Sound Blaster X3 Hi-Res External USB DAC and Amp Sound Card with Super X-Fi Holographic Audio, 7.1 Discrete Surround and Dolby Digital Live with Line-in and Optical-out for PC and Mac


Sound Blaster X3–Connect EVERYTHING with one device

Sound Blaster X3

HI-RES 7.1 EXTERNAL USB DAC AND AMP SOUND CARD WITH SUPER X-FI FOR PC AND MAC

Raising the bar for your desktop movie experience, X3 comes packed full of features that promises the best cinematic experience at home, regardless of your preference for speakers or headphones. It is the world’s first external multi-channel USB DAC and Amp to feature our award-winning Super X-Fi technology, as well as 7.1 discrete surround on speakers, 7.1 virtual surround on headphones, and Dolby Digital Live¹. Coupled with high-quality audio components that power hi-res 32-bit / 192 kHz playback at 115 dB DNR / SNR, you can be sure that audio is delivered with studio-level precision and clarity.

sound blaster x3 with super x-fi headphone holography

AWARD-WINNING SUPER X-FI HEADPHONE HOLOGRAPHY

Introducing the world’s first external USB DAC and Amp sound card to house the Super X-Fi Headphone Holography, Sound Blaster X3 redefines your movie experience on PC, Mac and even PS5 and PS4.

Our Super X-Fi products are critically-acclaimed by respected journalists all over the world and have garnered a total of 23 CES “Best-of” awards in 2019 and 2020.

WHAT’S SUPER X-FI

WHAT’S SUPER X-FI

The Super X-Fi technology captures the listening experience of a high-end multi-speaker system set up, and recreates the same expansive experience — with the same original depth, detail, realism, and immersiveness — in your headphones.

PERSONALIZE YOUR SUPER X-FI PROFILE

PERSONALIZE YOUR SUPER X-FI PROFILE

Simply set up your Super X-Fi profile via a Head and Ear-Mapping process, and experience personalized audio holography directly in your headphones.

SET UP ON X3

SET UP ON X3

Step 1: Create your Super X-Fi profile via the SXFI App

Step 2: On the Sound Blaster Command software or Sound Blaster Command mobile app, sign in to your Super X-Fi profile via the SXFI tab

Step 3: Set-up complete. Enjoy your Creative Sound Blaster X3 with different devices

sound blaster x3 with super x-fi headphone holography

Redefine your movie experience

WHAT’S SUPER X-FI

What is Super X-Fi

PERSONALIZE YOUR SUPER X-FI PROFILE

Personalize your Super X-Fi profile

SET UP ON X3

Setting up your Super X-Fi profile

GET CONNECTED

CONNECTIVITY
sound blaster x3 sound blaster x4
Discrete / Virtual 7.1 and 5.1
Super X-Fi
SXFI BATTLE Mode x
Sound Blaster’s Surround Virtualization and Dolby Digital Live Encoding
SmartComms Kit x
I/O Connectors Optical-in and Optical-out, Line-in and Line-out, USB-C, Mic-in, Headset-out Optical-out, Line-in and Line-out, USB-C, Mic-in, Headset-out
Programmable EQ Modes: Music, Movies, Footsteps Enhancer
Software Creative app Sound Blaster Command
Audio Quality 114 dB, 24-bit / 192 kHz 115 dB, 32-bit / 192 kHz
Accessories Sound Blaster X4, USB-C to USB-A cable (2m / 6.56 ft), Optical cable (1m / 3.28 ft) Sound Blaster X3, USB-C to USB-A cable (2m / 6.56 ft)


Weight: 327 g
Dimensions: 24.8 x 6.2 x 17.2 cm; 326.59 Grams
Brand: Creative Labs
Model: 70SB181000000
Manufacture: Creative Labs

95 Responses

  1. Fleta29Mmqe says:

     Germany

    Since I moved to wireless headphones due to comfort and sacrificed some quality… I stopped using this product. But nevertheless for few years when I used it , it was great thing. Post-processing effects are niche, so used it on direct sound mode. Did improve the quality.

  2. Yvonne3996 says:

     France

    Maintenant nous expliquent qu’il faut investir dans des produits 5x 10x fois plus chers pour en avoir une qualit du son acceptable. Cela devient un peu trange d’valuer les produits Creative.

    J’ai beaucoup hsit entre la nouvelle X4 et l’ancienne X3 et la fin j’ai profit d’une minuscule promotion pour en acheter la X3. Personnellement je n’ai pas trouv mieux.
    Creative software et les drivers ne sont pas les meilleurs, mais le hardware est de qualit et quand le dernier windows fournit la base, il faut juste apprcier la qualit du son.
    Creative est apprci pour un son techniquement ‘parfait’ (pas 100% correct pour un humain), et comme d’habitude il y une barrire de prix pour l’avoir. Pour un produit plus de 100 euro, la qualit est garantie. Pour le reste, voir le site creative france.
    Je suis un nostalgique des produits 5.1 et 7.1 analogiques et je n’ai pas trouv une autre carte pour satisfaire cette demande.

  3. CherieDescoteau says:

     Italy

    Acquistata per l’ascolto musicale. L’hardware ottimo, sia la sezione dac, sia l’uscita digitale collegata a un dac Topping – trasmissione a 24 bit, 192 khz. Il software lascia molto a desiderare, calibrato unicamente per il gaming.

  4. RandyKeysor says:

     Italy

    Possedevo una Creative Audigy esterna, che ha smesso di funzionare dopo circa 15 anni di servizio, quindi nel rimpiazzarla ho scelto nuovamente Creative con la X3. Per le mie esigenze ideale ed il rapporto qualit/prezzo eccellente. La scheda collegata all’impianto audio la uso anche per registrare vinili in alta qualit, uso una buona cavetteria e la qualit audio a livello professionale. Qualche problema con la connessione, il pc che uso per il campionamento audio un po’ datato ed ha solo porte USB 2.0 e Windows 7 Pro 64bit, il fatto che debba essere scaricato il programma di comando per poter procedere all’installazione dei driver non cos ben spiegato nella quick guide. Comunque, con un po’ di pazienza si fa. Rispetto alla vecchia audigy non ho trovato link ad editor audio, quindi continuo ad utilizzare l’ultima versione di WaveStudio. Molte impostazioni predefinite ma ad alto livello, gioco, musica, film…. Solo l’equalizzatore permette dei setting … a piacere…. Ma sono solo poche ore che l’ho utilizzata, magari ci sono e non le ho trovate ancora. Per gli amanti della buona musica, la consiglio sicuramente.

  5. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    Ich dachte ja vorher schon, ich htte gute Kopfhrer (Sennheiser HD 598), aber nachdem ich die Soundkarte habe, mchte ich garnicht mehr aufhren dem Sound zuzuhren.

    Es ist einfach noch einmal eine Tiefe in den Sound gekommen, welche ich vorher nicht kannte. Auch die verschiedenen Modi lassen es zu, den Sound individuell zu verbesser oder auch zu verschlimmbessern, wenn man es nicht gut abmischt.

    Auch meine Zuhrer ber Discord beschreiben den Sound des Mikrofons (Rode Vidoemic) als ,,unheimlich gut”.

    Alles in allem hat mich das Produkt sehr berzeugt. Leider kann ich nichts ber die hinteren Ausgnge sagen und somit auch nichts ber den Dolby Decoder, da ich hier keine ensprechende Musikanlage dafr habe.

  6. DanialKillough says:

     United Kingdom

    The first thing I love about this amp is the ability to control volume using keyboard hot keys or windows. I got another amp which doesn’t do that as there is no software integration so it is understandable. If you disable the effects, the sound quality is on par with my other amp/dac combo JDS Atom/Topping E30. Guys who do measurements and people with extraordinary ears might be able to tell the difference but I can’t. Bought it for the super X-Fi so I could watch movies and love it for that. I have not had any issues with software but have to wait and see how long it holds. Pretty well made with amp/dac combo for the price as I got it for a deal. Easily drives my HD6XX, Sundara and X2HR headphones. Its a shame it doesnt have any optical in but have no issues with USB. Overall a good amp/dac for gaming, movies and music. Just buy it don’t look back.

  7. Saurabh Singh says:

     United Kingdom

    Fantastic for price sound quality is brilliant from this unit for all media be it music ,film or games just does everything very pleased all round .

  8. TrentSasaki says:

     Italy

    La qualit dell’audio spaventosamente migliore rispetto al DAC integrato del pc. ha una quantit di volume disponibile pazzesca. Buoni preset audio per le varie situazioni, c’ molta pi definizione e spazialit a tutte le frequenze nell’ascolto di brani e film. Nei giochi soprattutto fps la modalit passi fenomenale. Facile da utilizzare con i tasti, un pochino meno comodo il software.
    Se fosse costruito inclinato e non piatto davvero sarebbe il top assoluto

  9. Tom Mutchler says:

     Germany

    Actually positively surprised so far. Build quality is good. Sound quality even excellent in my opinion. No issues with initial installation and software/firmware updates. Why 4 stars – I have used similar Creative external audio products for about 20 years now. Always the technical and hardware quality is very good and no complaints of whatsoever. But… when it comes to software… it has always been such a mess. The devices work well to start with but then after a short while problems start. All kinds of different software glitches. Some just annoying but some that render the device basically useless and you have to reinstall everything from scratch and just hope that next update will resolve the issues. Which it probably wont… So I am willing to change my rating to 5 stars after some months in use and to see that Creative has put more efforts in SW development. So lets see… But I seem to have kept buying new Creative devices over the years so I guess I am OK enough with the issues. Or just hoping that someday it will be perfect and I dont want to miss it when it happens 🙂

  10. KarolinReichste says:

     Germany

    Die Karte funktioniert super, hat reichlich Anschlsse und die Software bietet viele Mglichkeiten zur Einstellung. Leider hngt sich die Interne Software der Karte regelmig aus, womit (zumindest in meinem Fall) pltzlich die vorderen Stereokanle nicht mehr erkannt werden und alles ber die Bassbox ausgegeben wird. Hier hilft vom Strom nehmen, kurz warten und erneut versuchen. I.d.R. gehts danach wieder.

