Enhance Your Gaming Experience with the Creative Sound Blaster G3 USB-C External Gaming 🔊 USB DAC and Amp: PS4, Nintendo Switch Compatible, GameVoice Mix, Mic/Vol Control, and Mobile App Control Review

Bought for work. I wasn't expecting great sound quality, but it pleasantly surprised me by delivering decent sound quality. I tried using ER4SR and compared to Teac UD503. I think this little creative device comes very close in terms of soundstage. Overall I think it lags a bit in clarity and treble extension, but it's no night or day difference. This little thing uses a digital potentiometer to control headphone volume, which is great as there is no channel imbalance at low volumes. Just one…

Good product. If you are looking for AMP and are on a budget I would recommend this. But there are some small downsides. One thing I keep coming across is that the app randomly mutes the mic when setting up the equalizer and playing games. It's not a big deal, but it can be frustrating at times when you have to make adjustments and communicate with other players during gameplay. I want it to light up and let you know the mic is muted. Another downside is the microphone monitoring. It will work…

I needed to somehow connect my computer (analog output only) to an LG soundbar (no analog input, only optical input). I thought this adapter might be the solution, but after purchasing it, I found that this adapter does not have optical OUT, only optical IN. I should have read the manual carefully but I was still hoping it would work as optical audio out on my old MacBook Pro. Unfortunately it doesn't work that way, there is no optical output on this adapter. I connected it to my Nintendo…

EDIT: This review is for the G3 model (for clarification as Revain sometimes combines reviews of products it considers "similar". ). Also, I tested several USB DACs with the same PC and the same software configuration (except Sound Blaster SW of course) and none of them showed this problem. The sound is ok - if it works. As some others have mentioned, on some systems the audio cuts out from time to time making it unusable for me. I'm testing on a custom built Windows 10 PC, latest SB drivers…

Creative has stated that it supports ASIO. The device did not work at all under Cakewalk or Protools. Asio4all, no option (works for other cards for now.) Even extreme buffer sizes (320, 512 and more) give less than nothing. Endless distortion and pop. A real mess. Spend a little more and find your way forward with one of Focusrite's offerings. Spend a lot more for superior tools from RME. Don't waste anything on audio recordings and compositions. I later found that competitor hardware works…

I recently got a new computer and the volume I could get out of my headphones wasn't impressive. I have 32ohm headphones and while it's not very much, the motherboard amp still can't deliver it. I needed more energy. It fills the bill. The best part might be the Sound Blaster Command software (free to download). It has a built-in equalizer that is very easy to use with tons of presets. Basically it was the cheapest DAC/amp I could find that allowed game volume and chat to be mixed. The only…

Overall I was very impressed with the quality of this product. Audio splitting and staging is a massive improvement over the switcher's internal audio, and its headset-dedicated optical input is useful for expanding the capabilities of this DAC for use with your home audio/video gear. A short USB cable is good; However, I would like it to be modular as these types of cables tend to fail over time in portable devices. In short, the Creative G3 is a great device that does everything it…

The 3.5mm jacks on the front and back of my motherboard are dead. I bought the G3 as a temporary solution until I upgrade my PC later this year. I am very impressed with the G3's features, particularly the Sound Blaster Command software. The sound quality is objectively better than with my built-in sound card. In terms of controversy, my friends say my mic is a lot cleaner than it has been in the past two years. The G3 also lets you output different sounds to the same output. For example, you…

I've been using a $49 Soundblaster USB device for years that has unfortunately been discontinued. I used it to listen to music with the audiotechnica M30x headphones and the music sounded great with great full and crisp sound and a great base. After they discontinued it I bought two new plug and play and now a G3. Everything is absolutely terrible to listen to music. In fact, I get the best sound just by plugging in my headphones and listening to music on my Android phone. The sound is deaf…

Overall I was very impressed with the quality of this product. Audio splitting and staging is a massive improvement over the switcher's internal audio, and its headset-dedicated optical input is useful for expanding the capabilities of this DAC for use with your home audio/video gear. A short USB cable is good; although I would like it to be modular as these types of cables on portable devices often fail over time. In short, the Creative G3 is a great device that does everything it advertises…

The 3.5mm jacks on the front and back of my motherboard are dead. I bought the G3 as a temporary solution until I upgrade my PC later this year. I'm quite impressed with the G3's features, particularly the Sound Blaster Command software. The sound quality is objectively better than with my built-in sound card. In terms of controversy, my friends say my mic is a lot cleaner than it has been in the past two years. The G3 also lets you output different sounds to the same output. For example, you…