Have you considered a soundcard to be a worthy upgrade to your PCs before?

@harrylim4629

3 жыл бұрын

yes everytime

@zushikatetomotoshift1575

2 жыл бұрын

@@JBM_NY what does it say on your card? AE-5 or AE-5 Plus on the side? If it doesn't say Plus then you got the none plus version cause I have AE-5 Plus and I have the Encoder Option in Command software.

@JBM_NY

2 жыл бұрын

@@zushikatetomotoshift1575 ah my friend it was not plus edition it was AE-5 Pure edition but , but sound is incredible on all type of media

@zushikatetomotoshift1575

2 жыл бұрын

@@JBM_NY Well it's still a good card too bad I didn't bump into you sooner cause sound blaster was giving people who bought the none plus depends when they bought the none plus they could upgrade to the plus version for free all you had to do is contact SB and tell them and give what was needed and there you go. Too bad that has ended.

@rogerwilco6355

2 жыл бұрын

10/10 A + THUMPS UP! :) Crystal Clear Sound! :) Wooooooo lol

I use sound blaster since 1994, the Sound Blaster AWE32 was my first card.

@TechNuovo

2 жыл бұрын

Sound cards were big back then, not so much now until you realise how much of a difference they make!

@erichamilton5932

Жыл бұрын

First soundcard I bought was a "TerraTec SoundSystem Aureon 7.1 Space" back in 2005 for my AMD Athlon 64 4000X build. Second card I bought was "Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS" for my i7-3770K build back in 2013. I used it until I moved from Win 7 to Win 10, which I did rather late, only a couple of years go and the X-Fi card didn't work that well under Win 10. Time flies. Added. Putting together an AMD build right now and I will have to look for another sound card. Yeah, I'm not upgrading that often as you can tell .

What is max frequency in Direct Mode to Speakers? Is it 32bit/384 KHz?

I have the ASTRO A50 wireless. would they work well with this sound card , you think? I can plug in the base to the soundcard

Had it for like about 8 months its a nice soundcard up to this point. Got some bookshelf speakers with it. Not one of the overly expensive ones. The concert SBX profile is good for KZread music.

@TechNuovo

Жыл бұрын

Bookshelf speakers are my next upgrade to my rig. I want to improve my sound. But I need to work out a wall mounting solution. Unfortunately there is no room on my desk for them.

Great video. I installed this one but I hear some noise when connected to the 3.5 cables. Funny thing is that this noise is not present when connecting the speakers to the MOBO onboard. Do you know the reason?

I love watching movies and I use Asus u7 sound card. Dolby only 5 channels.Which sound card should I buy? AE-9, AE-7, AE-5 Plus Help me

Yes I get it... it has a really amazing discrete headphone amp. This is the 6th review of this card that talks alllllll about how amazing it sounds in headphones. But this card is also capable of Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. 5.1 ....5 separate speakers and a subwoofer. Perhaps some people would love to know in detail how this card does in handling Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

@unreal8989

2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what i've been looking for, but can't find anywhere. Did you tried this sound card with 5.1 ?

@adventureinlife7700

2 жыл бұрын

@@unreal8989 I couldn't tell you. I ended up going with the ASUS XONAR AE. Which I can tell you handles my Logitech Z906 5.1 flawlessly!

@unreal8989

2 жыл бұрын

@@adventureinlife7700 Nice. Hope to buy Logitech Z906 5.1someday. I Had ASUS XONAR AE for almost 2 years, but card died, so i ordered Creative AE-5 Plus.

@WizDaGod

2 жыл бұрын

@@adventureinlife7700 Card is a beast on z906 and can’t go back to anything else lol

@BrutusAlbion

2 жыл бұрын

@@unreal8989 and how does it function? Do you recommend it over onboard motherboard?

Hi Mr. how much % is diffrent when have this sound card Creative Sound Blaster AE-5 PLUS ? Need from this have diffrent high volume? i wanna buy same sound card i need from information Thanks

2:40 Why is Bass Boost disabled for me (grayed out)?

Still using Xonar Essence STX II.

Creative ae 5 plus and creative ae 5 plus pure edition is the same product ?

ea 5 plus or g6?

