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Creative SoundBlaster E5 (USB-DAC, gain switch, Microphones, NFC, Bluetooth)

Creative SoundBlaster E5

USB-DAC, gain switch, Microphones, NFC, Bluetooth

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  • Kleefstra14

    7 years ago •
    purchased this product

    The golden mean between mobility and sound quality

    Although I rarely write reviews, the SoundBlaster definitely deserves a rating. I use this device together with an Onkyo DP-X1 and use the SoundBlaster every day. Especially in combination with a good pair of over-ear headphones, the sound quality is incredible. The SBX function, which can be activated at the touch of a button, is highly recommended. Like an equaliser, it improves every music track considerably and can thus transform even ordinary smartphones into a high-quality music device. If you close your eyes, you have the feeling that you are sitting in a room where the music is being played live. Every note and every instrument can be clearly located. The bass is suddenly no longer a puffy hum; it is precise and full of force with the right music titles. By taking over the bass reproduction, the Soundblaster noticeably lightens the playback device and leaves power for the rest of the sound spectrum, which likewise lets you discover the music in a completely new way.

    The battery life of 8 hours is actually enough for a day on the road. Thanks to the built-in splitter, two people can listen to music without any loss of quality. The workmanship is impeccable, the SoundBlaster has already fallen on the hard floor several times and has always survived with only a few scratches. Thanks to its compact shape, the SoundBlaster is easy to transport. With the low-to-high gain switch, even expensive high-impedance headphones can be operated, which I was able to test on various headphones in an audio shop. However, it has to be said that mains-powered amplifiers are recommended well above the SoundBlaster.

    All in all, for me the golden mean between mobility and sound quality.     

    Pro

    • Sound quality
    • SBX function
    • Battery life
    • Built-in splitter
  • david1968

    7 years ago •
    purchased this product

    Price quality 9/10, clear powerful sound,

    Top powerful, give him a smartphone and other weak sources and one of the earphones and it's Christmas, full equalizer and more, full connectivity also, only downside not a single jack cable provided, shell a little too plastic, but price performance there is no better.
    Tested with Huawei p10 + AKG 702 Pro headphones     

    Pro

    • DAC
    • Bluetooth
    • Powerful
    • Versatility
    • Good and complete app

    Contra

    • No jack cable provided, so be a little stingy
    • A little too plastic
    • Not necessary on small headphones
  • Anonymous

    5 years ago •
    purchased this product

    Gets MUCH for the money

    I have had it for 2 years, am fully satisfied!
    Works as a sound card with USB on Windows and Linux from the FF

    Can intercept the signal from the TV on the amplifier via Toslink and output it on the headphones. Totally     cool!

    And the Sound.... it separates the individual instruments razor-sharp and positions them.
    Comes into its own with 16-bit FLAC or 24-bit recordings purchased from 7digital.     

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