Pros
- Beautiful appearance, "backlight", that it is "external" and is at hand, good reinforcement
Cons
- Workmanship, mediocre sound on a good DAC, there were devices with much better implementation, and cheaper.
🎶 External USB Sound Card - CREATIVE Sound BlasterX G6 Review
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4.3
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Details
| Brand | Creative |
|---|---|
| Hardware Interface | USB |
| Platform | PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One |
| Hardware Platform | PC |
| Model Name | Sound Blasterx G6 |
Description of 🎶 External USB Sound Card - CREATIVE Sound BlasterX G6
Superior Audio Performance
The Sound BlasterX G6 is a remarkable external USB sound card designed to deliver unparalleled audio performance. With its cutting-edge technology and advanced features, this sound card elevates your computer's audio experience to new heights. Whether you're a professional gamer, a music enthusiast, or someone who appreciates high-quality sound, the Sound BlasterX G6 will exceed your expectations. It boasts the best audio performance among USB sound cards and gaming DACs available in the market today.
Wide Compatibility and Convenient Controls
One of the standout features of the Sound BlasterX G6 is its extensive compatibility. It works seamlessly with a wide range of devices, including PCs, laptops, gaming consoles, and even smartphones. No matter what device you're using, you can enjoy the exceptional audio quality provided by this external sound card. Additionally, the Sound BlasterX G6 comes with convenient controls that allow you to easily adjust various audio settings. Whether you want to fine-tune the equalizer, control volume levels, or switch between different audio modes, the intuitive controls make it a breeze.
Enhance Your Computing Experience
By incorporating the Sound BlasterX G6 into your computer setup, you'll unlock a world of possibilities. This external USB sound card enhances your audio experience in various scenarios, making it ideal for different use cases. Here are some examples:
The Sound BlasterX G6 is a game-changer in the realm of computer external components. Its superior audio performance, wide compatibility, and convenient controls make it a must-have for anyone seeking an immersive and high-quality audio experience. Whether you're a gamer, music lover, content creator, or professional, this external USB sound card will elevate your computing experience to a whole new level.
The Sound BlasterX G6 has the best audio performance of any USB sound card or gaming DAC in the market. Works with Everything. Convenient Controls.
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Pros
- 1 - This is an external sound card, this is immediately a plus, the plus is that you can connect it to anything, well, I also heard that sometimes internal sound cards can have noise, whether it's because of the video card, or because of a poor-quality unit power supply and unstable power supply from such a unit, I don’t know, I didn’t figure it out, but I didn’t take risks😋 2 - I liked the appearance very much, it seems as if it is made of metal, in fact it is plastic, but pleasant to the touch (I saw this card in a disassembled state, well, everything is not so beautiful there😉😅) 3 - There is an adjustable backlight on the letter X, there is only white backlight on the volume control ring, you can turn it off here and there if you wish) 4- A powerful and not expensive audio card, I read reviews and it can seem like headphones even more than 300 ohm to swing, well, it will also get warm under such loads.
Cons
- At first I didn’t understand why the microphone didn’t work, it didn’t work at all, neither through one connector where headphones with micro are connected, nor through another, where an external-separate microphone is connected, then I turned off the Direct mode and it all worked, why it doesn’t work is not clear in this mode, but I can assume that all the emphasis is on the purity and quality of the sound, which is why the microphones are cut down, well, this is a trifle! But what is not a trifle for me personally, I would certainly like to connect both headphones and speakers simultaneously to the sound card through an analog input and not through a digital one, why do we need these numbers😉😁
Pros
- The sound here is clean, strong, pleasant. Good headphone amplifier. The sound from the microphone is sweet! Support for listening formats up to 32/384 with Direct mode (interesting little thing). Good sound including on speakers (line/optical out). Software - a lot of interesting features, but there are also disadvantages (about them below).
Cons
- Soft, maybe it's just me, but still. If you use Nvidia Shadowplay to instantly repeat, and during recording, remove and plug in the headphones, then somehow there is no sound from the speakers on the video (but there is from the microphone). It heats up quite a bit when listening to music from headphones, but this is more a feature than a drawback :) Unless the price could be lower, 15-16 it is expensive. You can note the tightness of the supports, they answer the question asked the third time (although the problem may be in me (:). One gets the feeling that they work according to the training manual, delving into the essence of the problem a little. But from the third letter you can get an exhaustive answer that solves your problem .
Pros
- BACKLIGHT - works =) You can add to the number of effects, but the device should not be about this at all. POWERFUL HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER - almost any headphone will play loudly INTERESTING DESIGN, looks cool, futuristic, but stylish and strict at the same time. WEAKLY HEATS (unlike older generations such as E5 or G5). And in LO and HI amp mode. In high-resistance, of course more, but not critical.
