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

The Creative AE-7 is excellent and works flawlessly. The sound quality is phenomenal (vs my previous X-Fi Titanium Pro). The card is paired with a set of Edifier R1700BT speakers. The Sound Blaster Command software is simple and easy to use, has all the features and functionality in one place, and everything works as expected. Creative has come a long way since its very buggy and confusing software days.

I use it with DT 990 Pro 80 OHM headset and the sound quality is good for both gaming and music just change the sound profile.

By the way this was the AE-7, it's so good!

No es mi primera tarjeta de sonido de la marca, y esta esta magnífica y excelente y el software mejora mucho el sonido.

It is amazing! There! I said it! Get it! Now! The sound ratio is beyond amazing for an add-in card. My Titanium HD Xfi doesn't even come close. I bought this one as I didn't need the extra XLR and outboard unit the AE-9 came with. Creative Labs has improved their software so no one should be complaining. Sound? Ok, I only know three people that can hear 20Hz to 20Khz. Trust me, you don't want to hear up to 20Khz, it will drive you bonkers. I don't need to hear light-bulbs squeal, my monitor hissing and upper frequencies birds and dogs hear. Me, I'm getting around 30hz to 18Khz with my ears. I'm fine with that. Likes: it doesn't cost $6000 made with Italian marble and aviation grade aluminium and doesn't come with $4000 oxygen free, gold plated cables covered in braided Tibetan goat wool hand picked by monks. Dislikes: not having this sooner. Describing sound is pointless as it is too subjective. Overall, this card will output great sound for what's it's price and the intended purpose of it. That's as far as I'll go with sound as there are a lot of myths and snake oil theories out there. The Command Center gives you more than enough control over the sound output. Unless you're a sound engineer for a sound lab, do film production or you need precise, accurate, measured frequency response, this card is more than good enough for PC users. Likes: works for me! I'm happy! Wow! Take that onboard sound chip! Installed in PCIe slot, boot, let Windows 10 do the detect song and dance. Download latest software from Creative website. Install. Done. I found it easy to configure. Dislikes: Hmm...for me, there's none. I have it plugged into a stereo preamplifier to which my headphones are plugged in and I run a cable to the mic port to plug the microphone in.

Needed three 3.5 mm outputs for old 5.1 logitech X-540 speakers with green, black, and orange cables. Current motherboard's 5.1 setup has only two outs in back, requiring the third to be routed through a very noisy front output on case. Also, ALC4080 is overrated. Jump in sound quality and detail from realtek is very noticable on both speakers and headphones. In FPS gaming, can actually pinpoint the direction of where certain sounds (footsteps) are coming, or where in the sky spyplanes are overhead (Black Ops Cold War). Could not previously on the mess that is onboard audio. Music sounds beatiful, bold, and cinematic in Hogwarts Legacy. The clarity is bringing out details I previously blamed on diminished hearing from too many rock concerts. No problems with crackling. No static sound when I adjust the stupid Windows volume control. Doesn't pick up noise from GPU, though I do have it in the furthest slot away from it. Software is fine. I don't know why everyone keeps going on about it. The options are simple and straightforward. No adjustible RGB like the AE-5 Plus (powered via a separate molex cable). The logos on the top and back are a fixed, warm, white light. Lastly it comes with an audio control module for the desktop with two pairs of jacks (6.3 & 3.5 mm) for heaphones/mic. Volume knob adjusts level smoothly, much better than the jerky volume control on my keyboard. Audiophiles will probably read this, scoff, and start ranting about DACs and receivers, but this was absolutely worth it.

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Vast Improvement on the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music that I had been using. The same music I had been listening to now sounds like new music, and so clear.