Creative Sound Blaster AE-7 Hi-Res Internal PCIe Sound Card, Quad-Core Processor, 127dB DNR ESS SABRE-class 9018 DAC, Xamp Discrete Custom Bi-amp, Discrete 5.1/Virtual 7.1, Dolby, DTS Encoding (Black)

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Creative Sound Blaster AE-7 Hi-Res Internal PCIe Sound Card, Quad-Core Processor, 127dB DNR ESS...

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Pros

Bass is so tight and everything is just on point. I know musicians and producers who've shown me how standalone dacs, amplifiers, and other sound cards. The surround sound delivered from it to my rig is very accurate and delivers beautiful powerful so... Read More

Sound blaster x-fi is a great gaming device. Acm eliminates the need to use the case front panel audio jacks. Sound blaster command software is good.

Cons

There's a constant whining sound that never seems to go away. Its quite noticeable and annoying. At least it works reliably.

The card is out of sock now and it will be 3 weeks before they can send out another one. Moving to different pci-e ports doesn't seem to address the issue. The rgb light on the sound card will be red instead of multi color.

The card cost almost as much as my motherboard. The power for the included led strips is supplied by a molex connector and all the wiring makes for a sloppy look.

The sound blaster command software must be running and you have to open this lumbering half-screen app just to click a little toggle. I plug my headphones into the headphone jack, and literally nothing happens. Turns out the have skimped on their lice... Read More

L and r channel only buzzes - no sound. The aux outputs have a constant hissing or whine. It also sometimes ignores my volume adjustments - which also provokes the buzzing because it doesn't seem to know what to do.

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Quality

The extension module is of good quality and quite convenient once you get used to it.

Majorly improved the sound of everything and there are many settings on the software!

1 system and i can say it can challenge even the sound quality of a mb-burmester 4-d sound system i could not be more satisfied.

This card gets you that, installed the card, connected it to the output to my classic stereo system with a & b speakers and, ye... Read More

Price

So glad i bought this at a very reasonable price.

I definitely recommend this to anyone willing to spend a bit of money for very nice sound.

So this ae-5 plus is the closed card i could find under $140 that even cam close their thx card i had since 2007.

Price was a bit steep for my application, but it was a must buy.

Competitiveness

Sounds much better than realtek on motherboards and more options.

So much better than the realtek that came with the motherboard.

If you connect this to cheap desktop speakers, you won't hear any difference.

In this case the ae7 was my top choice, the ae9 was a little over the top for me and the ae7 was so close to specs that it all ... Read More

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This product had a total of 2,891 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 25 2024.