Creative Sound Blaster X4 from Creative Australia for $159.96 delivered
Hi-res 7.1 External USB DAC and Amp Sound Card with Super X-Fi
Also available through an Amazon Lightning deal for $159.79 delivered
https://www.amazon.com.au/Creative-Sound-Blaster-Hi-Res-Card…
Other deals via Amazon:
Creative Sound BlasterX G6 7.1 HD External USB Sound Card for $159.99 via AmazonAU
https://www.amazon.com.au/CREATIVE-Sound-BlasterX-7-1-Soundk…
$5 credit for the referrer.
These look quite nice on the outside, but the sound specs never seem to make any of the audiophile ranking lists.
I'm looking for something external that would input sound from PC and output to 3.5mm/6.3mm and optical ports. Unfortunately, everything I could find up to $150 didn't do its job well, and I don't want to pay even this amount of money. Any suggestions on what could fit in here that I might miss?
Perhaps the Creative unit in this deal may be suitable for your price range?
You are likely looking for something Chinese made to come close to your budget. Fiio brand?
https://www.reddit.com/r/BudgetAudiophile/comments/16su663/b… - this link may assist you with your search.
Creative quality is horrible, have a headset from them that lasted like 18 months and broke. Wouldn't suggest buying from them at all.
Creative had (& may still have) a good reputation in sound cards, which is why I was looking at their external offerings at one time. Seems there are plenty of competitors outside of the PC market, that have better tech. The more research you do, the higher the budget goes……
How far this brand has fallen. Do not recommend their products because driver support is terrible.
does it come with Dr Sbaitso?