Enjoyed your video. I have a SB AE-5 Plus that I am adding to my PC. I have JBL Quantum One headphone. The JBL have a USB connection or 3.5mm. If I use the 3.5mm to connect SB to JBL then SB software is doing al the work right? The JBL headphones just really become passive device right? If I use the USB connector the JBL then use my on-board audio right? Thank you!

@TechNuovo

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. That's right. I would go 3.5mm directly into the soundcard.

@BrutusAlbion

2 жыл бұрын

Did you notice a major difference in sound quality from the soundcard over the onboard motherboard sound quality?

Hey tech nuovo I have the aex-5 original how did you get you bass working in acoustic engine mine cant be adjusted.

@TechNuovo

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, I'm not too sure I'm afraid. Everything I showed in the video was literally plug and play. I never did anything special to the settings that I can remember.

Hey I plan to buy ATH AD700x open back headphones with that Creative AE Plus will it be good ?

@TechNuovo

3 жыл бұрын

Not tried the headphones but being open back, plus this card, should be amazing!

Hello there. Can you please give me an advise: i'm between buying this one and the AE-5, they are same price but this AE-5 Plus have Dolby Digital Live / DTS as a plus. I play mostly games on my PC and some times watch some movies. Which one should I buy ? Many thanks !

@TechNuovo

3 жыл бұрын

AE-5 Plus. If they're the same price, get the most features for your money for sure,

I recently bought an Edifier 350DB speaker. Do you think getting this sound card would benefit the audio performance of these speaker? It's connected to my Asus x570 dark hero MD via optical cable and the sound is pretty good but I feel like I can get better performance with a sound card. I'd love to hear your opinion.

@TechNuovo

2 жыл бұрын

Yeh, I reckon so. When we tested, the difference was night and day between mobo onboard and sound card. Nice speaker too!

@Vonklieve

Жыл бұрын

I bought some Edifier speakers budget DBS ones for £139.99. I paired my AE5 plus with these speakers and was disappointed, I tried the optical out and the quality dropped like a stone. I have not used optical more. But I discovered, that the optical sound processing was done via the speakers rather than the AE5 Plus DAC and the sound options dropped to 24 bit and 48 Khzrt...Also the vocals were muffled. Blue tooth also failed to impress, the volume was far lower than wiring my laptop to speakers. With the Edifier DBS speakers. So, either this is user error by me, or the speakers did not fulfil my needs. They have good technology, but do not be caught out like me through ignorance or the limitations of paired speakers. However, my Creative T40 speakers, though 10 years old sound amazing with the old fashioned 3.5 jack. Connected to my AE5 plus soundcard. I also own Cloud 2 headphones and they sound great with the AE5 plus. I bypassed the USB dongle and connected to the soundcard 3.5 headphone jack.

Do you need to conect the Molex to make the sound card work, I don't want to connect the RGB strip, just want the audio, if one can, it works at a "reduced sound" quality or something like that? Thank you

@TechNuovo

Жыл бұрын

Nope. I didn't connect either. Just into my PCIe slot and worked fine.

@realuriziel

Жыл бұрын

Same question here. I hate leds and don't want waste energy...are you sure the sound is the same? is not that then the card is damaged without molex?

Where is the heat sink and cooler?

Will I be able to connect my headphones and 2.1 speakers at the same time?

@TechNuovo

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Absolutely.

Is hyperx cloud alpha better off with onboard or this sound card

@TechNuovo

3 жыл бұрын

Soundcard.

Did you have to turn off your onboard audio in the bios or did you run both or did the motherboard turn it off automatically

@TechNuovo

2 жыл бұрын

I can't remember doing anything BIOS related, though I'm pretty positive I didn't. It was picked up as a sound device inside of Windows and I selected it as the default audio source inside of Windows Sound serttings.

@dac33nr58

Жыл бұрын

It's recommended that you disable it in bios do since windows will automatically try to install it and may cause problems.

I don't know.. I'm listing to this with a RME Babyface and it sound bloody awesome on here.. Except the weird bussing noise.

I can pick up this card for 125 dollars or some old audigy card half the price? Any recommendatiions? I have had creative soundcards before I forget which one. It did make my Sennheiser 599 headphones more "alive" the bass was deeper, the sounds were lounder and seemed richer somehow. (Though to be fair I have 599 headphones plugged into shit mobo audio and sometimes on youtube they wiilll do a sound comparison test and I can hear the difference...... which would imply that my hardware is capable of producing the required sound) But that card was PCI and I upgraded to a MOBO which didn't have that option. I'm thinking of upgrading headphone to sennheisser 650 and I will need something to to drive 300 ohm impedance. So the question is can you hear the difference between different dedicated sound cards subjectively.

