Review on Enhance Your Gaming Experience with Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus Pure Edition Sound Card: Unleash the Power of SABRE32 Ultra-Class Audio Technology, Dolby Digital, & DTS by Mateusz Dbski ᠌

Name: Enhance Your Gaming Experience with Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus Pure Edition Sound Card: Unleash the Power of SABRE32 Ultra-Class Audio Technology, Dolby Digital, & DTS
Item: Enhance Your Gaming Experience with Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus Pure Edition Sound Card: Unleash the Power of SABRE32 Ultra-Class Audio Technology, Dolby Digital, & DTS
Rating: 3

May 03, 2023

I should have looked better, I spent money on an ordinary product.

Different pros:
- A very powerful headphone amplifier that will pump almost any ear.

- Excellent sound quality.

- Ability to disable all "improvers" with one button in the proprietary software.

- The quality of the sound card itself, including the element base and case materials.

- The included RGB tape is attached to the case with magnets (you can easily remove it without damaging it).
Got cons:
- Lack of drivers for Linux. As in the review above, it was not possible to start with any kernel on any distribution kit.

- The microphone output stopped working by itself after about a week.

- Backlight settings only work when the proprietary software is installed and running. If you do not install it, the card lights up red. If you install, but do not run, it does not burn at all (probably the best option).

- If the headphones are not switched to direct playback mode, then the sound scheme is automatically detected as 7.1, I could not find a way to switch to "Stereo".