Well made. Intuitive and simple. Solid engineering. Incredible sound quality. Take your pick.

Great amp for audiophiles who don't want too much going on in there desk setup. Only thing I don't like is Creatives glitchy application on Windows, other than that it's a great amp.

Built a new PC using ASUS Crosshair X870E Hero and with most higher end boards don't have 5.1 sound audio jacks. I figured I would just use optical S/PDIF out port and use the setting stereo x2, which in short front and rear channels would be combined as one so I would have 2 left and 2 right speakers playing stereo sound and loose center channel. Sound was not bad and still sounded great for gaming. After a couple days I missed having 5.1 sound since it sounded so much better having sound played through all the channels. An internal soundcard was not an option since I would lose PCIE lanes from GPU. So looked at external DAC amp and Creative Sound Blaster X4 saved the day. I have Logitech Z-5500 THX-Certified 5.1 speaker system that are over 25 years old. The X4 brought life back into 5.1 sound just like I had. I did not even use the app and with Windows 11 setup for sound setup was easy and sound was great. To avoid clutter on the desk having two sound controls decks I put the X4 in a desk drawer using the desk hole meant for running cables. After about a week I eventually did download the app to use the features offered but just stayed with 6 channel direct since it all I ever used and sounds the best. The X4 added another 5 years to my old 5.1 sound. Eventually I will need to figure something out for 5.1 sound. Most likely will need a receiver and 5.1 speakers setup for PC in the future. Hopefully Creative Sound continues to offer product like the X4 or newer models since it is just a great option for audio for PC.

Devido ao tamanho da placa de vídeo, perdi o slot da placa de som. Este DAC resolveu. Excelente produto.

I bought the Sound Blaster X4 external "sound card" for two reasons.1-I because it was necessary for better sound using a mini-micro PC in a small chassis not big enough for typical sound cards.2-Because I wanted the flexibility of an external device that would serve at least a 5:1 speaker system.This sound card should suit almost any PC or game user as well as those simply wanting very good audio.Build quality seems very good and its small size and desk foot print made it very functional in my case.As usual once discovered the Creative app software compatibility makes everything accessible that you might need to tweak, although in many cases leaving everything as standard is great as it is. Installation is easy and as near plug and play as possible. Even without is own dedicated drivers it worked but of course remember what is written above to get the most from the card.At first I was only let down by the lack of an ASIO (Audio Stream Input/Output) driver especially as I sometimes produce music for my own multi channel entertainment.I wrote to Creative to find out if a dedicated ASIO driver was in the pipeline.Creative were amazing... They responded by email within a day saying that the X4 was ASIO 2.1 Compliant but the driver was not included in the standard Creative app or the SXFi app. The representative said that they would find the link for the ASIO driver from the Creative team.A second email arrived with a link to download the ASIO driver.Once installed all if not more than expected ASIO channels functioned from within my DAW and other VST apps.If there are musicians looking for a one stop ASIO sound card the Sound Blaster X4 might just be for you given the value for money that compares well considering the up to 7:1 ASIO multi channel once installed.In addition it is good to know that Creative can and will help as they did with my enquiry.Well done the Creative and their product.

Creative's SB products have tended to be decent hardware-wise but overpriced and have a multitude of driver and software issues over the years.This seems to break that trend! Sort've. Yeah its going to cost more than those Chinese DAC's but vs anything from a reputable company its actually not priced badly while fairly well made. Sound quality is a noticeable step up from motherboard audio, even vs good motherboard based audio (I have a Aorus X670E Master that has a decent built in audio set up), right off the bat.Driver stability was always a huge issue for SB stuff (years ago, WinXP era I think, Microsoft actually tracked back most of their BSOD's to sound card drivers!!) and that seems to no longer be a issue now. I've had 0 crashes and all my old games now have their EAX capabilities working properly again and sound quite good!Where they fumble the ball is with their new SuperFi software features. Its supposed to be able to simulate HRTF when working properly. And who knows maybe it does! But I don't know if it does since I didn't bother with their irritating set up, log in, and EULA nonsense associated with it. I have no idea why they made it all so complicated and difficult to use!I've been building PC's and troubleshooting them for years so if I'm having trouble making their process work then you know others are having the same issues.The "scout mode" will work without signing up for anything but isn't worth using IMO (distorts lots of background sound to make footsteps louder) and feels cheaty so I don't use it.One issue I did have with this DAC is that I had to switch around several USB ports to get it to work. I don't know why this is a issue exactly but supposedly some ports on the mobo just won't deliver enough power to make the DAC work and you have to randomly plug the unit in to them until you find one that works. Once it does get working you're fine though and I haven't had to mess with it since the initial set up.I have a pretty modern mobo (Aorus Master X670E) with lots of higher power USB A and C ports so if my mobo had this issue I'm sure its a fairly common one.Anyways if you're looking for a fairly good USB DAC/soundcard combo that didn't cost too much, was well made, and still supported older games sound features properly this thing is pretty good.