  11. LuzBibtoowsrx says:

     United Kingdom

    Hardware is great, if you don’t want the software then it’s an amazing soundcard.

    Unfortunately the software is going out of support and is full of bugs that make it crash on Win10 & 11.

    Creative have new software called “Creative App” which is replacing Command centre BUT it only works with the new X4.

    So I have returned the X3 and swapped for the X4.

  12. Anonymous says:

     Italy

    Ottima scheda audio esterna, varie equalizzazioni gi disponibili per vari situazioni, comunque c’ la possibilit di modificarle, il super x-fi cavallo di battaglia di questa scheda audio l’ho trovato ottimo per utilizzo musica, film meno per il gaming, troppo incentrata sulle frequenze basse (sbagliate), ottimo invece la modalit in scout mode per il gaming

  13. Anonymous says:

     Spai

    Perfeito para gaming, simplesmente irrepreensvel, podemos alterar perfis com APP ligada por bluetooth, no precisa de ter o software instalado no PC. Excelente e bastante completo para o preo.
    Quem quiser o melhor som para gaming, possibilita alteraram o EQ e melhorar aspectos mais do jogo, diminuir som de um frequncia ou aumentar outra (footsteps). Perfeito para FPS.

  14. StepanieClick says:

     United Kingdom

    External soundcard, easy to setup and use, lots of nice features and a noticeable upgrade in terms of sound quality from my Soundblaster Z. The X-Fi surround feature is interesting, although I wasn’t blown away by it like I’ve read some people were in reviews, although I don’t own one of the headset on Creative list of supported hardware. The app to scan your ears and head is easy also to use and pretty straight forward.

  15. KarolinStecker says:

     Italy

    Ottimo prodotto con qualit audio superiori rispetto alla mia precedente Sound Blaster Omni Surround 5.1.
    Peccato che appena collegata non funzionava nulla sia su Mac che su Windows 10… dopo aver aggiornato il firmware con ripetuti fallimenti perch non si concludeva l’operazione di upgrade. Una volta terminato finalmente ha funzionato a dovere.

  16. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    This is a great product with some notable downsides. It’s great being able to control chat audio balance on the fly, and the audio quality is way better than what your in built motherboard sound chip will give you. The EQ settings produce non distorted results, and there’s even lots of filters you can put on your mic.

    As for the downsides, it looks like you can only have one input and one output active at a time. I was hoping to hook up my TV via line in to reroute my audio through my PC to have chat audio via and game audio at the same time from my console. The reason it doesn’t get more stars knocked off for this is because the line in port on my motherboard works with no issues for listening though the sound blaster.

  17. Anonymous says:

     Italy

    Ottima scheda audio. La uso per giocare al Pc utilizzando le cuffie superlux hd681 e si sente abbastanza bene nonostante non sia sfruttata al massimo.
    Ottimo pure la possibilit di personalizzare il surround utilizzando l’app apposita che tramite la fotocamera adatta l’audio in base alla forma del vostro orecchio.

  18. Jon Broyles says:

     United Kingdom

    The Soundblaster X3 is a very good soundcard and is worth its price. The SXFI feature is ok but becomes a gimmick after a while. It allows you to change between 3 different equalizer settings to your choosing and even has a direct mode for audio playback without any interference. There is a headphone and microphone connection but if you have a headset then you can just plug the wire into the headphone connection and your headset and microphone will be picked up. The software is also very customisable and allows you to choose whatever you want the sound coming out of your headphones to be like.

  19. CarolYMNlsl says:

     United Kingdom

    I’m so happy with this and only really got it for the so/dif port, to connect to my Yamaha amp and big old 100W Monitor Audio loudspeakers! Before this purchase, I would output audio via HDMI on my laptop, into my TV, then into the amp via optical. This worked well but unnecessarily kept my TV on as another monitor, burning energy that I didn’t need to, and even though the whole chain was digital, there were still 3 stages of processing happening, so I never felt I was getting the BEST out of my laptop, as I might have been losing something in the chain.

    I’ve owned soundblaster cards in my desktops for years now and loved their products, and this X3 fixes my workaround issue perfectly, delivering much bolder and cleaner audio from the get go, bypassing my Dell’s subpar audio processing, with this much better preamp DAC, of sorts.

    Not sure about the super xfi stuff tbh, I tried it and it sounds a bit weird if I’m honest, so just prefer to use it with more natural sound settings. The soundblaster manager software has also helped me balance the speaker audio much better, as I’ve never been able to centre my desk between them fully, due to the room set up I have.

    I recorded a podcast with my friend the other day and for the first time ever, I didn’t really hate the sound of my own voice, as it has sounded much nicer than ever before!

    Love the design of it on my desk with the big dial. It’s a tiny bit plasticky I guess, but still feels like premium plastic and good for money.

    I’ve not had the weird EQ driver issues that others have mentioned, although there seemed to be a few firmware updates that immediately needed updating when I first set it up, so perhaps it resolved things. Creative Soundblaster have always been good in my experience with driver updates and fixes, so I’m confident that this product will be with me for a very long time…

  20. Amanda Kooser says:

     Netherlands

    Dit verbetert je game audio extreem. Ik hoor de voetstappen van mijn tegenstanders extra goed. Soms werkt de mic mute niet goed. Wanneer ik de mute eraf wil halen blijft mijn mic soms muted. Dit zou d.m.v. een software update wel verholpen moeten worden.

  21. Nicholas Tufnell says:

     United Kingdom

    Banging piece of kit. Works like a dream, easy to configure, great sound quality and the feature list is just massive. Honestly still haven’t figured it all out and I’m sure some features I will never use, but still highly recommended.

  22. MayBeersxcwsra says:

     Brazil

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersProduto cumpre o que promete! A placa quando utilizada em conjunto com os recursos do software (Super X-FI e SBX Profile), caixas de som e headsets de boa qualidade, apresentam um resultado que surpreende. Utilizo pra ouvir msicas (gravadas em alta definio) e o resultado um som puro com boas definies de graves, mdios e agudos. Nos testes que fiz, as msicas gravadas em baixa definio no conseguem explorar a capacidade desta placa, portanto, caso no for utilizar msicas com boa qualidade de gravao, na minha opinio no vale a pena investir nesse produto, pois, as placas de som comuns dos notebooks ou PCs convencionais atendero da mesma forma. Em jogos, no testei o produto ainda.

    Muito satisfeito! Cumpre o que promete!

  23. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    love the fact the line in does not need to be switched to it, volume and clarity are grea

  24. Anonymous says:

     Italy

    Come scritto in descrizione la X3 un’ottima scheda per l’utilizzo gaming e film. Infatti sia i sistemi SBX che XFI fanno egregiamente il loro lavoro, dando notevole spazialit al suono con l’utilizzo delle cuffie (nel mio caso Sony MDR-7506).
    La mappatura XFI avviene tramite App da scaricare sul telefono (Android o Ios). Vi consiglio di farvi fare la scansione da un’altra persona perch la mappatura delle orecchie fatta da soli praticamente impossibile, a meno che si sia dei contorsionisti!!!
    Discorso musica: assolutamente da disattivare tutti gli effetti per evitare notevoli alterazioni sulla timbrica. Il pre cuffie adeguato (col le Sony 7506 da 60 Ohm tre quarti di volume sono sufficienti). Il suono piatto ed, a mio parere, un po’ eccendente sulle medio alte.
    Conclusioni: un’ottima interfaccia con software di gestione completo per l’utilizzo gaming ed entertaiment. Se invece cercate una scheda per ascoltare musica, molto meglio orientarsi su altri prodotti.

    Ottimo DAC per gaming/entertainment, molto meno per la musica

  25. Craig Cole says:

     United Kingdom

    It’s very good sound quality, and easy to use on your smart phone, very happy with it worth the money, i used it for my ps4

    It's to good for the money

  26. MaximilEBN says:

     Germany

    Zu allererst, es war ein kleiner Alptraum dieses Gert dazu zu bewegen etwas an meinen AVR Denon x2700H auszugeben. Vorher hatte ich NVIDIA High Devinition Audio ber HDMI benutzt um Musik zu hren und Games zu zocken. Aber letztendlich hat es geklappt und ich muss zugeben das die Soundqualitt sehr gut ist. Ich bin mir auch sicher das die Ausgabe am Kopfhrer einwandfrei ist. Mein persnlicher Schwerpunkt lag auf einer “echten” Dolby Digital Ausgabe auf meinem AVR. Nicht irgeneinen virtuellen Bldsinn. Das selbe Egebnis konnte mir bis dahin nur die Asus Xonar D2 liefern, die ich leider zwecks neuem Mainboard und aus Ermangelung eines PCI Steckpatzes, aus dem PC werfen musste. Durch den Dolby Digital Live Encoder dieser Karte ist nun bei Games Dolby Digital und DTS Connect ohne Problem mglich. Die Ausgabe erfolgt per S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) ber ein TOSLINK Kabel zwischen Karte und AVR. Die Verbindung zum PC ber USB. Software wird dann heruntergeladen und installiert. Wichtig ist das der S/P DIF OUT beim PC unter den Windows Soundeinstellungen als Standardgert ausgewhlt ist. Beim Receiver, je nach Model, muss auf Optical umgestellt werden da der AVR sonst primr HDMI als Soundbertragung whlt. Die Karte ist jetzt nicht die gnstigste aber auch nicht die teuerste liefert aber genau das was ich am PC wollte und zwar Dolby Digital und DTS. Wer sich lieber eine Interne Soundkarte holen mchte und das selbe Egebnis mchte, sollte darauf achten das ein Dolby Digital Live Encoder vorhanden ist.

