CREATIVE Sound Blaster X1 Hi-res Super X-Fi External USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier for PC and Mac, also compatible with PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch

Fantastic little gadget, you won't get a wow factor straight out of the box, the secret is in EQ carving and personally for me having SXFi turned off. I found it easier to tune the EQ with the PC app, I'm using a pair of XM5's and I wanted the bluetooth sound without the delay. I asked copilot to convert my Sound Connect EQ values into SXFI values and the difference was immense, not only do the XM5's sound close to the spaciousness of bluetooth but with the upgrade from SBC to LDAC, the headphones have more punch and presence. If SXFI's EQ presets don't cut the mustard, A.I. can help tune the sound, build quality is decent for the price but it's a gadget I'll be treating gently.

If you game on a PC or PlayStation 5 this is a pretty good upgrade on the standard onboard Dac fitted on most motherboards or consoles.This with purchased because I found the output from the PlayStation controller was a little on the quiet side especially when using higher impedance headphones, this little amp allows you to use harder to drive headsets without compromising the overall volume, this will drive most headsets louder than you could reasonably tolerate.Regarding the super XFI , I would in all seriousness ignore it, it sounds frankly terrible and makes all the sounds appear as if they're coming from within a tin can ,on that score it's disappointing however as a DAC amp what it does do is effectively provide breathing space between the sounds that you hear in the headphones as opposed to having it all clumped together in the center, which I found the controller did, note I'm not talking about left and right sound balance that remains the same as the controller it's the bit in between that gets evened out.Is this an essential purchase? No absolutely not, however it does provide a nice uplift to onboard audio and I found this a worthy purchase compared to the onboard sound, your mileage may vary.One last thing to note it also allows headset microphone audio to be passed through without issue.

BRILL ! ! Pretty Good. Seems to rattle the headphones but not very deep bass or sub bass, for some I guess that's a Good thing.

Requires an app that simply does not work for Android and has not for months, per the reviews. It cannot work with PC as the App is required. It's a £50 3.5mm to USB-Converter with volume control. A complete and utter waste of money.

Needed it to drive some DT770Pros (250ohms) as I had to remove my Soundblaster Pro PCIE soundcard for my new GPU. Suffice to say that it was compatible with them right out of the box and it's all loud and clear. Seems the sound is better with the power turned off and letting it passively passthrough the audio. I've had my DT 770s for 6-years, glad to keep them going for longer for just £35. Very easy to install, however just make sure you have the correct USB connector. It uses the latest versions at both ends, you may need to check that you don't need a USB 3.0/3.1 to 3.2 lead (like I did) to make it work.

At circa £26 It is good value; at this price I would buy again.

Was looking to upgrade the audio on my pc and laptop which with their internal audio systems weren't very impressive, desktop in particular had trouble driving my headphones. It's a huge upgrade in quality and volume. Never had an external dac before so decided to give a cheaper option a go, very pleased I did as it does everything I want it to. It has a program you can use, my system doesn't support it but it works perfectly without it.

So I set this up on pc no matter what settings I used under the super x FI mode. I could not make it sound superior to having the device turned off. Therefore only buy this if you want to make your sound, actively worse.It is also the worst shape, you will need an L shaped usb c adapter to make any logical use of this whatsoever.

Très bon DAC USB, surtout pour une installation simple et compacte.Je l’utilise principalement avec un casque et la différence de qualité sonore par rapport à une sortie audio classique est clairement perceptible. Le son paraît plus propre, plus détaillé et avec une meilleure puissance, surtout sur certains casques un peu plus exigeants.L’installation est rapide et le format compact permet de l’utiliser facilement sur plusieurs appareils sans prendre de place. Le fait qu’il soit externe en USB est aussi très pratique pour éviter certains parasites ou limitations des cartes son intégrées.Très satisfait du résultat au quotidien, surtout pour la musique, le gaming et les vidéos. Excellent rapport qualité-prix pour un DAC aussi simple à utiliser.

Merece la pena, sxgi es la leche.

La uso como segunda tarjeta de audio en mi pc. También funciona en mi iPhone 16 pro

It was a good sound impression at first. But just after one day, it started to loosen from its headphone jack connector. It is very fragile for such a small product. Overall it felt like a very cheap and flimsy USB stick.

HA MIGLIORATO SENSIBILMENTE LA QUALITÀ AUDIO DELLE MIE CUFFIE, MA SCALDA MOLTO.