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Audio Quality
Customers have mixed opinions on the audio quality of the Creative Sound Blaster Play! 4 Hi-res External USB-C DAC and Sound Adjustor. While some customers were impressed with the sound quality, others found it to be no better than their laptop's built-in audio or even worse. Some customers reported issues with static noise and popping sounds. However, many customers were satisfied with the improvement in sound quality after tweaking settings in the Creative App.
Compatibility
Customers have reported mixed experiences with the compatibility of the Creative Sound Blaster Play! 4 Hi-res External USB-C DAC and Sound Adapter. While some customers were able to use it right out of the box without any issues, others encountered difficulties with installation and connectivity on various devices including Windows PCs and Macs. Some users mentioned that they had to update or reinstall drivers, while others returned the product due to persistent connection problems. Despite these challenges, a few customers have shared positive experiences using the adapter with their Samsung phones and other USB-C devices.
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Quality
This simple device immediately gives you the quality sound you were expecting.
I think the sound card does a pretty good job in terms of sound quality, as i can feel the amp on my headphones.
After tweaking some settings in the software this this is leaps and bounds over my onboard audio.
Dell tries to peddle their maxxaudio software to add boost and eq but it's severely lacking.
Price
This is the best you can find at the price.
For what you pay, this works well.
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- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 918 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 29 2025.
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Ive always felt the sound was not as good as it could be
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I tried updating drivers and codecs
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Upon further research i discovered they are using a way old some card chip set
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I couldnt even update the treble or bass
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I did download the software from the creative labs web site though
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
After tweaking some settings in the software this this is leaps and bounds over my onboard audio
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Im using the play device with a soundboard
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My laptop headphone jack had been broken for some time now and i could only use bluetooth headphones but the issue with blue tooth headphones is that when i would go to record video there was always a delay
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