Review on Enhanced Metallic Gray Creative Sound Blaster AE-9 by Wiktor Niemiec ᠌

Name: Enhanced Metallic Gray Creative Sound Blaster AE-9
Item: Enhanced Metallic Gray Creative Sound Blaster AE-9
Rating: 4

July 04, 2023

Nice product, happy with my purchase and may buy again.

Okay, I’ll close all questions right away: buy only if you have high-impedance headphones + you need an external module with functionality similar to Scarlett-like USB cards + a bunch of inputs and outputs. Under other conditions, there is something similar, but cheaper. On my own, I can say that I needed all of the above features, and no single type of audio card could offer them individually. The product is niche and very expensive. If you need just like this, but cheaper, then there is AE-7, but there is a resistive and less functional remote control. Identical sound via USB - SBX G6, a lot of inputs and outputs + similar sound - Omni Surround 5.1. In other cases, it makes sense to look towards USB audio interfaces like Scarlett.

Pros

Don't get me wrong: the piece of iron is cool and all. But 30 kilorubas? Seriously? With such a pricing policy, one and a half wealthy peasants will buy this thing. However, in order - objective in the pros and cons, subjective in the commentary. ~ -Great sound (90% of modern electronic DACs at an adequate price have the same) / - Powerful ear enhancer. My buyers 770 at 250 ohms sang. -Remote module with all the I/O you need at arm's length and phantom power. -Electronic volume knob (i. E. it does not affect the sound) -The power reserve is better than any USB interface due to the connection via PCI-e and additional. line power supply for video cards. - A bunch of connectors for organizing 5.1 or transmitting a multi-channel signal to the receiver via optics. -In some century, drivers without frills. - Replaceable gourmet op amps.

Cons

- Unreasonably space price. -Software whistles (improvers) in the bulk are useless. -Internal placement is fraught with audible electronic interference from the operation of other components inside the PC, if the power supply is not everything is perfect with stability. -For 30k, you have a plastic remote module.