Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI Express

Reviewing any sound card is particularly difficult; how can you judge it to be good or not when the output is dependent on many factors? How good your speakers are, how good your ears are, and how good the sound quality of the item being played is, as well as cabling and room dynamics, all have a profound influence on 'sound quality'. I was buying a couple of other things on www.ebuyer.com and wanted my order total to be over £49.99 to qualify for free delivery, so I decided to spend £37.47 on this card; I'd heard that only suckers used the built in audio on their computer, so I took the plunge. After installing it (pretty straightforward) and ...  Read the complete review