  27. Anonymous says:

     Italy 🇮🇹

    Facile da installare, tantissime funzioni, perfetto per i giochi FPS.

  28. Anonymous says:

     Italy

    Ho preso questa scheda perch mi comodo avere il volume e i connettori cuffia/microfono sulla scrivania.
    Detto questo, come qualit prettamente acustica, usato su un impianto Creative Cambridge 5.1, mi sembra di notare una minima differenza qualitativa a favore della scheda Creative, ma niente di incredibile, si nota di pi l’assenza di rumore di fondo quando non sta suonando nulla.
    Il software lo trovo penoso, ha 20 mila settaggi assolutamente ridondanti e non fa bene il lavoro di base.
    Per altro nell’ascolto della musica io vorrei replicare sui 5 satelliti lo stesso segnale ma il software non lo consente.
    Io sono stanco di dover cercare patch fatte da appassionati per fare cose che dovrebbero essere l’abc.
    L’equalizzatore via software migliorabile, non mi sembra che sia preciso.
    Per l’utilizzo in cuffia, il sistema virtuale ultra avanzato che rpesenta questa scheda, a me proprio non interessa, a me interessa di sentire la musica come si faceva sugli hi-fi, ovvero purezza del segnale, un equalizzatore funzionante e affidabile, e basta.
    una scheda pensata per il gaming e per vedere i film, va bene anche per ascoltare musica, come voto do 4 stelle, un buon rapporto qualit prezzo, ma non pensata per chi vuole ascoltare musica in sostanza.

  29. MelindaLigertwo says:

     United Kingdom

    Bought for gift, husband loves it for gaming on compute

  30. FerminLawless says:

     Spai

    Usar este dispositivo es un gustazo!!!! desde que lo tengo enchufado al arradio puedo escuchar en 7.1 + Dolbi surraund el partidazo de la SER… uuuuuuuurf la voz de Lama nunca son tan bien. Mencin especial a los botones que al pulsarlos enciendo distintas lucecitas que cuando cae la noche adornan la mesa de la barbacoa donde tengo instalada mi arradio.

  31. IBNLive.com [email protected] says:

     United Kingdom

    I’ve never bought a DAC before, so keep this in mind.
    I bought this to use with my new HD600s as I have read that you need a DAC to make full use of them.
    I’ve also been using them with my GSP600 headset.

    Overall impressions are good. Music can be set to go loud. Very very loud. And clear as well. It does that job well.
    The chassis is attractive and I’ve had few issues with compatibility once I got used to the the poor software.
    It comes with an “audio holography” feature front and centre which I didn’t even realise until I plugged it in and immediately noticed how different everything sounded.

    If you imagine your music being normally inserted directly into your ears, what this feature does is make it seem like the ear-cups are a little further away from your ears, and a little forward. There is a very distinct sense of “surroundness” which I really like. It’s a very strange sensation but an overall positive one. Everything just kinda opens up. With some music, it massively improves it. With other, it doesn’t. Sometimes you can tell how it does it – vocals in particular have a certain echo to them – particularly female vocals. In some tracks it’s very noticeable and not pleasant, and in other tracks it distinctly improves it. Where it shines is in listening to podcasts recorded on good microphones – that is really nice. Or video-calling people. It does a fantastic job of imitating the person you’re listening to being right in front of you. You feel like you’re in the recording studio, or sitting face to face with whoever you’re talking to.

    I’ve been using this amp very actively every day for a good while now and in general, I keep the feature on. Just keep in mind that you’re adding a layer of processing to the music, so if you’re a hardcore audiophile who wants exactly what the musician intended, you will probably not like it. If you just want to chill out and listen to music, you’ll probably like it. From my experience it doesn’t do too well in games, which surprised me.

    You can hit a button to turn this feature off, which is where my one major issue comes in. I strongly believe that in order to make the audio holography sound better, they have deliberately worsened the sound when the feature is off so it’s more of a contrast. Even after hours of messing with settings, music with the holography disabled does not sound the same as it did previously. In games the difference is massive and differences in the way sounds, gunshots, music are processed and balanced is extremely noticeable, far, far worse than it sounded before I was using the DAC.

    As I have not been able to prove this (and frankly, since I keep the holography on it’s not something I encounter too frequently), I’ve given 4 stars instead of 3. As I also have trouble believing that a product for 130 would do something so pathetic I can only assume it’s user error on my part.

    Overall, I’d probably buy again.

  32. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    Der Grund warum ich mir diese externe Soundkarte zugelegt habe ist das Spiel “Cyberpunk 2077”.
    Ich habe einen Teufel Surround-Receiver mit optischem Eingang (5.1 Lautsprecher) und einen recht hochwertigen Kopfhrer. Nachdem ich absoluter Fan von Spielen wie Cyberpunk 2077 bin (mein letztes Lieblingsspiel war Tomb Raider), wollte ich auch in den vollen Genuss des Sounds kommen.

    Obwohl das Spiel Cyberpunk 2077 keine Surround oder Dolby Digital Optionen bietet, ist der Sound phnomenal.
    Durch die Verwendung von Dolby Prologic II Movie am Receiver ber die optische Verbindung, oder wahlweise die X-FI Funktion ber den Kopfhrer, ist in beiden Fllen ein eindrucksvolles Soundgeschehen vorhanden.

    Die Sound Blaster X3 untersttzt auch Dolby Digital und ASIO. Bisher habe ich dies aber noch nicht benutzt.

  33. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    Hab das gute Stck gekauft zum Musikhren und ganz wichtig das 7.1 Sound Set von Creative wieder komplett nutzen zu knnen. Wollte etwas haben was ich bequem ans Notebook anschlieen kann wie den guten alten externen Extigy Soundblaster. Soundtechnisch bin ich begeistert und berzeugt. Hab das gute Ding Uptodate und es tut sein Werk.
    Fr Musik meinerseits eine Empfehlung

  34. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    The excellent sound quality can boost the sound volume too to impressive highs, top quality product that’s well worth the money for the price.

  35. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    Der Soundblaster x3 eignet sich Perfekt um Hher Ohmige Kopfhrer zu Betreiben. Bei mir werden die DT770 Pro 80Ohm von Beyerdynamic mit ausreichend Leistung betrieben. Obwohl ich gerne sehr laut Musik hre Betreibe ich diese in der Regel 40% Leiser als Maximal mglich. Ich verwende ihn eigentlich nur in Direkt Modus und finde ihn einfach zu Bedienen.

  36. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    Treiber und Update funktionieren einwandfrei. Software ist nicht gro.
    Alles funktioniert auch PUR, also direkt ohne den Ton zu verflschen.
    Das war mir sehr wichtig.
    Schwer genug das die Externe Soundkarte nicht am Tisch verrutscht.
    Greift und fhlt sich alles sehr wertig an.
    Kann ich nur empfehlen.
    Hatte zuvor eine Asus Xonar u7 (Fehler Platine) , wollte zuerst den Nachfolger,aber durch die mangelnden updates wurde die U7 MKII unter 64 bit unbrauchbar.

  37. Chrystal says:

     United Kingdom

    A stellar replacement for my old internal X-Fi Titanium Champion which finally died last month after 12 years of service on at least 5 different builds.
    I bought it as it as a 5.1 DAC, most reviews online review it with headphones and obsess about Super X-fi and all that. But it’s a 5.1 DAC and that’s the point of it really. This is supplying my receiver via good old analog and it’s fantastic. Loads of settings to fiddle about with too.
    As a headphone DAC its great too for pushing great audio to my 150ohm Sennheisers.
    Holding down the 3rd button switches output from speakers to phones and vice versa, very simple and everything can remain connected simultaneously.
    Holding down the 2nd button switches between direct mode and processed mode, very simple and handy.
    My old X-Fi used to hiss ever so slightly when a mic was plugged in, not so with X3, perfectly silent with mic plugged in permanently.
    I’m running W10 2004 and have had no issues with the software whatsoever.

    A fantastic 5.1 DAC

  38. Anonymous says:

     France

    Super produit : j’ai pu branch des enceintes 5.1 sur un ordinateur portable. L’application est complte mme de trop, malgr le manque d’informations pour utiliser correctement toutes les fonctions. Je recommande cet article aux gamers pour avoir un son cinma avec vos jeux

  39. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Great sound quality, some good software for use. The unit itself isn’t the prettiest, but it does the job well. I’m happy with it as a replacement for an internal xfi soundcard

  40. StacyX50efxuar says:

     Italy

    Montata sul mio PC, ha davvero fatto fare un balzo enorme in termini di qualit sonora rispetto la scheda audio integrata del mio computer. Il prodotto si presenta molto bene dal punto di vista estetico, oltre ad avere molte funzioni interessanti come il riconoscimento dei lineamenti e delle orecchie per massimizzare l’esperienza in cuffia. Come al solito, Amazon impeccabile nella consegna (in realt, ho avuto problemi con un primo ordine che ho dovuto annullare, ma le problematiche sono state create dal corriere, non da Amazon).

