even empty its pretty stout)

Pros: Good packaging, everything hooked up as it should have. The software is very professional and is setup to get the right sound, for whatever you are doing. I listen to music, video and do gaming, and I have a set of 5.1 Logitech Z5500s. Granted, you do have to tinker with the settings a bit to get the most out of it, but you truly will, it's worth the time. For instance switching from an HD movie to gaming, I might have to go back in and turn my surrounds up, etc, but I can really get exactly the sound I want UNLIKE stock sound. I have a good onboard card, its a top Asus board, and I used Optical on my onboard AND on the ZXr so that wasn't a factor. I don't use headphones much so it was all about getting the best sound out of my speakers. **If you don't have a good quality set of speakers, this is probably not going to make a huge sound difference but you can still get the surround settings perfect, which I never really could with my onboard like I can with the Soundblaster software. I can tell a big difference in sound quality, and no it's not perceived, but it's because I am taking the time to tweak everything I watch. If you are one of those who want to set and forget, this card is not probably for you. **If on the other hand you are willing to spend 1 minute each time you switch from watching a movie, to music, to gaming, then this card will pay off for you if your using decent or above speakers. Don't expect your $20 speakers to come to life due to a sound card.

Cons: Headphone jack. So it's on this controller now right? Well my Sennheiser cord that comes out has a Red and Black wire. I have those going into a headphone splitter as is common. Well, due to the way they made this controller (with the volume nob), I cannot plug in my headphones, AT ALL. The stupid plastic around the base keeps my splitter from actually plugging in. I can't fix that!!! And there is no way to plug in headphones from the back of the soundcard that i could see (why can't they give us a label to put over this metal, it is SO hard to read like they mark it). SOOOO, I can't plug in my $150 wireless headphones in because of a stupid design in their base. So, even if I could plug it in on the back of the card, it now makes this $30 controller for volume WORTHLESS. So, I rated it 4/5. This needs to be fixed, did you guys really not try to plug in mainstream headphones into it before mass producing it??

Overall Review: Worth it if you're a gamer with decent speakers and willing to tinker.

The item I was sold was described as "new." Not "like new" or "open box" but that's what I got. $114 for an Open Box Logitech Mouse, ripped off. Who knows how long the mouse had been used, but it was at most "open box" because the Logitech seal on the box had been broken and the mouse had been removed as their was something on it. The mouse works but who knows what it's actual state is, maybe it's refurbished? Still they 100% lied, this product is not NEW or the Logitech Seal would have not been cut!!