Öncelikle 1 yıl boyunca GSX 300 ve belli bir süre GSX 1000 kullanmış birisi olarak bu yorumu yazacağım. Tabiki daha birçok Asus Xonar ve Ugreen gibi daha ucuz ses kartlarınıda denemiş ve zaman zaman ihtiyaca göre kullanmış biri'nin yorumları bunlar.SoundBlaster X4 satın aldığınızda sadece bir ses kartı, ya da daha iyi donanımlı bir ses amp/dac satın almıyorsunuz. Bakın elinize bugün alacağınız neredeyse 600ohm'a kadar tüm headset'leri besleyebilen ve bunu yaparken seste bozulma, netlik kaybı, sahne üzerinde bozulmalar yaşamadan size oyun ya da sahne içinde kullanılan her bir ses efektin kusursuz netlikte sunan bir donanım satın alıyorsunuz. Bu sadece bir ses kartı yada dac değil. GameZero olur ya da GPS 600 serisi veya Arctis Prime gibi Hifi dediğimiz ses sürücüleri'nin nimetlerini verebilen ya da Audio Techica MX50 veya Beyerdynamic 990 gibi stüdyo headset'leriniz var ise sonuna kadar ses ve ses efektleri'nin ne olduğunu anlamanızı sağlıyor.Kesinlikle satın alın, pişman olmazsınız arkadaşlar. Özellikle oyun oynuyorsanız hiç düşünmeyin. Amazon'un kusursuz ve sorunsuz desteği içinde teşekkürler.

J'utilisais une Sound blaster XFI titanium PCI (2010) interne sur mon pc fixe qui malheureusement est en panne actuellement et vu le prix des composants PC en ce moment, je vais attendre pour réparer/changer.J'ai donc basculé vers mon PC portable, en attendant, et étant tellement habitué à avoir un super son, je me suis décidé à acheter une carte son USB.J’étais tellement content de mon ancienne carte interne Sound Blaster que naturellement la Creative Sound Blaster X4 s’est imposée, un peu cher mais j'ai pas hésité longtemps.Je n'ai pas testé toutes les fonctionnalités, mais je vais vous expliquer mon installation :- mon PC est central chez moi- il est relié à une tv philips ambilight 3 cotés de 65" (et un 2ème écran inactif en ce moment), l’ambilight j’adore- ma carte son est relié à un ensemble HP 5.1 active de marque Creative, payer 100 euros il y a presque 20 ans, caisson en bois, satellites 2 voies (twitter 2cm+woofer 8cm), un subwoofer de taille conséquente. 20 ans de bonheur, on ne fait plus des kits 5,1 d’aussi bonne qualité aussi peu cher.- J’utilise cette installation pour regarder énormément de films (bluray ou mkv), séries et animés, écouter ma musique en MP3 320kb d’amazon (très très varié en termes de style), jouer via mon PC, pas de console, énormément de YouTube, travail (dont montage de vidéo), réseaux sociaux et TV via Molotov (ou autre)Mon avis est donc dans ce contexte.Les bons :- la qualité perçue, les matériaux et le design, c’est qualitatif (mais secondaire)- Le logiciel fluide, fonctionnel et 2 MAJ du firmware depuis mon achat. Meilleur que l’ancienne interface.- Les fonctionnalités nombreuses et relativement faciles à utiliser- Les fonctionnalités essentielles, pour moi, bien maîtrisées- On trouve un equalizer facile à utiliser, avec des profils qu’on peut mémoriser, une modification du son en quasi temps réel (avec je pense une légère transition fluide)- la possibilité d’amplifier séparément chaque canal de vos HP 5.1. Mon installation est déséquilibrée, les satellites avant et arrière gauche sont beaucoup plus proches que le côté droit, en rajoutant +12db aux satellites avant et arrière doit, je peux recentrer le son. Indispensable !- La fonctionnalité spécifique à Sound Blaster, le « crystalizer » (je suis plus sûr du nom), c’est un effet destiné à étendre la dynamique sonore, à décompresser le son. En pratique, ça va faire ressorti les instruments secondaires (cymbale par ex), ressortir les chœurs, donner une sensation de meilleur séparations de l’ensemble des instruments, le son s’en trouve bien mieux spatialisé, plus lisible et moins plat, un peu comme si on assistait à un concert pur acoustique.- La fonction d’expansion surround (dont j’ai oublie le nom exact aussi), qui va transformer de la stéréo en surround, parfait pour la musique qui devient spatialisé. Ce n’est pas juste une extension stéréo mais bien un effet surround spatial, le son envoyé sur l’arrière et l’enceinte centrale est différentié.- La qualité et l’expérience sonore après réglage, et juste superbe.- l’installation logicielle et les MAJ firmware sans problèmes- l’ensemble entrées/sorties, un poil radin mais l’essentiel est là- J’oublie tout un tas de fonctionnalité, soit pas testé, soit très complexe et nombreuse, mais il y a de quoi faire- La spatialisation dans les jeux me semble très bonne, mais j’ai juste joué à Elden Ring pour l’instantLe mauvais :- La carte ne semble pas fonctionner sur un HUB USB (conflit ou manque de puissance ?...)- J’ai souvent la source des HP qui change sous Windows au redémarrage, qui passe de « haut parleur via X4 » (spatialisé) à « spidf/out via X4 » (stéréo non spatialisé)- Certains logiciels/applications/streaming ne semble pas accepter une spatialisation du signal stéréo, dommageLes réserves :- Une bonne expérience sonore, c’est une chaîne, la qualité de la chaîne dépend de chaque maillon. Pour vraiment profiter de cette carte, il faut des bonnes enceintes actives 2 voies ou 3 voies (Edifier par ex) ou meilleur, des câbles corrects, une source de qualité (mp3 320kb ou format sans perte, flac par ex, sons 5.1 etc), et des réglages adaptés. La carte seule ne suffit pas.- Il est nécessaire de faire des réglages pour en tirer le maximum, si c’est pas votre truc passez votre chemin- Je n’ai pas testé les fonctionnalités annexes, « smart » micro, le « scouting » sonore pour les jeux vidéos, et autres- D’après les revues que j’ai vu sur PS5/XBOX serie, les réglages sont limités et donc la carte est un peu cher, même si le son sera sûrement un peu meilleur- J’imagine que certains seraient intéressés du fonctionnement avec du streaming vidéo (netflix, amazon prime vidéo, disney+, etc), je n’ai pas testé et je ne suis même pas sûr que ces services diffusent du surround 5.1…Conclusion :Pour un PC, ça marche bien, une fois réglé et sur du bon matos, le son est très bon et très personnalisable, mes aigus sont cristallins, mes mediums sont pleins et clairs, mes basses sont puissantes et rondes, chaque instrument et voix sont bien détachés (effet crystalizer), la spatialisation du son stéréo pour la musique j’adore (expansion surround), en jeu l’immersion est bonne, pour les films l’effet surround est bon et personnalisable (on peut facilement diminuer les basses et augmente la voix si le film est mal mixé), bref je kiffe !Je la conseille pour les gens cherchant une expérience similaire à la mienne.Je la conseille au mélomane exigeant qui voudrait avoir sur son PC un très bon son personnalisable (avec des enceintes Edifier 3 voies par exemple), il se pourrait qu’il découvre que c’est pas très loin de son équipement à plusieurs milliers d’euro ;) !Je la déconseille aux gens qui veulent une solution super simple, ça n’a de sens d’acheter cette carte que si on passe un peu de temps à la régler et à exploiter ces fonctionnalités…Pour le gaming, ça m’a l’air très bon, mais je n’ai pas assez testé pour l’instant, les revues que j’ai vu on l’air de présenter cette carte comme l’une des meilleures solutions pour la spatialisation….Acheter cette carte si vous mettez avec de bonnes enceintes et des sources sonores de qualité, et un peu de temps à la tester et la régler.Je valide complètement cette carte (dans l’usage ci-dessus) !!Si ce commentaire vous a aidé, n'oubliez pas de cliquer sur "utile".