  41. Anonymous says:

     Italy

    Golden Review Award: 6 From Our UsersComprata per approfondire l’esperienza audio nei videogiochi.

    Ha dei profili di equalizzatore pre-impostati per i giochi pi famosi (mi vengono in mente COD, PUBG …) ma ovviamente si possono creare profili di equalizzazione a piacimento.

    Sulla scheda c’ il pulsante per cambiare profilo, su cui si posso memorizzare fino a 3 profili che vengono cambiati in modo rapido e sono indicati con 3 colori diversi per indicare qual il profilo giusto. (si possono memorizzare software molti profili, ma se ne “pre-caricano” fino un max di 3)

    Abbinata con le beyerdinamic (come consigliato praticamente da tutti nei fari forum). il risultato ottimo, sia in ascolto di musica/film che in ambito videoludico.

    Non ho provato la funzione microfono perch uso un microfono esterno USB collegato direttamente al Pc, quindi non posso dare opinioni in questo campo.

  42. Anonymous says:

     Italy 🇮🇹

    Qualit audio in cuffie aumentata notevolmente. Suono forte , limpido ricco di tonalit surround . Esperienza di ascolto musicale davvero elevata. Logicamente non usare cuffie di fascia bassa o troppo economica.

  43. MalloryConingha says:

     Germany

    Genau das was ich gesucht habe, eine externe Soundkarte 😉 Die Installation ist spielend einfach und auch die Software verrichtet ihren Dienst gut, zudem gab es auch schon einige Updates, wie auch Firmware Updates fr das USB-DAC. Also kurz und knapp gesagt bin ich zufrieden und mein OnBoard Sound konnte ich beruhigt in Rente schicken, sprich deaktivieren.

  44. JannieChuter says:

     United Kingdom

    After many months of trying to get my SB Zx PCI card working after a Windows update 10 seemed to kill it I spotted this ‘new’ SB device. Then, after seeing others post reviews they resolved the same issue by switching to this USB X3, I decide to give it a go. Removing my faithful, until it failed, Zx all was fine since the first plunging in with what seemed to be even better sound – though as so long ago this was hard to tell. Then after longer listening I still think the X3 sounds better, richer and better defined stereo – I only have stereo speakers, though very good sounding.

    It worked well without loading the SB s/w, however, this also loaded new firmware which removed an odd bug/issue that meant the X3 remain on after shutting down the PC – like most PC’s the USB power stays on even with the PC turned off. The change appears to be a function of the new firmware that detects the PC is off and turns it self off, well at least it turns off the large blue led ring of light and it appears the main power draining processing. It always turns itself back on when the PC is turned on – well unless you remove power from the mains connected to the PC which then seems to require the USB plug to removed and reinserted when PC power is reconnected. Not a problem, just an observation.

    As a bonus, I can easily plug the X3 into the couple of Laptops in the house if they need some high quality sounds.

    I almost took a star off but as it would be to bemoan the failing of the Zx, which is probably a Windows issue, it’s no fault of the X3.

  45. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    I use the X3 primarily as a headphone dac/amp combined with a Sennheiser PC37X headset. An excellent pairing by the way if you’re also in the market for a new headset.
    Audio quality is very good straight out of the box which can then be further tuned to your liking when installing Creative’s SoundBlaster Command app. The app is very feature rich, which can be a bit overwhelming at first, and if you want to unlock all it has to offer you will also have to do a initial setup using a mobile app that also requires you to create an account. It’s a bit of work but once you’re done you’re all set up and you won’t have to bother with most of it afterwards anymore. If this however still sounds overly complicated and/or unnecessary to you you still can just hook up the X3 to your PC or laptop, not install any software and be done with it. You won’t be able to use all it’s features but as I said, the base sound is already very good and enough for most. Because of this I can easily recommend it to anyone looking for a better sound solution for their laptop and/or desktop but who don’t want to break the bank.

    I for one am very happy with it. The X3 is a big step up from my onboard solution of my desktop and that for a reasonable price.
    The sound it produces is very good. Clear, rich and with more than enough depth. Mic input is excellent, one of the best implementations i’ve seen so far, both in quality and control,
    and having a physical piece of hardware on my desk with which I can control my sound with directly is a big plus for me as well.

    Pros:
    + Great sound quality (out of the box)
    + Excellent microphone input quality, with audio balance
    + Heaps of features and configuration options
    + Plenty of input options
    + Works with a lot of devices (PC, Mac, phone, consoles)
    + Affordable. A lot of bang for your buck.

    Cons:
    – Initial setup a bit overwhelming and cumbersome
    – Control deck feels plasticky

  46. Anonymous says:

     Italy

    Provato sia con le cuffie che con gli altoparlanti amplificati in configurazione 7.1 e mi piace l’apertura sonora che riesce a dare. Dove mi ha meravigliato e’ nel trasformare un audio stereo di un filmato video, in un suono avvolgente su piu’ casse, dove si ha la sensazione che la sorgente sia un surround, malgrado non lo sia.

  47. HilarioCoghlan says:

     Germany

    Habe mir den soundblaster x3 gekauft da mein soundblaster z in verbindung mit meinem mainboard (asus crosshair VI hero wifi ac) unter last (gaming, FAH) strgerusche verursacht hat.
    Vom klang her legt der Soundblaster X3 im vergleich zum SBZ noch mal eine ganze schippe drauf, bisher funktioniert die software auch einwandfrei. Ein riesen vorteil im gegensatz zu vielen anderen externen soundkarten ist auch das der SB X3 ber alle anschlsse verfgt die auch interne soundkarten haben, somit ist es kein problem lautsprecher anzuschlieen.
    ber die super X-FI funktion kann ich nichts sagen da ich kein headset oder kopfhrer benutze.

  48. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    bought to replace a soundblaster z sound card in my pc and its a great buy 🙂 the sound is great and it was easy to set up.

  49. Anonymous says:

     Germany 🇩🇪

    Hatte vorher denn Omnibus 5.1 und dieses Produkt ist weit beraus Besser!Weiter so Creative!

  50. Anonymous says:

     France

    Creative Carte Son DAC et ampli USB Externe Discret 7.1 Sound Blaster X3 super produit a donner du punch et de la clart mes enceinte EDIFIER Studio R1700BT j’en suis trs satisfait top top

  51. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersIn meinem Review kommen nur Punkte, die ich in den anderen Rezensionen vermisst habe und vor meinem Kauf gern gewusst htte oder meinen Entscheidung erleichtert htte.

    Pro:
    +keine Treiber Probleme: Karte im laufenden Betrieb (Windows10) einstecken, Software auf der Supportseite runterladen und installieren lassen, samt dem mitgelieferten Treiber (Hckchen in der Installation). Zwei Mal Software updaten. Einmal PC Neustarten Fertig.
    + usb 2.0: Die Soundkarte hat zwar einen usb c Stecker, aber das mitgelieferte Kabel hat am anderen Ende einen weisen groen usb Port. Vorteil, da die Soundkarte anscheinend nicht so viel Strom braucht um ordentlich zu funktionieren.
    +SBX Funktionen sind besser als in meiner der internen Soundkarte: Der Bass ist nicht mehr so ein Pochen sondern ein Bass, den man mit dem DT 990 oder 770 auch sprt.
    +Stromsparend: Ist der PC aus, ist die Karte aus. Zumindest das Licht. Da die Karte nicht warm wird, konnte ich es nicht 100% erkennen. Nur, wenn der PC vom Strom genommen und wieder angeschlossen wird, schaltet sich die Karte ein, auch wenn der PC ausgeschaltet bleibt.

    Neg
    -Equalizer: Die Stufen reichen nur maximal bis 9db. Da gehen andere viel weiter. 20 sollte schon drinnen sein. Mit PowerDVD 18 (normal) kann ich nochmal extra bis 20db rauf oder runtergehen (also max 29db) und so die Limitierung umgehen.
    – kein RCA; 2.1. Soundsysteme gehen aber auch mit Aux ber den Front Output.

    Wer auf einen 20db Equalizer verzichten bzw. einen weiteren in seiner Musik Software besitzt, kann ohne Bedenken 125 investiere

  52. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    This little box of tricks is so much better than my onboard audio, my speakers are better now (bigger range and more punchy). And they power my headphones to the max range and quality that they should be. Setup is fairly easy and you get plenty of customisation and EQ options. Powers up to 600ohm cans too, so audiophiles will love it. Wish I would have bought this sooner!

  53. Noelia5128 says:

     Germany

    Golden Review Award: 11 From Our UsersHabe das Teil fr meinen iMac 5K gekauft, weil ich ursprnglich nur” einen anstndigen Kopfhrerausgang haben wollte und Toslink Output. Die Super XFI Funktion hat mich beim Kauf eigentlich gar nicht interessiert.