@TechNuovo

10 ай бұрын

To be honest with you, I'm not quite sure on if different soundcards will perform differently. They're not something we actively look at on the channel. However I can say that this AE-5 performed so much better than my mobo's onboard audio. So much so it remains in my PC after all this time. It's a superb product.

It's sad is that they killed the 7.1... I have a AV receiver on the way with 7.1 analog inputs and can only test it on my old Auzentech X-Fi forte 7.1, however drivers are dead, can't update windows and the soundcard is dying, mic input is completely dead, and the 5.1 output have the rear right channel making a bit of distortion, I already cleaned it all the way with WD40 contact cleaner, removed the opamp, cleaned it, but sadly nothing worked... Thought the mic input could be from the external cables, but sadly I also tested connection and they are making the connection good so it's some internal hardware problem sadly... So I'm interested to upgrade for a Creative AE 5, but it's sad that 5.1 PC sound are slowly dying when both Logitech and Creative stop making good 5.1 speakers and they already killed the 7.1 outputs, it's incredible how most brands nowadays are mostly interested in just selling CRAP soundbars and portable speakers jeez... I just upgraded my home theatre, now I can do 7.1 and there's no creative 7.1 latest sound card anymore and I don't care for other brand's soundcards since with Creative at least I know CPU useage is much smaller than other soundcards and that's why I always liked them, same on my Auzentech which has old Creative X-fi CPU, even has it's own built-in memory and with better components than creative back then which now creative improved so much but don't offer same good old stuff like 7.1 :(

@beepy9666

3 жыл бұрын

It's a chore to actually find a 5.1 system that isn't utter garbage these days. Like, I actually *want* to be able to enjoy games outside a set of cans, no matter how good they are. I have a Logitech Z906 and I think it could be so much better if I went back to a dedicated card. On-board just does not have the quality nor functionality that Creative spoiled me with years ago.

@guily6669

3 жыл бұрын

@@beepy9666 Yep, I still have the Logitech Z5500 and they are totally unbeatable for the price, bought them in like 2005 brand new from a store in promotion for 250€ and they are still going strong. I see some 5.1 speakers costing even much more than 500€ and are also 1 small speaker without tweeter jeez... Anyway I recently paid more than my Z5500 for 5.1 speakers and they arrived today and it's sad that the 106€ subwoofer sucks and it's the worse thing I ever heard, the bass port is too small and makes more air noise than subwoofer sound at any volume... The Z5500 subwoofer is also 10 inch speaker but sounds pretty damn good specially for a 5.1 system that cost 250€ with 6 speakers, cables, controller, DTS and Dolby decoder and remote control... I totally loved old Creative stuff, they had an even more powerful 5.1 system than my Z5500 however it also cost a lot like around 500€ and you still needed to buy the controller\decoder if you wanted everything those Z5500 offer which was another 250€ above the speakers... Both Creative and Logitech died in my opinion, Creative doesn't even do 5.1 anymore, Logitech never made an actual proper replacement for the Z5500, the Z906 are worse and are also pretty outdated. Almost every brand now is all about crap portable speakers and even worse shitty expensive sound bars that are miles worse than just 50€ 2.1 speakers... PS: Don't really know wtf is going on with shitty soundbars and why they are actual speaker replacements nowadays FFS. EDIT: Also forgot to say most good quality expensive home theatre systems are more thinking in movies than gaming because they usually have more power in the front, specially the front towers which kick in much better than the rear satellites which they think is just for ambience while in games specially FPS you would want the same exact power and sound quality across all speakers because any gun firing or explosion must sound powerful no matter where it comes from...

will the sound morf work on a blue yetti or just the input?

@TechNuovo

2 жыл бұрын

Good question, I don't actually know this I'm afraid. From what I recall, I couldn't target a USB input for the voice changing modes, but I might be wrong and just missed it.

I wonder what the difference would be hooking up my a50’s to this card

@TechNuovo

3 жыл бұрын

Possibly not. You've already got Dolby Audio built into the stand/dock. I can't say 100% though as we didn't test with the A50s. Would be a great test for sure!