Cons
- SOUND - that's all they write here, they say the sound is fire . As for me, it's such an ordinary sound that it's terrible for an external device. Sound, how to describe . synthetic or something. Level Realtek 892 in a good harness, only louder and for ears up to 600 ohms and with a slightly different stylistic color. In the Edifier R2700, IMHO, the DAC sounds better, even if it is coordinated with the speaker components at the factory. Although the speakers completely with him cost like G6, and they are not ideal. The VOLUME / MICROPHONE LEVEL CONTROL, when turned vigorously, skips "cutoffs" (the wheel itself is without cutoffs, I mean in terms of influencing the volume), and sometimes it "twirls" the volume on the other side. Perhaps this is a protection against stunning - listening to music louder than 50% already hurts on the ears, about 100db of sensitivity and 32 Ohm (average value for the market), otherwise you can’t sharply increase the volume by accident. Terrible ERGONOMICS - the wheel is not conveniently recessed into the body; the force on the buttons and the weight of the device require you to hold the card when you press it; it is impossible to let the sound on several outputs at the same time (for example, on the ears and the line output). CURVE SOFT - the settings often fall off, when changing modes, the equalizer sometimes, in principle, "randomizes", the control logic of everything and everything is very C grade, the first time not everyone will have a complete understanding of what goes where. Sometimes a disabled item actually works, but to turn it off, you need to turn it on and unscrew it to zero, and only then turn it off. Often the software forgets the profiles and resets the SBX or EQ profile settings. MICROPHONE INPUT . well, it kind of is. Kind of works. But sometimes the built-in realtek writes sound better. Let's just say - the minimum level so that your breathing with interference and noise can be heard normally in the discord. PRICE - incommensurable with the issued sound. Its sound is better than the built-in ones, but so little that it's better to throw a third or a half of the cost of the G6 into the mother and get more goodies in the computer as a whole. Buying a G6, IMHO, is justified only for LANs (to have a custom-built sound on the road) and for consoles.
Pros
- 1) Sound. At first I wanted to buy an external DAC, which could be connected to a smartphone and a PC, but the sound there didn’t really impress me. I didn't expect anything to change here. But in the end, the sound here impressed, and how! More details below 2) Crystalizer. Just a gun! I'm not sure if this is a good thing for an "audiophile", but I just want to listen to nice sounding music. This feature dramatically improves the quality of compositions even through music in the browser 3) 7.1, if tuned correctly, sounds very, very worthy. The sound does not deteriorate and really acquires volume. I use it all the time in games and have had no complaints so far. There were real cases when it was directed through the wall exactly at the enemy. But, of course, it depends on the game, somewhere the sound is not implemented very well 4) software. Installed, configured, no problems, well, it looks stylish. I saw that many are unhappy with it, but this is visible on older versions 5) Through the adapter works with a smartphone
Cons
- Plastic housing only if. It looks like metal, so there is such a claim, because at first you are deceived by this. But for me it's not a problem, so I'm personally happy with everything.
Pros
- Large range of settings. Superbly open headphones (I have HyperX Cloud Alpha) In my opinion, this is a great combination of excellent headphones and a wonderful sound card.
Cons
- The application / software sometimes thinks that the device is not connected, you have to reboot. This happened a couple of times.
Pros
- 1. Sound, in comparison with the built-in Realtek® ALC892 codec, heaven and earth, even on a simple 2.1 Microlab acoustics and an old Creative headset, you can hear the difference, and not only in volume, the sound has become more assertive, details have appeared, the sound has become lively and melodic, there is a Yamaha receiver, so I'm talking in comparison. I took it mainly for music and for the ears, it’s also cool in games, I won’t say about positioning. I plan to take normal ears. 2. Portability, a plus for me, you can connect different devices that are not tied to a PC. They write that the built-in often emits noise, due to the placement inside the case, there is no extraneous noise, for those who have clicks or noise / interference, I advise you to try connecting to different usb (including ating the USB controller drivers) and through a good wire , I had clicks and noises in usb 3.0 (before ating the drivers), as well as through a cheap usb-hub, connected directly to usb 2.0 - everything is fine, ated the drivers for 3.0, it also became normal. 3. Compact. 4. It doesn't heat up, I drove it for 6 hours, then headphones, then acoustics - 30 degrees. You need to try with high-resistance ones.
Cons
- 1. IMPORTANT! The USB cable in the kit must be immediately thrown out and not connected through it, all the glitches that are written in the reviews were caught when the card was connected with this particular wire, connected with the old one from the phone, no glitches, noises, etc. works like clockwork. 2. Price
Pros
- sound
Cons
- the price is probably a little expensive, but this is more a problem of a weak, and not of Creative's inflated appetites. I don’t use much time, for nitpicking I need a long experience)
Pros
- Connectivity Good software Can drive even 250 ohm headphones
Cons
- Price: I would like a couple of thousand cheaper It gets very hot: if your apartment has +30 in summer, then the sound card starts to heat up and very, very strongly. On YouTube, people even attach additional radiators
Pros
- Sound quality
Cons
- Didn't find
Pros
- form factor, although many criticize it on the contrary, I think that everything is quite convenient and compact) amplifier, so my raiser ears haven’t wobbled yet)) You can connect to almost anything.
Cons
- I’ll make a reservation right away that I first of all evaluate the sound in games, and I have headphones of an average price category (I left the sound system, so I’ll have to pump it). to be honest, I expected something more, I saw enough admiring reviews and decided to order, in fact, after switching from the built-in motherboard (msi mpg z390 pro), I didn’t notice much difference, I checked it in cs: go. Sweet-voiced bloggers promised me a super sound, but in fact a slightly more bass sound of shots and that's it, then I tested it on doom eternal, I also can't say that I was impressed. But when I connected to the PS5, I was pleasantly surprised, apparently the sound system there is quite weak, with the gain it’s just like a buzz. Next, I downloaded a couple of deep purple albums in a bottle, the music plays well, depth and clarity have increased, but since I first took it for games, I was somehow a little upset that for 13k I really didn’t feel anything)
Pros
- + Pretty good sound. + Design + Functionality (For the average user)
Cons
- - Expensive - The sound in the headphones constantly disappears. (More in the comments) - Sometimes the microphone starts to "jackal". (More in the comments) P. S 2 and 3 point solved (The problem turned out to be in the wire)
Pros
- Sound. Very high quality sound. Straight fire.
Cons
- These side ons, personally, seem useless to me. They are not comfortable to use, small, difficult to . Proprietary software is also not very good. There are many functions, the transition from Direct to SBX profiles requires a lot of "poking". But this is purely a quibble.