    Ich habe im Moment einen Beyerdynamic TYGR Kopfhrer (32 ohm) angeschlossen. Sound im Direktmodus sehr gut, soweit ich das beurteilen kann!
    Habe dann auch mal spaeshalber den kompletten XFI Einrichtungsprozess durchlaufen und ich kann nur sagen:
    Es lohnt sich auf jedenfall das auszuprobieren!
    Beim zocken luft XFI in Verbindung mit virtuellem 5.1 sound mit und ich bin sehr angetan! Bin aber auch nicht wirklich professionell” am zocken eher zur Unterhaltung.
    Habe das Beyerdynamic DT990 kopfhrer profil genommen, und dann im SFXI EQ Profil ausgehend vom Film preset die Senke bei 4khz bisschen angehoben und die Hhen noch deutlich erhht. Kommt mir so am neutralsten vor, sonst zu dumpf!
    Bin aber noch am experimentieren…
    Wie gesagt, beim Zocken gefllt mir das so wirklich gut! Beim Musikhren… naja nicht immer 😉
    Gerade bei Musik, die bereits binaural aufgenommen wurde, XFI am besten ausgeschaltet lassen, macht ja auch eigentlich keinen Sinn…
    Alles in allem ist die Creative X3 glaub ich eine sehr vielseitige Soundkarte und ich bin wirklich froh, dass ich mich fr das Ding entschieden habe, dabei hatte ich die SXFI funktion erst berhaupt nicht auf dem Schirm 😉

  54. Anonymous says:

     Italy

    Sono passato da Asus Xonar U7 MK1 a questa e devo dire che ho notato un miglioramento, probabilmente anche grazie ai 32 bit
    Ovviamente non aspettatevi un miglioramento enorme in questo caso (la xonar u7 un ottima scheda audio)
    Esteticamente molto carina
    Il pannello di controllo completo e vi permette di personalizzare le funzioni totalmente.
    La utilizzo con cuffie, microfono e diffusori collegati contemporaneamente (c’ la possibilit di passare da cuffie a diffusori con un click tramite il software)
    L’unica pecca secondo me l’assenza di un tasto fisico per switchare dalle cuffie ai diffusori.

  55. MarielMcBryde says:

     France

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersGnial je peux brancher mes haut-parleurs 2.1 et un casque numrique(sur la sortie optique) en mme temps, le son est trs bon et de nombreux rglages sont possibles grce l’interface installe avec les drivers
    trs bon produi

  56. Anonymous says:

     France 🇫🇷

    Il me fallait une carte son, celle-ci correspondait mon besoin. Produit esthetique et de qualit.

  57. Anonymous says:

     Italy

    Acquistato per affiancare/sostituire la scheda audio del notebook, anchessa Creative, che per da un p di tempo non fa funzionare pi ne il microfono ne la line-in oltre ad avere sempre avuti problemi di massa. Purtroppo anche con questa ho problemi lato line-in/microfono, non per colpa sua, ma ho dovuto fare il reso.
    Comunque sia ottima scheda audio, ben assemblata, con la manopola molto bella e stabile con un bel led per indicarne lo stato e che lampeggia quando premuta per il muto.
    Buona dotazione di porte ma manca una line-in ottica, grande pecca ed quella che serviva a me, ma consigliata nel complesso!

    Ottima scheda audio!!!

  58. JannieV44ypb says:

     United Kingdom

    Easy set up. Great sound for my 250 ohm head phones and sound bar. I was pleasantly surprised

  59. Anonymous says:

     Italy 🇮🇹

    Ottima scheda pervenuta nei tempi previsti con un audio molto potente e con molte opzioni di ascolto e registrazione

  60. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    Ich hab lange berlegt was ich mir fr meine Kopfhrer kaufe (Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro) 250 Ohm Variante, da mein Mainboard auch wenns angegeben ist, das 600Ohm untersttzt werden, war fr mich die Lautstrke nicht ausreichend.

    Viel gelesen und es wird einem immer ein Fiio E10K empfohlen, obwohl er nur 150Ohm untersttzt.

    Nagut, dachte ich und bestellte ihn da die Rezensionen recht positiv waren.
    Als er ankam hab ich ihn sofort angeschlossen und merkte, hmm ist eigentlich genau so, auer man stellt den High/Low schalter um, dann ist er minimal lauter, was aber fr mich nicht ausreichend war.

    Also ging der Fiio zurck und die Suche ging weiter.
    Dann kam ich auf Creative Ae-9, AE-7 und XG6.

    Lange habe ich berlegt und gelesen was zu mir passt.

    AE-9 hat wohl einige Probleme Treiber etc. natrlich nicht bei jedem aber ich wollte das Risiko nicht eingehen.

    AE-7 berlegt aber war mir dann doch zu Schade so viel Geld auszugeben.

    XG6 kurz davor gewesen es zu bestellen, aber mich an die Lautstrkeregelung berhaupt nicht angesprochen (wie beim Fiio E10K), deswegen habe ich mich im Endeffekt fr das Gert entschieden X3.

    Was soll ich sagen es ist wirklich ein sehr krasser Unterschied und die Regelung viel besser und angenehmer.

    Man merkt er hat genug Power um meine Kopfhrer zu befeuern, womit ich jetzt endlich zu frieden bin.

    Also an die Leute die sich eine 250 Ohm Variante holen mchten und den Fiio E10K in angriff nehmen, kann ich sagen lasst die Finger davon und kauft euch etwas anderes dafr, beziehungsweise den x3 da er vom Komfort, Sound und Preis-Leistung Top ist.

    Verarbeitung kann ich nichts negatives sagen wirkt ordentlich.

    Einziger Kritikpunkt ist die SBX Taste die fehlt nmilich, wre sinnvoller als die SXFI Taste.

    Von mir klare Kaufempfehlung.

  61. Michael Sawh says:

     United Kingdom

    Bought this external sound card because my onboard sound wasnt working so well with my 5.1 surround sound system. It would not output true 5.1 in my final fantasy 14 online game. This card was the answer and it pairs perfectly with my 5.1 now I get true 5.1 in most games as it has dolby digital live encoder built in. The card is of an excellent quality and would highly recommend this to replace weak onboard sound it also can power high end studio headphones up to 600ohms and sits nicely on your desk with a premium loom to i

    Excellent quality

  62. ToshaCawthorne says:

     Germany

    PlugAndPlay, anstoppeln, SW laden, fertig. Klang ist Hammer, SW auch gelungen. warum 2 Sterne weniger bei der Lautstrkeregelung ? Weil, Line in viiiiiiiiel zu leise. Wenn in der SW die Funktion SmartVol nicht wre, dann knnte ich Line in kaum verwenden. Warum das so ist, konnte ich bisher nicht rausfinden.
    vl Vergleich: ohne SmartVol ca. 10dB Pegel, mit SmartVol ~45db. Stecke ich das selbe LineIn Gert mit gleicher Quellautstrke an der PC-internen “Soundkarte” am LineIn an, dann brauch ich Ohrenschtzer. Also, keine Ahnung warum die X3 so leise ist. Vorher war am PC die Sounblaster HD USB dran, die hatte da kein Problem. Aber dennoch, die X3 ist Hamme

  63. MadisonBHGK says:

     Italy

    Ottimo davvero, facile da installare e da configurare. Ce l’ho da un mese e mi ci sto trovando molto bene.

    Pregi:
    -Qualit Audio sia per musica che giochi
    -Qualit del prodotto esternamente
    -Pratica regolazione del volume grazie alla rotella centrale
    -Regolazioni di pi volumi contemporaneamente
    -Software semplice ed intuitivo
    -Qualit con le cuffie incredibile (nel mio caso Sennheiser HD598sr)

    Difetti:
    -SXFi inutile per i miei gusti, va a rovinare troppo il suono
    -Software con qualche bug (per fortuna aggiornano molto spesso risolvendoli)

  64. Joanna Sciarrino says:

     Germany

    + Very customizable DAC via Sound Blaster Command application.
    + After few days of testing found no-issues with Win 10.
    + Easy to use.
    + EQ pre-defined mode for PUBG really impressed me ..
    + Headphone jack is TRRS .. via CTIA cable both headphones and Mic worked.
    + Super X-Fi currenty doesnt have profile for my V-Moda Crossfades LP but still found a profile which is good for them.
    + Connected to Logitech Z-680 speakers..What a ride ..from Audigy 2 ZS to X3 =)
    + product is worth every penny!!

    – Scout mode: in PUBG lite I didn’t like volume lowering – example: if someone is shooting far away volume goes down and because of that its harder
    to hear stuff around you.. They would need to add volume “compression” slider in SB Command App so we could control when & how much sound volume would go down…

  65. ElijahVepvskj says:

     Germany 🇩🇪

    Fr jeden, der intern keine Steckpltze mehr hat die ideale Lsung. Hochwertiges ueres und Spitzen-Klang zum fairen Preis. Empfehlung !

  66. Anonymous says:

     Germany 🇩🇪

    I really recommend it. It has all the features you need especially the X-FI it is so powerful.

  67. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Some weeks ago my desktop PC gave up on life so I decided to save some space and invest in a new powerful laptop, not thinking about sound at the time, it soon became apparent that laptop speakers are rubbish and I couldn’t just connect my 5.1 surround system to the laptop because of the old connectivity of the speakers. So I bought the Soundblaster X3 and wow hasn’t it solved my problem, I’m now looking for newer speakers that will do this little bundle of tech justice, it was simple to set up and the software that comes with it is perfect for creating sound just the way you like it.
    Connections are 4 Line out for Analog, 1 Line in for mobile, optical out for AV and USB for PC/Mac/PS4 /Switch.
    This really is a superb piece of ki

  68. Anonymous says:

     Spai

    Perfecta para lo que necesitaba, sacar 5.1 desde un porttil hacia una barra de sonido por ptico. Algo cara eso s, aunque el software tiene muchas opciones y el diseo es bonito.

