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Review on πŸ”Š Enhanced Audio Experience with Creative SB1040 Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI-E Sound Card by Robert Gomatham

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great midrange improvement at a reasonable price.

If you've paid over $50 or $100 for good speakers or headphones and are using an onboard sound card. the difference is obvious. For $54, this is a great mid-range audio upgrade. I recommend listening without sound enhancement software first. Wrong settings or levels can make a sound worse, just as right settings can make it sound better. Now there are MBs with great built-in sound cards, some even from Creative. But most use Realtek which sounds great until you hear that sound card or best creative or not.

Pros
  • Very impressive
Cons
  • Poorly thought out