This has pretty mind-blowing audio when you set it up properly.At first, I didn't think very much of it at all and even considered returning it until I started playing with the dials and buttonsHere's my pros/cons:+ Likely the best sound delivery alteration implementation I've experienced yet+ All *hardware* aspects feel extremely premium- Does take some tweaking/getting used to- Many features are not intuitive; you're going to have to fully read the manual and keep it around for reference for a while.-For whatever reason when I got it, I fully expected the LED ring to indicate the volume level in some way such as dimming as volume goes lower or turning them off around the ring as the volume gets lower. It does not. I know that was not an advertised feature in any capacity but to me it would just make sense that it should/would. Seems like a bit of a missed opportunity to just "feel right/satisfying" to have that physical indication of what you're doing on the unit itself at a glance- The apps (yes multiple) suck. There's really no excuse as to why you should have to use Location Data to connect to the unit -- Yes I know you use it for this reason or that reason (likely something to do with low power bluetooth connectivity). I don't care. I never have my location on unless I especially need it to preserve battery life and further, it's aggravating that the entire suite of apps is not compiled into a single one; that's multiple apps for both PC and the Mobile versions. People shouldn't have to have multiple apps/programs to control a single device- I'd very very much like to have some basic passthrough capabilities through the Bluetooth, such as being able to connect the x4 to bluetooth speakers so they can benefit from it using the app as a control to do so. To my knowledge, that is not possible.- Would very much like the microphone output and headphone output on the back or either side of the device instead of the front. Would also be okay with a set on each side of the device. It would be far more flattering on my desk than having my microphone input on the frontOverall, despite criticisms, the pros heavily outweigh the cons. I am more than willing to trade ascetics for functionality, and I'm more than willing to spend the time to get the software side doing what I want and boy does the Soundblaster x4 ever deliver function. If I were to upgrade to the x5 down the line though, Creative will have to have a very compelling new feature set, or they'd have to remedy most if not all my cons above