  69. Preety says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our UsersOverall, at this price, it is a pretty solid investment for personal entertainment.

    PRO:
    1. Good sound quality with AK4458vn DAC
    2. Compact enough to put into schoolbag and use with a laptop
    3. Clearly marked output layout
    5. Nice package
    6. Loads of useful setup features, ie, speaker types, Sub crossover frequency, surround setting(stereo, 5.1, 7.1 ) etc.
    7. Direct Mode (Bypass the internal DSP = natural sounding)
    8. Adjustable sound profiles (Music , gaming, movie ,etc)
    9. Graphic EQ

    Con:
    1. Mediocre headphone amplification (Sound wise, it can’t even outperform some cheap palm-sized “Made in China” standalone HP amps)

    2. The bundled control interface is clunky!
    Severe lag can be found when you switch modes, or change settings. It’s highly questionable that the development team has done enough testing before issuing the firmware and driver.

    3. Updating the firmware may lead to a total malfunction or control app crash down unless you uninstall the whole driver and unplug the device, restart and do it all again. The control interface finally works but far from being smooth.

    4. Crappy SFXI technology
    Let’s be realistic! Nothing can save a normal sounding audio device and make it sound pristine unless it is truly well-designed with top quality components installed and the whole system carefully calibrated. Forget about the scan-face- and-ear gimmick. Snake oil IMO! Adding heavily processed reverb-type FX and tons of EQ can only muddy up your music, instead of making it super-clear. Funny enough, X3 sounds the best when these functions are OFF!

    Conclusion
    It’s a handy companion for music lovers and gamers who would appreciate a neat desktop surround setup. X3 can perfectly complements active speakers and be used as a good sounding audio interface. It supports DSD, which is great. Thanks to the AK4458vn DAC chip, which is normally found on mid-range AVRs, it surely can deliver crystal-clear music reproduction quality. However, the less-than-carefully-tested control interface make tuning the sound a bit frustrating.

    A decent soundcard/DAC for desktop surround sound

  70. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    sxfi is good but no the best for gamin. the eq settings are great and the sound it creates is excellent. kinda got lost in the controls and usb c makes my life easy

  71. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    ich habe mich lange nach einem DAC hauptschlich fr meine Aktivlautsprecher nebst Subwoofer am PC umgesehen.
    Ich hatte kurzzeitig auch mal den gehypten FiiO e10k probiert aber mit Subwoofer ist das Teil nicht zu gebrauchen.
    Der Soundblaster X3 hingegen passt perfekt auf meine Bedrfnisse.
    Der Sound mit Subwoofer ist um welten besser, ich habe die ESI nEar 05 Aktivlautsprecher und einen klipsch Aktivsub daran angeschlossen und bin einfach nur begeistert. So viele Einstellmglichkeiten um den Klang und die Konfiguration per Software anzupassen.
    Auerdem funktioniert hier auch die Lautstrkeregelung am Gert bei Lautsprecherbetrieb und man kann ihn sogar an der Switch benutzen…
    Es macht jetzt wirklich Spa am PC Musik zu hren!

  72. Anonymous says:

     France 🇫🇷

    Je suis fan de musique et effectivement ce DAC apporte une dimension extraordinaire surtout avec un casque Focal Elegia.

  73. JadeTipping says:

     Germany

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersMir gefllt der Creativ-Soundblaster X3 sehr gut! Glasklarer Sound, transparent und satte Bsse wenn man will!

    Die Einstellungen fr den Soundeditor (Command) sind auf Anhieb nicht leicht zu bedienen, denn die gedruckte Bedienungsanleitung ist drftig!
    Aber letztendlich habe ich alle Einstellungen gefunden.
    Besonders gefallen hat mir, da ich einstellen kann, wie weit die einzelnen Lautsprecher von mir entfernt sind, und die Lautsterke einzeln anpassen kann!
    Luft mit WIN10 einwandfrei (nach Update & Firmwire)

  74. Anonymous says:

     Spain 🇪🇸

    Un gran producto, se nota la calidad. No esperaba tanta con mejora con respecto a la integrada de la placa, ya que era bastante buena. Y la salida 7.1 funciona perfecta.

  75. Anonymous says:

     Italy 🇮🇹

    Scheda audio perfetta per il Gaming! I passi si sentono molto meglio! Funzione divertente per microfono che ti cambia la voce in tempo reale mentre parli con gli amici!

  76. Xza Louise says:

     Italy

    Pro: design, leggerezza,ottima qualit audio, superba la tecnologia Super xfi.
    Contro: prezzo alto, mancanza di una batteria interna.

    L’ho comprato per connettere le mie casse Cambridge soundworks fps 2000 al mio laptop. La resa audio ottima. I controlli volume Integrati nelle casse vengono baypassati quindi si usa la manopola. l’app si collega via Bluetooth permette di controllare tutte le funzionalit. Molto divertente. Unica pecca la mancanza di una batteria interna

  77. Vernon H. says:

     Italy 🇮🇹

    ottimo prodotto,arrivato in perfette condizioni,spedizione Amazon come sempre ottima

  78. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 5 From Our UsersI wanted a headphone DAC that doubles as a soundcard etc for my new build. This one ticked all the boxes for the right price

    Excellent build quality, large volume knob, easy to use software and drivers that includes easy firmware upgrade. One stop shop software is the only solution.

    The cables are a little short however. USB’C is the port of choice (USB A adapter provided)

    I use this for R6S primarily, but have tested it with all major 2020 titles like Doom Eternal, Resident Evil 3 etc.

    I disabled all the extra features and relied only on direct audio – the purest form for my Sennheiser HD650 setup.

    The performance is very good, excellent clarity and ultra high definition in mids, lows and highs. My cans were driven extremely well and even those with high impedance cans will be pleased. The volume was delivered with ease and detail kept at maximum at all times.

    This easily beats my previous Soundblaster XFi HD USB(used mini USB cable) solution in terms of volume, stability and feature set.

    Overall I would recommend this product.

  79. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    Einfache Lautstrkeregelung. Sehr gute Soundqualitt. Sehr viele aber teils umstndliche Konfigarationseinstellungen. SXfi nur bei wenigen Anwendungen berzeugend. Betrieb am PC.

  80. LoriSouleq says:

     Italy

    Buon prodotto. Firmware e Driver non ancora perfetti. Molto saltuariamente, ma succede, compaiono distorsioni sull’ audio in riproduzione.

  81. RosettaNewsome says:

     Germany

    Durch eine Incompatibiltt zwischen meinem X570 Asus Mainboard und meiner (internen) Asus Xonar D2X Soundkarte kam es immer wieder zu spontanen Reboots. Diese sind nun anhand der neuen externen X3 Geschichte. Soundmig holt sie aus meinen Teufel Brllwrfeln einiges heraus. Einzig die Funktion Crossover Freq (die Satelliten sind keine Breitbandlautspr.) ist etwas versteckt. Um sie zu aktivieren muss man als Lautsprechertyp “Benutzerdefiniert” auswhlen.
    Update: Heute wurde eine neue Firmware verffentlicht (1.5). Diese lies sich nicht vom angeschlossenen Computer installieren. Habe das Update dann erfolgreich vom IPad per Bluetooth eingespielt.

  82. Danuta89Scvw says:

     Italy

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersPremetto che per ora l’ho testata solo con Mac Os per sembra una gran bella scheda. Subito funzionante anche senza installare app (che comunque ci sono sia per il pc che per comandarla da smartphone).
    Molto comodo il fatto che non necessiti di altra alimentazione se non quella fornita dal cavo usb. Un po’ intricata l’app per cambiare le impostazioni audio e probabilmente non super curata. C’ qualche bug qui e li ma nulla di grave (ricordo che la uso su OSX su Windows potrebbero non esserci questi problemi).
    Impostata a 96khz a 24bit usando come collegamento l’uscita ottica e devo dire che suona un gran bene. Va specificato che in ottico il volume non si pu abbassare da scheda fisicamente ma solo da sistema (pulsanti su tastiera o usando il mouse).
    Ha un miliardo di impostazioni per quanto riguarda equalizzazioni o gestione dei diffusori ma ho staccato tutto per usarla con audio meno modificato possibile. Mi ritengo soddisfatto, ci sarebbero valanghe di cose da dire ma gi il fatto che sia utilizzabile su mac e Con audio di qualit mi basta.

