Creative Sound Blaster AE-X

It is not just the mandatory metal cover, intended to give the card a more premium feel, that makes the AE-X a more expensive model than the smaller Audigy. Above all, the additional ESS ES903902M DAC, which works in tandem with the ALC4082 codec, provides the card with better specifications on paper: 384 kHz at 32-bit and a dynamic range of 130 dB/A via the analog audio output...