Review on 🔊 Enhanced Sound Blaster Audigy Fx - Audio Card - 24 by Ognian Georgiev ᠌

You can classify people who buy sound cards as either music listeners or music makers. This card's powerful amplifier (600 Ohm) indicates that it is "honed" for the first category, namely - for high-quality music listening through headphones. After spending over two weeks researching the market, I determined that this was the most cost-effective option. In actual play, I was not defeated. Previously used Sennheiser HD558 and HD206 headphones with a Creative SB Live! 5.1 to listen to music. The lugs on the HD558 sounded fantastic. I recently spent a crazy amount of money "to indulge" on an HD206. The acoustics weren't bad on them, but they didn't blow me away either. After installing the card and running the Sound Blaster software, HD206 was overjoyed. The program helped the ears hear better and clearer than before. The card is great for "rocking" low-cost headphones. The HD558 had a smaller but positive effect on sound quality. The Rx model, which is older and more expensive, stands out for its support of 7.1 surround sound instead of 5.1, the inclusion of S/P-DIF, and an additional mini-jack input, making it a great choice for people who like to listen to music in private. These distinctions have no bearing on the quality of sound reproduction when using headphones. As a result, there is no use in paying too much for headphones. This card does not have ASIO support. My friend lent me his Steinberg UR12, which has ASIO support (they invented it) and is often considered the best sound card in its price range. The headphones are very quiet, therefore the music lacks energy. Even on HD558 (I listened using Foobar2000 with all the required drivers, 24/192, and FLAC, of course), I did not notice any sonic improvement owing to ASIO. In the end, the more than 2-fold cheaper Creative Audigy Fx for ears was the better buy. However, if you plan on using audio equipment or recording, you might want to leave it at home.