  83. Staceemedia says:

     United Kingdom

    Bought a couple of other cheaper ones and they didn’t hold up. This has all the features and functionality that I need and it makes a big Difference in the sound quality and volume. Love i

  84. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    sound quality is really good on this, bit complicated and buggy software to work with this but it is not this not his dac/amp’s fault. also volume knob is bit unsatisfying by feeling, but other than that, i was mind blown for the price/quality! highly recommend

  85. Anonymous says:

     Italy

    Golden Review Award: 9 From Our UsersDAC Multicanale veramente molto utile per aggiungere qualit al proprio impianto audio PC. Io personalmente l ho comprato perch la mia vecchia scheda audio non leggeva adeguatamente l impianto di casse che avevo messo; Con questa scheda esterna per sicuramente cambiato tutto dato che bypassa direttamente la scheda audio posseduta tramite il collegamento usb col vostro PC. La scheda ha bisogno ovviamente di driver che trovate sul sito della creative nella finestra del medesimo articolo e del software a cui si appoggia: Sound Blaster Command (scaricabile su pc e anche per Android o IOS) scaricabile sempre dal sito. X3 dispone di prese per un impianto surround (ovviamente dovete avere delle casse adeguate al suddetto): C/SUB centrale+subwoofer, FRONTAL casse laterali frontali, SIDE casse laterali a destra e a sinistra dell ascoltatore, REAR casse che si dispongono dietro l ascoltatore. Interessante anche la possibilit di settare la distanza (fino ad un massimo di 2 m) delle casse per garantire una fruizione migliore del suono. possibile settare vari tipologie di equalizzazioni predefinite disposte da creative per film, musica e gaming (con differenziazione di suono per ogni tipologia di gioco); anche possibile disporre un settaggio dedicato solo alle cuffie per migliorare la qualit sonora delle suddette tramite la tecnologia e il software SXFI della creative. ancora possibile settare differenti tipologie di uscite audio del microfono. In pratica un must have se siete degli audiofili e avete bisogno di migliorare il vostro impianto sonoro. Voto 10 su 10.

    Creative fa ancora centro.

  86. Anonymous says:

     Italy

    Golden Review Award: 53 From Our UsersIl titolo si riferisce alla funzionalit pi importante offerta da questo dispositivo audio usb esterno: il nuovo audio olografico super X-Fi di Creative, concepito in origine per rendere pi tridimensionali e “fuori dalla testa” i brani musicali, ma che far la gioia anche (e soprattutto secondo me) di chi gioca e guarda film ascoltando tramite le cuffie stereo, la categoria di cuffie che offre, potenzialmente, la migliore qualit audio in assoluto. Solo pochi dispositivi audio offrono il super X-Fi ad oggi: il Creative X3 in oggetto, il Creative sxfi amp, pi quotato alla mobilit e al collegamento a smartphone, e alcune cuffie Creative che integrano tale tecnologia. Siccome il mio utilizzo sarebbe stato esclusivamente pc desktop e siccome preferisco usare le MIE cuffie stereo hifi, la mia scelta ricaduta senza dubbi sull’X3.
    Di base, impostando stereo puro DIRECT senza sxfi ed effetti Creative attivati, questo dispositivo suona discretamente, in linea con le altre schede audio in questa fascia di prezzo. Le mie orecchie sono abituate a dac e amplificatori dedicati di alta qualit, dal costo anche 10 o 20 volte superiore.. con un po’ di crudelt, ho svolto anche dei testa a testa tra l’x3 e la mia catena hi-fi attuale e non ci vuole un orecchio esperto per sentire che non c’ competizione. Il dac AKM e il reparto amplificazione della X3 fanno comunque un buon lavoro considerando il prezzo: il suono rilassante, mieloso e tendente al caldo.. i bassi sono un tantino evidenziati e un poco fuori controllo con alcune cuffie, probabilmente dovuto all’impedenza di uscita non proprio bassissima, attorno ai 10ohm (ma sappiate che c’ ben di peggio tra le schede audio pi gettonate), il dettaglio decente e la trasparenza altrettanto: difficile che l’ascolto in cuffia possa risultare affaticante. In fatto di spazialit e ariosit siamo a un livello poco pi che basilare e quando scrivo basilare il mio punto di riferimento l’uscita audio di un notebook o di un integrato su scheda madre desktop, che tra l’altro a volte supera la qualit di schede audio dedicate erroneamente osannate. Immagino che a questo punto della lettura alcuni si chiederanno: ma quindi ci sono schede audio interneusb (Creative, Asus e simili acquistate di solito dall’utente pc) che offrono una qualit superiore o nettamente superiore? No.. Creative G6 e la serie AE sempre di Creative, cio le “schede audio” pi riuscite da un punto di vista audiofilo, offrono qualcosina (ma proprio poco) in pi in fatto di trasparenza e dinamica, ma nulla di rilevante.
    Sulla X3 si hanno a disposizione vari filtri roll-off che sono in grado di variare lievemente la firma sonora, passando da una un po’ pi quotata al dettaglio e alla dinamicit, a una pi calda e viscosa.. una buona cosa che vi permetter di sistemare il matching col carattere delle vostre cuffie. L’amplificatore per cuffie ha due livelli di gain ed ha una potenza adeguata, in grado di offrire volumi di ascolto degni con tutte le cuffie dinamiche e varie planari, nessun problema a raggiungere quindi il volume desiderato, neanche con le Beyerdynamic dt990 600ohm o con le Sennheiser hd800 ad esempio.
    Alla x3 potete collegare un po’ di tutto: casse stereo amplificate, impianti 2.1 amplificati, impianti surround 5.1 amplificati (sia tramite collegamento ottico, che tramite jack front – centresub – rear), cuffie (nell’apposita uscita frontale), microfono..
    Il dispositivo supporta la codifica Dolby Digital e pu essere usato sulla ps4, ma non scriver niente a tal proposito perch non uso n l’uno, n l’altra.

    Il super-xfi la vera chicca.
    Va installata sullo smartphone la SXFI App e va creato un account. Poi viene il momento di scannerizzare il padiglione auricolare sinistro, quello destro e il frontale della vostra testa. Non richiesta una fotocamera al top e neanche un ambiente perfettamente illuminato, ma se avete un assistente in carne e ossa che si occupi di allineare bene l’obiettivo meglio. Vengono create delle scansioni 3D che finiscono nel database Creative e viene cos elaborato l’algoritmo HRTF pi adatto, in teoria, a voi.. ve lo ritroverete pronto all’uso sul software di gestione che va installato sul pc per usare la X3.
    Ho acquistato la X3 a dicembre e gi l’audio olografico prometteva bene, ma devo dire che quando qualche giorno fa uscito l’aggiornamento GEN2, non ho potuto far altro che assegnargli il titolo di miglior surround virtuale in cuffia. Non c’ storia col resto, siamo a un livello di accuratezza delle posizionalit mai raggiunta prima e anche l’immersivit forte.. oltretutto il primo e unico HRTF dinamico, che si “equalizza” in tempo reale, reagendo in base al flusso sonoro riprodotto.
    I dispositivi audio con tecnologica sxfi montano a tal proposito un processore supplementare, dedicato esclusivamente a questo compito. Si sente durante l’ascolto in un videogioco come Battlefield 5 ad esempio, un continuo fine-tuning delle varie bande di frequenza, questo per assicurare sempre il massimo range dinamico e che la direzionalit dei suoni sia sempre il pi chiara possibile.. e lo davvero. Tale peculiarit rende il super-xfi non “sintetizzabile” e non riproducibile su altri dispositivi audio con stratagemmi come HeSuVi. Sul pannello di controllo sxfi, oltre a selezionare il vostro audio olografico, va selezionato anche il modello di cuffie in uso, questo fa si che l’algoritmo surround sia cucito su misura non solo sulla fisionomia delle orecchie, ma anche sulla risposta in frequenza delle cuffie. La lista di cuffie 100% supportate buona e in continuo sviluppo, ma se le vostre cuffie non dovessero figurare tra quelle in elenco, potete sempre selezionare il profilo “unknown headphones”, il risultato finale non altrettanto esaltante (si perde un 25% circa di resa), ma sempre superiore a quello ottenibile con le altre soluzioni per il surround virtuale. La ciliegia finale sarebbe quella di adottare in futuro la tecnologia head tracking (presente sulle Mobius e sulle equivalenti Orbit S), cosa assolutamente fattibile, ma vedremo..
    E’ un surround virtuale sempre impeccabile? Certo che no, ma di gran lunga il meglio su piazza ed sicuro che Creative continuer a migliorarlo, basta vedere che salto c’ stato tra GEN1 e GEN2 con l’aggiornamento uscito tre settimane fa. Sono molto ottimista. In particolare sarebbe una gran cosa poter ritoccare vari parametri del proprio HRTF, come quello del riverbero, talvolta un po’ esagerato. Ho letto che sono al lavoro per offrire all’utente un’ampia possibilit di tuning, per ora possibile solo smanettare con un equalizzatore di bande.
    Come scrivevo all’inizio, sxfi nasceva in primo luogo per portare fuori dalla testa i brani musicali e ci riesce, offrendo un ascolto musicale alternativo, interessante e spesso assolutamente piacevole. Da appassionato di HiFi preferisco comunque un ascolto puro, senza elaborazioni, con un dac e un amplificatore di qualit e ormai se ne trovano anche con investimenti modesti.
    Anche per quanto riguarda l’audio in game, niente potr mai superare in fatto di naturalezza della scena sonora 3D un audio binaurale ben implementato e studiato per cuffie stereo, ma questo deve necessariamente essere fatto dai programmatori del videogioco. Battlefield 5 il primo della serie a offrire un buon audio binaurale (va selezionato il profilo audio CUFFIE 3D dentro al gioco), poi ci sono pubg, counter strike, cod, ecc.. su questi titoli una soluzione come il super-xfi non rappresenta per forza un salto in avanti, ma pi una validissima alternativa, con dei pro e dei contro. Ci sono momenti dove le posizionalit sono eclatanti, altri dove la scena sonora risulta un po’ pi confusa a causa delle elaborazioni del segnale, per forza invasive e degradanti.
    L’eterna lotta, in parole povere, e (penso) sar sempre tra queste due fazioni:
    1_AUDIO 2.0 BINAURALE in cuffie stereo: naturalezza e posizionalit insuperabili, ma richiede registrazioni accurate da parte dei programmatori del videogioco e una catena di ascolto senzacon pochi compromessi (cuffie stereo di qualit + dac-amplificatore di qualit).
    2_AUDIO 5.17.1 riversato tramite algoritmo surround virtuale in cuffie stereo: posizionalit da buone a ottime, naturalezza da accettabile a buona, non richiede una catena di ascolto impeccabile.

