Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus SABRE32-class Hi-res 32-bit/384 kHz PCIe Gaming Sound Card and DAC with Dolby Digital and DTS, Xamp Discrete Headphone Bi-amp, Up to 122dB SNR, RGB Lighting System

Surprised to see the output from a Sound card delivering DTS / Dolby enhancements. I purchased Mayflower ARC MK2 and this product is way far superior. Only challenge I faced is, RGB thing which in my gaming CPU, there are no more power supplies for RGB which became a drawback. Otherwise for my Denon AVR 7.1 this sound card is proving worthy sibling in Audio Journey.

Excellent Sound. Go for it. The cost is also reasonable compared to AE7 and AE9. If you found Humming, Buzzing sound, the Sound Card is not faulty, it is normal with highly sensitive Sound Cards. There are equpments to eliminate these Ground Loop/Monitor Loops. Search YouTube for solutions.

Using with Logitech Z623. Good for it. But I'm gonna update soon with Z906

Great sound card . My primary use it to hook to AV receiver and watch movies over spdif. The sound is far more improved from mother board sound card . The headphone sound is also great . The LED lightings are great. Only disappointment is 32bit/96hz sound is sent through only stereo output. 24bit/96hz is the maximum sent over spdif output. That's why -1 star.

This sound card you must have..it is superb and outstanding.

Worked fine for 1 month after that driver conflicts. Also ae5 plus won’t get detected in device manager. Already replaced once. No customer support. Please don’t buy. My honest review.

AE -5 plus replaced my 15 year old Xfi Xtreme music card. So let me tell you i am not new to Headphone AMP cards. I also happen to own HyperX Cloud S headphone which pretty good for music and gaming. Coming back to AE-5 plus is like 3 or 4 level above Xfi Xtreme music. So if you are using Motherboard on board audio chip, you basically don't know how much you are missing out on quality of improved sound reproduction this cards offer. Even Xfi blows motherboard on board audio chips out of the water and AE-5 is couple of level above that. Conclusion: If you want audio card - this is gold option. (PS: Creative audio driver and command center are easy to install, no issues faced here)

Awesome sound!!! I have asus xonar se too but this creative Soundblaster X AE5 plus is really very good Crystal clear sound on games and movies and music. Using my Sony ht s500rf with spdif cable and the sound is just unbelievable. Virtual dolby digital is too good even on YouTube music videos. Looks are very beautiful too

Sound quality is way better, sound features are great overall compared to windows basic settings.

Runs like water, performs like a cake. Not perfect but still very good. Count me impressed. Definitely better than motherboard sound card.

My Experience with Fixing Popping Sounds and Poor Audio Playback Hey everyone, here’s the deal: I’ve been battling nonstop audio issues on my system since I built it. My setup includes: Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-E Gaming WiFi Audio: Onboard Realtek sound Speakers: Dell Altec Lansing ADA995 THX 5.1 The Problem: From day one, I’ve had relentless popping sounds. It wasn’t terrible for music or movies, but every new audio event caused a pop at the start. To make matters worse, only the left and right speakers worked properly. During a Windows speaker test, I could hear sound from all speakers (center, left, right, and rear), but in actual playback, I couldn’t get all speakers to work together, no matter what I did. I’ve spent 20+ years in IT, so I tried everything: Disabled power-saving modes for the Realtek card using a registry hack (worked temporarily on another system). Tried installing the latest drivers through ASUS Armory Crate. Disabled the virtual driver, installed Realtek's app from the Microsoft Store, and downloaded every piece of software from ASUS and Realtek. Reinstalled drivers at least 10 times (as of January 2025). Nothing worked. The sound quality remained poor, the popping persisted, and my speakers refused to cooperate in harmony. The Solution: This week, I hit my breaking point and decided to try a dedicated sound card. I ordered the Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus SABRE32-class Hi-res Gaming Sound Card off Amazon for around $130. Holy. Crap. What a difference. All my speakers now work beautifully. The card includes an amazing built-in EQ, which lets me adjust individual speaker volumes. I cranked up the rears, boosted bass, treble, and mids, and tweaked everything to perfection. No more popping sounds. My system now sounds 3X better. I also downloaded Sound Blaster Command (Creative’s software), which is surprisingly excellent. I typically avoid letting extra software run on my system, but this one stays. It’s my digital EQ and totally worth it. Pros: Crystal-clear audio, no more popping. Full control over individual speaker volumes and EQ settings. My 5.1 system finally delivers the sound quality I’ve been chasing for years. Music sounds incredible, and my system cranks like never before. Cons: There’s a bit of reverb from Sound Blaster Command that I’d love to reduce by about 25%, but I haven’t found the setting yet. Final Thoughts: If you’ve been suffering through Realtek’s onboard audio issues like I have, do yourself a favor and invest in this sound card. This upgrade has been a total game-changer for me. Thanks, Sound Blaster, for bringing joy back to my audio setup. Realtek, on the other hand... well, you know where I stand. I hope this helps someone out there! Cheers, A happy human (soon to be deaf).

Las opciones de post procesamiento de audio del dsp de la Creative Sound Blaster AE5 Plus son excelentes. La compre porque la AE7 me dio problemas en linux, y la AE5 y AE5 Plus son perfectamente compatibles. Con esta tarjeta la salida analogica es perfecta. Sin tuidos, interferencias y los audifonos tienen un excelente volumen y defininicion que no se tienen en una tarjeta de audio integrada a la mobo. Ojala creative algun dia opte por dar soporte oficial a Linux, seria una maravilla.

presa per sentire come suona l'audio a 32 bit..avendo avuto sempre la audigy 2 a 24bit questa fa sentire bene anche i click e tutta la gamma molto alta di frequenze per il resto gran prodotto la migliore per me