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2.0 stars
"Same ol Sound Blaster"
Pros: Same ol Sound Blaster
Cons: Digitally Unfriendly
Summary: OK, I'm not a sound expert but I think I can usually tell if something sounds good. I had an Audigy 2 before this and I have to say I didn't notice much of difference with this card as far as music, games, EAX and CMSS 3D is concerned. This is ok as long as it didn't make it sound worse.
The thing that hooked me most was I was looking forward to this card because of all the audio ports it had, especially the digital ones.
Here comes serious bad news. This card has 2 digital inputs (optical/coax), but what they don't tell you is, it's only capable on handeling 1! The external box is not smart enough, nor can you switch in the mixer panel which digital source you wish to use. It just makes coaxial priority (if you have both) and overides optical.
The good news is that it can take any 1 digital signal (coax/optical) and send it out to both coax and optical lines. This works great cause have separate Digital speakers, as well as surround sound digital headphones that takes its own digital feed.
Customer support is the absolute worst! I had to explain to 10 people over the phone that I was simply trying to use 2 digital inputs with the ability to switch between both, and not one person understood what I was saying. They have an optional digital i/o module that I thought might let me do this but they had no clue, so I think I'm just about ready to return this.
Where to buy
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro:
$305.00
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