    Mi piacerebbe molto vedere implementata la tecnologia super-xfi in un dispositivo con un reparto dac e amplificazione superiore, sono convinto che il risultato finale farebbe un ulteriore balzo in avanti. Per adesso Creative X3 il massimo che si pu avere e comunque va detto che per il prezzo di soli 125 la qualit offerta adeguata.

    PS: con l’X3 si pu volendo utilizzare anche il solito surround virtuale Creative, quello presente nel pannello di controllo Acoustic Engine delle schede audio AE-5, AE-7, G6, ecc.. inclusi gli effetti crystallizer e bass boost

    PRO
    _il super X-Fi
    _il prezzo
    _volume a sufficienza per tutte le cuffie
    _ampia connettivit

    CONTRO
    _qualit audio entry level

    anno 2020: super X-Fi è il nuovo riferimento del surround virtuale

  87. Anonymous says:

     Germany 🇩🇪

    Unbelievable sound, a lot of sound customization, easy installation, BT remote via Android..

  88. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 7 From Our UsersBought as an upgrade to my Asus motherboards onboard sound and it was a significant improvement with improved clarity (even with my old ears) higher volume and better bass (although my Edifier speakers may have a bit to do with it).

    The only problem that I had with it was that the volume control didn’t work. I contacted Creative and they replied within a couple of days, telling me that because I had connected it to my speakers with an optical connection, the volume control was disabled. If I connected it using phono cables it would work. It would have been nice if that had been mentioned in the instructions (at least I didn’t see it anyway) so I have knocked a star off. My speakers have a remote control, so it doesn’t really matter.

    Update:
    The latest drivers seem to have cured my complaint about the volume “knob” not working with an optical connection. I tried it yesterday and it worked perfectly. I have increased my score to 5*.

  89. Anonymous says:

     Germany 🇩🇪

    Tolle Soundkarte. Habe vieles probiert. Vom Usb mischpult bis kleinen adapter. Klar viel Geld, aber wer guten Sound mag sollte hier nicht sparen.
    Der X3 ist das geld wert.

  90. Anonymous says:

     Italy 🇮🇹

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersLa cosa migliore che abbiano fatto di poter sfruttare tutte le casse che uno ha (nel mio caso 7.1) per sentire la musica e non solo la modalit stereo.
    A voler trovare proprio il pelo nell’uovo, se avessero messo una ricevente bluetooth sarebbe stato semplicemente PERFETTO!!!!!!

    Comunque un gran bell’oggetto!!!!! Compratelo, molto consigliato!!!!!!

  91. CatalinaOXLQ says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersIt is a good device to have at home for high quality audio/music and gaming. I am much satisfied. I am not so impress with the Dolby 7.1 May be my inputs are not surround compatible.

    I imagined it to be more loud and rock me/knock me but it seems headphone amplifiers are intentionally made with limited volume due to safety for the hearing.

  92. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    eben dem sound blaster ae-9 habe ich mir nun auch eine x 3 zugelegt, um als sound enthusiast auch ber kopfhrer bestimmte quellen in surround zu erleben. dass die ae-9 ein absolutes top produkt darstellt drfte hinlnglich bekannt sein, die x 3 macht nun einfach freude bei bestimmten filmen oder auch musik.
    die liste der kopfhrer sollte jedoch erweitert und das manual bei weitem ausfhrlicher gestaltet werden.

  93. Anonymous says:

     France

    Golden Review Award: 5 From Our UsersJe l’utilise depuis quelques jours, le son est vraiment trs bon (test avec casque AKG K702 et kit HP pour PC Logitech Z623. L’application Sound Blaster Command pour PC est aboutie et je n’ai pas rencontr de bogue pour le moment (branche en USB 2.0 sur carte mre GIGABYTE X570 AORUS ELITE). Je mets juste un bmol sur le bouton de rglage de la hauteur du son qui est crant (j’aime pas trop la sensation) et qui a un peu de jeu. Mais bon comme j’ai dj une molette sur mon clavier pour cet usage, je ne devrais pas m’en servir beaucoup…

  94. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    Golden Review Award: 55 From Our UsersHabe die Karte im direkten Vergleich mit einer SB X G6 getestet.
    + wertigere Verarbeitung der X3
    + Bedienelemeter grer und besser erreichbar
    + rutschfester Fe halten gut auf dem Tisch oder PC
    + Klangqualitt im Direct-Modus super
    + Qualittsstufe der Output-Wandler direkt in der Software SB-Control einstellbar bis 32bit/192kHz
    (wobei die hohen Raten Augenwischerei und schne Werbung sind – die Auflsung des menschl. Gehres wird keinen Unterschied zu 24bit/96kHz fest stellen knnen – also klanglich top)
    – Aus-Schalter fehlt, wenn USB-Kabel dran leuchtet es durchgehend auch wenn PC oder Notebook heruntergefahren
    – Probleme mit Win7-Treiber in diversen Konfigurationen (Aussetzer und Ruckeln beim Sound, aber doch besser als die G6)
    – SXFI Einrichtung ber Bluetooth und Installation von 2 Apps kompliziert – Ergebnis klingt unsauber, verwaschen, etwas gedmpft, der Klang ist zwar “aus dem Kopf heraus” aber insgesamt im Vergleich zur Klarheit im Direct-Mode um einiges schlechter
    – auch die hauseigenen SBX-Modi berzeugen mich nicht (bezogen auf Hi-Res-Audiowiedergabe 24bit FLAC) schne Spielerei aber fr HIFI ntzt das nix.
    der Kopfhrerausgang ist sehr laut voreingstellt, es gibt auch keine Mglichkeit diesen im Vergleich zum Lin-Out (Main) separat in der Software einzustellen. Lautstrke kann aber am Hauptrad nachreguliert werden. Ich muss KH immer auf 30% stellen und bei Line-Out auf 100% wer vergisst vor dem Umschalter zurck zu drehen bekommt Ohrenschden.
    – die auf der Creative-Webseite verlinkten Werbe-Youtube-Videos loben meiner Meinung nach sehr zu Unrecht die G6 im Vergleich zur X3 da nur aus Gamer-Sicht.
    Ich brauche aber auch keine 600Ohm Kopfhrer und extreme Lautstrken mit meinen 50 Ohm Sony MDR-S7 + MDR-A1 sowie Sennheiser HD59x ist mehr als genug Power da.
    + am Win10 Rechner keine Probleme, luft dort besser
    + neue SB-Command Software sieht bersichtlicher aus und bietet bessere Einstellmglichkeiten (ein paar wenige fehlen aber noch)
    Unterschiede X3 zur G6:
    * DAC hat kein opt. Eingang (ich bentige auch nur den opt. Ausgang, wer aber X-Box & Co. digital anschlieen mchte nimmt doch besser die “ltere” Gamig-Karte G6)
    * “nur” 115dB(A) anstatt 130dB(A) (brauch aber in der Praxis keiner, ausser man mchte sich absichtlich Hrschden zufgen)
    * 7.1 Ausgnge analog direkt vorhanden (G6 nur Mains)
    * der optische SPDIF-Ausgang an der X3 kann direkt genutzt werden, an der G6 ist nur ein Kombi-Ausgang und man msste Kabel umstecken

    Fazit: aus HiFi-Sicht ist die X3 fr mich die bessere Wahl wenn man sie als externe Soundkarte fr PC oder Laptop nutzen will. Der KH-Verstrker ist gut genug und betreibt auch meine richtigen HiFi-Kopfhrer von Sony mit bester Qualitt – natrlich immer im Direct-Mode.

  95. Anonymous says:

     Germany

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersFr meinen Mac mini (2018, macOS Catalina) habe ich eine Mglichkeit gesucht, mein inzwischen etwas in die Jahre gekommenes 5.1 Boxensystem (Logitech Z680) vernnftig nutzen zu knnen, denn leider hatte Apple bei der 2018er Version des Mac mini den TosLink-Ausgang wegrationalisiert, weswegen es keinen Audioausgang mehr gib, der kompatibel zu meinem Boxensystem war und 5.1-Ton bertrgt.
    Daher sollte es eine externe Soundkarte richten. Creative ist seit jeher ein Garant fr Qualitt, was Soundkarten betrifft, daher kam es mir gelegen, dass die Soundblaster X3 gerade neu erschienen war.
    Zunchst das wichtigste: alles funktioniert reibungslos, die Boxen geben wieder 5.1-Ton aus und der Klang ist wirklich hervorragend, was letzten Endes jedoch auch mit den verwendeten Boxen zusammenhngt.

    Die ber die Website von Creative zu beziehende Command-Software lsst eine Flle an Einstellungen zu. Super X-Fi (ausschlielich fr die Verwendung mit Kopfhrern/Gamingheadset) und Bluetooth sowie die diversen fr Gaming gedachten Features nutze ich nicht, da ich am Mac nicht spiele.
    Insgesamt bin ich mit dem Gert sehr zufrieden. Endlich wieder vernnftiger 5.1-Ton.