| |  | Electronics Creative Labs USB Sound Blaster X-Fi 70SB109000000 Surround 5.1 |  | | | | | | | | | | Rating:  - Blue Screen of Death 8-X
System:
HP Pavillion Entertainment laptop DV9000 series.
2GB RAM.
256 NVIDIA Graphics.
XP Media Center Edition.
Logitech Z5500 Speakers.
Just received this sound card today about an hour ago actually. So this is gonna be quite a short review. Upon installation I thought it was great compared to the old one i had. I had a Creative Audigy 2 NX external sound card for more or less a year and a half that gave up on me last week. Hopefully this one would last longer than the old one.
The Good:
>X-fi Crystalizer does an excelent job. I can hear cymbals more now with my Logitech Z5500 speakers which i could barely hear with my old sound card (Creative Audigy 2 NX).
The bad:
>After installing the driver and software and rebooting my laptop. I tried playing a music with Windows Media Player. Checked out what new with the software this came with. Adjusted a few things on the software settings then, all of a sudden the music Stoped! Next thing i saw was the BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH staring right at me with my 24" monitor. Man that was scary. My heart was pumping like crazy. Felt like Bloody Mary was looking at me LOL. A good early Trick or Treat by my system I guess. But after that, it rebooted itself and now its running swell. I have no idea what caused that Blue Screen of Death to appear.
Updates will be done for this review if problems come or if I dont get too lazy to type.
P.S.
What i liked about the Sound Blaster Audigy 2NX was that it had a Fiber Optic Input where in i can plug in my PS3 and have the EAX effects of the soundcard on my Speakers. This only has Line In, Mic Inputs doesnt even have Coax Out. But I guess that just how life is, you just cant have everything in one. I'd still recommend this!
Rating: - Amazing product.
So I ordered a logitech z-5500 5.1 channel surround sound speaker system, an amazing system.But my computer only outputs stereo, and not near the quality i would like.My options were to buy a new sound card, but since i am on a laptop that makes things hard.So i bought this USB sound card, and it was right decision without-a-doubt.Not only is this unit cheaper than 100 to 200 dollar sound cards, but it is more convenient and produces incredible surround sound.It has a nice volume dial right on the unit which actually controls the output volume of your computer.Let me tell you why i love this product:
-Great sound, the sound is crisp and clear (as long as you have good speakers as well)
-Creates surround sound effects from any audio, including stereo music
-Allows for equalizer controls
-Easy to setup and install
-I can plug it in and out without a problem, so if i have to take my laptop i never have any issues, the old sound card picks up right when i unplug this unit.
-allows for dual sound card usage for certain software
So in a nut shell, if you want High Definition audio from your computer, this USB sound card is the way to go, desktop or notebook.
Rating: - An excellent external sound card
I used this card for a week or so, and the results are really, really good.
By now, it is connected to a 2.1 Cambridge Soundworks System, that has 5 years (I'm nostalgic, but this Cambridge Soundworks it's really good, in spite of the passed time). The CMSS 3D and Crystalizer Effects are awesome, and MP3 sound as they have to, bass is superb.
Only thing I couldn't still prove is its performance with games, since my computer crashed (Dell XPS M1710) and I had to reinstall everything, so, the only game I have installed is Jedi Knight 2, and isn't included in Creative Alchemy, so I will update this review when I will play some current game (UT3 for example)
Rating: - Excellent
I was a bit skeptical b/c of the reviews on amazon and creatives website but that was due to a bad driver but since then Creative has a new driver that fixes the problem of audio lag and it works great. I now have full surround sound on my laptop through my logitech 5.1 speaker set.
This is a great product and I am so far satisfied.
Rating: - Creative Labs USB Sound Blaster X-Fi 70SB109000000 Surround 5.1
I moved to take a new job. When I left, the sound worked fine on my desktop PC. However when I set it up at the new location, there was no sound. I tried everything, updating drivers, reinstalling sound devices, but nothing.
I finally decided that my sound card was bad. I ordered Creatives USB sound blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 and WOW! The sound came back and is now way better than before. I would highly recommend this for a great external sound card.
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