Sound Blaster Audigy Fx V2 Upgradable Hi-res PCI-e Sound Card with 5.1 Discrete and Virtual Surround, Scout Mode, SmartComms Kit for PC

Best value for the money for the feature this has. It has no noise levels. The software is very easy to use.

Very good sound card. Works in an HP slim desktop with Windows 11

After years of use, the sound on my MB abruptly stopped working. After trying everything I could think of, I gave up on it and bought a cheap $12 sound card that I saw advertised all over the web. That lasted for about 2 weeks before it stopped working too. I then bought this card. It was simple to install, and it has been working great. Before, I was able to plug my headset, which includes a mic, directly into my PC headphone socket, but with this sound card, I needed to get a "headphone mike splitter" to plug separately into the headphone socket and the mic socket of the sound card.

I was so exited to have front, rear, and subwoofer outputs. Do NOT use on Win11. It will brick your computer in the end and the only recourse you have is to reinstall Windows. This is a second device that worked on Win10 and Not on Win11. Even their website said it may not work on win11 updates.

I had trouble with a previous SB card not working properly on the latest builds of Windows 10, so I chose the "V2" because it is the newest SB Audigy FX card, released in late 2021. My old SB card wouldn't show up in windows after a reboot, and I had no sound at all. After installing this card and starting my PC, I immediately had sound - even without installing the creative driver and software suite! So that was a good start. Then I downloaded the latest Audigy FX V2 software ("Creative App")from the website, installed, and rebooted. after launching the program, it prompted for a driver update (another good sign), and a few seconds later, The control panel was populated with all of the card's features. the Creative App for this card is similar to the SBX interface that is on the soundblaster Z and other higher end cards. From what I gather, the actual effects chip on this cars is the same as on their other high-end cards, but uses a Realtek DAC instead of a more expensive unit found on the other cards. But the Realtek DAC is still better than the onboard Realtek chip that came on my motherboard, so that is a plus. This card's sound is quite punchy, full, and definitely a lot louder than the onboard audio that came on my Asus motherboard. After customizing the surround sound, crystalizer, bass, and EQ settings in the App, it sounds magnitudes better than it did before. I am very happy with this card, especially considering the price. My only gripe is that you get separate settings for the desktop speakers and your headphones (which is great), but when you switch from your speakers to your headphones, the software does not switch profiles to match. you have to manually open the software, and switch it to headphone. I wish it would look at whichever device was being used, and automatically switch the profile. but otherwise, a great card.

Plug-and-play and an intuitive app.

Purchased July 2025 - died end of September 2025 (of course return window closed in August) - had a brief power flicker and now sound pops and hisses. PC connected to APC surge protection, everything is properly grounded, outlet, electrical box, etc...hooked up my 5.1 surround system to old PC and speakers are fine. The sound card was working flawlessly before but now seems to be overheating maybe. Listening to a 2-3 hour podcast is fine for about an hour before speakers start popping and hissing.

Top quality and performance.

Terrific sound card for the price, the headphone output is really super and perfect with my 300Ω Sennheizer HD 600, I've got more then enough power, the sound resolution is beautiful, very clean and crystal clear, much, better then with my regular ACL897 audio from the motherboard. - The result is pretty good with other headphones too like the old MDR-7506 models and the ADH-M70x. - My sound system sounds tremendously better as well. Sound blaster Audigy FX V2 + HD 600 = A pretty cool audiophile setup.

Excellent build and sound Quality, Value for Money. Works as Expected. BASS is Excellent!

Siempre he sido fanático de Sound Blaster desde que lanzaron sus primeras tarjetas de sonido, pero hace un par de años abandone a la marca porque tuve muchos problemas con una Sound Blaster Z, sin embargo, me decidí por esta tarjeta por su compatibilidad con Windows 11 y la verdad ha sido una grata sorpresa, un sonido muy superior al sonido integrado, ocupo mucho TIDAL, con unos altavoces Cambridge Soundworks DTT2500 y ¡suena increíble!

Todo bien aunque si se me hizo algo caro.

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