CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy Rx - 7.1 PCIe Sound Card with High Performance Headphone Amp

It works! It works very well. I am not an audiophile, but I do like good music well delivered by my sound system. This board is installed in a PC running Windows 8.1 and it is driving a Logitec Z906 5.1 surround sound system via the three 3.5mm jacks. This is definitely an improvement over the onboard sound from the PC in which I installed it. I can actually tell where on stage individual singers/instrumentalists are standing. It also has a connector for the front panel audio, which was a pleasant surprise as I was expecting to lose the use of that. One thing. Do follow the instruction that says uninsatall any existing sound drivers first before installing the Audigy. It is not a disaster if you don't but it is a pain because you have to do a bunch of fiddling with windows sound settings to get it to work. Also, you may have to set it to 7.1 surround sound in order to get the rear speakers to work. As far as I can discover this is a common problem whether using onboard or add-on sound and it seems to be a Windows issue.

Bought this card because of the background hiss, speckled crackling and hums from the on-board sound. Initially very disappointed as I got very similar problems from the Audigy. I had read somewhere regarding the same problem, that you needed to use the card for a couple of days before these background noises resolve themselves. Couldn't see how that could work. Tried reseating the card with no improvement. Persevered for a couple of days checking drivers and sound applications. I had recently updated my Slackware system to 14.2 and was having trouble anyway with to the move to pulse. Gave up and decided to return the card and try one of these USB external sound adapter but it was a couple of week before I could get round to shutting down and removing the card. At this stage the problems were so bad I stopped listening to sound fed from the computer On the appointed day before I started I fired up BBC iplayer and lo and behold the sound was perfect. With some excite I then tried Spotify. Utter silence between tracks. If I'm not playing something I forget that I have the amp turned on, it is absolutely silent. I'm astonished. Why this happens I have no idea but the sound quality and stereo separation is now better than anything I have had in the last 20 years. My speakers are still the old Wharfdale based boxes that I built over 45 years ago while still at college. The amp is an old Trio that I inherited nearly 10 years ago. The combination is perhaps a bit boomy on the bass (I don't even have the sub-woofer connected at the moment) but this is just joy and bliss.

The installation guide says uninstall any audio drivers from your computer before installation but I would say from experience, your motherboard is more important than your sound card and when I followed the installation instructions there were problems, so I uninstalled the creative drivers and re-installed my motherboard's audio drivers and everything was ok. I then re-installed the creative audio drivers with only the basic installation options of 'Creative Software AutoUpdate' and 'Creative System Information' and so far so good. Looks like there was a software conflict between creative and realtec (gigabyte). Dont get me wrong its a very powerful sound card but watch your installation choices. The bass is also off the scale and could easily fill any high powered speaker.

This sound card delivers excellent mid-range sound quality and truly shines when paired with headphones. Using my Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones, the audio experience was pure bliss—crystal clear, powerful, and immersive. When combined with Boom 3D, an incredible online sound enhancer, the volume and richness of the sound are almost overwhelming (I’m pretty sure my hearing has taken a hit—worth it, though!). While it also supports Dolby Atmos flawlessly, I personally prefer the audio depth and customization offered by Boom 3D. If you’re on the fence, trust me—try this combo out, and you’ll be blown away.

Update. The original review was written when using the newest driver from creatives site. Using the disc that came with the card allowed for 96 kHz to be played without any harsh noises. 5.1 via optical still doesn't work when selected and only can be achieved if an audio bypass is done within VLC. I still think £50 is far too much for this soundcard due to the 5.1 audio issue via optical and the issue persists regardless of what kHz has been chosen but I don't have much of a choice, as 2nd hand cards of a similar spec in reasonable condition are nearly the same price in the current chip shortage climate. Original review with new driver from Creative* Bought this as my optical out on my motherboard is shot as the cable will keep falling out and then finally stopped outputting sound (tried multiple optical cables). All my audio equipment is connected by optical, so was in need of a USB adapter to optical which doesn't seem to exist? So picked this as the cheapest alternative. No 5.1 out of optical which is quite a disappointment, the software doesn't detect that I have plugged through optical either. If you choose 96 kHz, it turns it off when not playing audio but then switches it back on which makes a stupidly loud noise that has hurt my ears several times now. 44.1 and 48 kHz seem to be absolutely fine however. It's connected to my SMSL M200 which feeds audio to SP200 and xDuoo MT-602 for headphone use and speakers are Logitech Z-906. If all you're gonna do is listen at lower frequencies with gaming, Etc then this is totally fine but if you're planning on hooking this up to your surround sound set up optically and/or want to listen at 96K Hz, I'd look elsewhere and would not recommend this card at all.

A very good product, excellent even. It was extremely easy to fit (just remember to run the driver on the CD afterwards). My music sounds perfect through my soundbar and there are numerous settings you can play about with in the software on the CD. Even the default Windows sounds which test the left/right speakers are now different class. So, excellent, as I said, but please be aware that there was no screwdriver nor a screw to fasten the soundcard securely to the back of the PC case included in the box. Maybe Creative shouldnt be responsible for supplying either of these items and if the soundcard was replacing a previous one (for example) then you would have been able to reuse the screw already in place. If, like me, you had to push the rear panel out of the back of your PC, then there wasn't a screw to use. Fortunately I already had a very small screwdriver which came with a graphics card from last year and I had a packet of PC Case screws which I had bought from Amazon some time ago. One of these fit the hole at the back, so the experience remained a positive one.