What do you think, which will be better AE-5 Plus or BlasterX G6? I'm playing fps games mainly.

@TechNuovo

3 жыл бұрын

Difficult for me to answer as I've only had true hands on experience with the AE-5 which I was super impressed with. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

@phanatic23608

3 жыл бұрын

They are basically the same exact product. One is compatible with most all devices, the G6, while the AE5 plus, is only for your PC. The G6 works with consoles and PC. You could power it to your phone too if you really wanted to. The G6 seems like the better value due to it’s ability to work on more things.

Creative are not bad, ive used them for years. But of of late i get ALOT of snap crackle and pop with my X3. I did some google searching and it turns out to be a common problem , there was a few threads on reddit regarding this with no solution. Its defiantly not software related.

@TechNuovo

3 жыл бұрын

I've always found Creative to do a great job with their audio products. Some of the best consumer speakers for PC. And at decent prices too.

@mikester1290

3 жыл бұрын

As much as I like Creative I too have to say that my Soundblaster Z has failed on me, every day the optical link to the amp will drop, and I have to turn off the Dolby and back on again, and after a few days it goes completely dead.

Is it worth to buy? I love using headsets and I have Hyperx Cloud Stinger

@denissmith7671

3 жыл бұрын

Hey did you end up buying it?

@jericteves6126

3 жыл бұрын

@@denissmith7671 not yet im planning to buy hx cloud alpha s first

still good whit byerdinamyc DT 990?

@TechNuovo

2 жыл бұрын

Yup!

what headphones do you use with it?

@TechNuovo

3 жыл бұрын

I'm using a set of Lucidsound LC25s. Not the best headphones, so would recommend getting a decent set of open backed cans if you have the money or budget.

Was a huge fan of Creative years ago and I'd swear by them. I didn't throw a card in on this build and I'm honestly regretting it. Realtek drivers are utter trash and there has been no improvement in on-board sound in years.

@TechNuovo

3 жыл бұрын

Tell me about it! Wouldn’t go back to on board now after trying this. What build did you go with?

Is this video sponsored by Creative? Did Creative give you sound cards for review? If so, why isn't it shown in the video? And you assure us that it is Spotify that limits the frequency to 96KHz, has it been verified in any way, or is this your subjective personal opinion? I have a somewhat different user experience, but the purchase was made in part based on your review.

@TechNuovo

Жыл бұрын

Sponsored? No. Sent for review? Yes Not mentioned? Because it's not an advert. It's a review. My experience with the kHz setting and Spotify is not verified. It's something I experienced with the device. Not sure which was causing the incompatibility, Spotify or Creative. It's just something I found so I reported on it in my video review. What issues have you found with the AE-5?

@ua3453

Жыл бұрын

@@TechNuovo I ran into some limitations imposed by the sound card, but I still have an open support request, so I can't say anything for sure. Therefore, in order not to harm the manufacturer, I will say that I cannot yet draw specific conclusions. Maybe later. Thanks for the answers.

Onboard sound is dreadful in games, I though my X-Fi Fatal1ty titanium was good until I bought a Sound Blaster Z cheap of ebay - the gaming sound in The Division 2 was so much more crisp.

@TechNuovo

3 жыл бұрын

Agree! Until you try a sound card, you don’t appreciate the difference

@psycold

3 жыл бұрын

Yup I can't stand onboard, even with the improvements over the years. I've had the Zx for 2 or 3 years and recently upgraded, now my Zx is starting to have issues with randomly switching channels (like front right speaker plays out the rear left) and figured I would try out the onboard Realtek using optical. It's awful. It might be okay if you hadn't experienced a good sound card before I guess, but I ended up ordering the AE-5 Plus because it seems like the best option.

@computerbytes01

3 жыл бұрын

@@psycold I have the onboard Creative SoundblasterX 720 and I gave that a go with optical and it was pretty rubbish also. certain sounds disappears when there is too much action on the screen.

Has anyone here had trouble running this card in Windows 10 64 bit?

@TechNuovo

2 жыл бұрын

We've used this via W10 64 without issue but interested to see if anyone else has had an issue.

If you have a high end MOBO, this card does little or nothing for your sound as i found out, best used in mid- low end MOBOs.