Bought to listen to music with some 250 ohm headphones, they sound amazing, fully recommended, great value for amateur music/headphone enthusiast rather than extra hardware cluttering up the place and taking up plug sockets, very simple to install just check YouTube, sounds ten times better than the original line out

Basically, to cut a long story short: - Bought the Z series, disappointing overly processed sound. Only output options: stereo, direct stereo, headphones and 5.1. In direct stereo, the sound was best for my setup, but no way to output that unprocessed on more than front out. - Returned the Z series, bought the RX - Result: you can select: 2, 2.1, 4, 4.1, 5.1, 7.1 outputs, AND you can choose 4 speakers out using 'unprocessed stereo upmix', i.e. sharp clear unprocessed sound out of each 3.5mm plug. A feature more or less every Creative soundcard has since the 1990s (even my crappy onboard Realtek sound card has this!!) So why the Z series left this out is unforgivable. Z series sound used to stutter in my brand new i7 4770, 64 bit windows, SSD and 16Gb of RAM... Go figure. But this Audigy RX has ZERO stuttering. Now this might be linked to the fact Audigy RX uses harware processing vs the Z series which is software processing. There's a reason the hardware chip has been used in almost all creative produces since the 1990s... Anyway, highly satisfied, sounds better than the Z series and plays audio from all sources to ALL speakers.

très bon produit

A little pricey but a very good quality card. Please check for PCIe X1 slot & space if you already have a graphics card. Mine is a snug fit but does fine. The sound quality is awesome and discover a new level of sound quality while listening to your usual music. Other special features are dual mic and powerful headphone amp. Best experienced with Media monkey player or winamp. The bass is prominent and using it with my old Creative inspire 4500 (4.1) speakers. Its worth spending a few bucks for crisp music experience.

Chegou bem embalada instalada e funcionando perfeitamente, áudio maravilhoso Sound Blaster é qualidade sempre

Pues compré este producto de emergencia porque quería solucionar un problema que no se si el Hardware de mi placa ( una Asus Crosshair VI Hero ) o de los controladores Realtek de la misma comenzó a dar problemas de repente, simplemente el sonido se iba y venía como si desenchufara algo y luego lo volviera a enchufar y a cada rato se me aparecía el panel de control de Realtek preguntándome que que había enchufado en los conectores de audio cuando no se había movido absolutamente nada, intenté toda clase de soluciones y nada, el problema persistía por lo que llegué a la conclusión de que tenía que comprar una tarjeta de sonido. Al principio hice mi compra con desconfianza porque esto implicaría que yo mismo tendría que instalar la tarjeta y hacerla funcionar y jamás había hecho algo así en mi vida, mi computadora es armada pero yo sólo he comprado el hardware y gente que se dedica a eso han sido quienes la han armado, pero con esto de la cuarentena por el covid19 en que no había quien me ayudara y por el hecho de que todos en casa necesitamos ahora usar las plataformas de Zoom entre otras ya sea para trabajar o las clases virtuales de las escuelas, era indispensable que ese problema con el sonido se solucionara de inmediato por lo que finalmente me animé a hacer la compra con este producto y cruzar los dedos para ver que pasaba. Sólo menciono que el producto llegó en buen estado, en la fecha prometida y que la instalación fue de lo más sencillo ya que una vez que coloqué la tarjeta de sonido en la placa Asus, instalé los Drivers nuevos y logré deshabilitar los de Realtek todo funcionó perfectamente y adiós al problema, mi sonido volvió a funcionar otra vez a la perfección, además escogí esta placa en particular porque quería algo que no fuera de menor calidad que el sonido que ya traía mi placa de fábrica sino algo similar y puedo decir que esta tarjeta da mejor sonido que el integrado de la tarjeta madre , la diferencia sí es perceptible porque el sonido es más claro y sobre todo a un volumen más alto las bocinas Logitech Z625 que tengo ya no distorsionan como antes lo hacían con el sonido integrado de la placa Asus en las mismas condiciones, ahora tengo un poco de más potencia sin distorsión y mas claridad de sonido y "Cero" problemas de compatibilidad por lo que estoy muy satisfecho con la compra ya que solucioné mi problema, mejoré mi sonido ligeramente y no tuve que gastar mucho. Lo he probado tanto con música clásica con CD's de la marca Reference Recordings ( que se supone son grabaciones de Audiófilo ) tanto como con CD's de Pink Floyd, Rammstein entre otros y el resultado ha sido satisfactorio en ambos géneros de música en comparación con lo que antes tenía, ya sólo por último menciono que yo tengo Windows 10 de 64 bits y no tengo, ni tuve ningún contratiempo ni con el Hardware ni el Software del producto, todo funcionó a la primera y sin problemas.

Estaba teniendo problemas con la musica en el pc, el sonido era muy malo, hueco... Compré unos buenos altavoces de 300€ y no mejoro apenas, incluso conectándolo al pc por la salida optica digital. Me decidí a probar con esta Sound Blaster que también tiene salida optica y la verdad es que la mejora es increible, no hay color, como la noche al día. Es solo conectar instalar los controladores y usar ya que no tiene practicamente opciones de configuración para escuchar el audio, para la grabación ya es otra cosa, pero yo no la uso para eso. Tengo también otros altavoces mas baratos, 20€, conectados por RCA y estos han mejorado bastante con la Sound Blaster pero siguen sonando huecos porque no dan mas de sí, ni se hacercan al sonido que tienen los grandes conectados a esta tarjeta. La conpré solo para probarla pero al final me la he quedado porque sin ella no tiene sentido tener estos altavoces tan caros, además que mejora bastante también los baratos.