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	Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 PLUS	Creative Sound Blaster X4	ESI Maya44 eX	Startech.com ICUSBAUDIO7D	Startech.com ICUSBAUDIO2D	Creative Sound Blaster Live 7.1
	from $104.99 up to $149.99 Compare prices 3	from $139.99 up to $162.48 Compare prices 6	from $127.00 up to $159.99 Compare prices 2	from $44.99 up to $72.54 Compare prices 5	from $40.99 up to $53.92 Compare prices 3	from $42.02 up to $90.65 Compare prices 2
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Type	gaming	gaming	audio Interface	on camera flashes	on camera flashes	on camera flashes
Specs
Form factor	internal	external	internal	external	external	internal
Interface	PCIe	USB-C	PCIe	USB-B	USB-A	PCI
Channels	7.1	7.1	2	7.1	5.1	7.1
Audiochip	Sound Core3D			C-Media - CM6206		Creative CAO106-DAT
Standards			DirectWIRE 3.0, EWDM, WDM, MME	Dolby Digital, DTS		Microsoft DirectSound, DirectSound3D, EAX ADVANCED HD
ASIO
Mac compatibility
Additional power
DAC
DAC resolution	32 bit	24 bit	24 bit	16 bit	24 bit	24 bit
Max. sampling rate	384 kHz	192 kHz	96 kHz	48 kHz	96 kHz	96 kHz
Dynamic Range	122 dB	114 dB	102 dB			10 — 40000 dB
Signal-to-noise ratio						100 dB
ADC
ADC resolution	24 bit	24 bit	24 bit	16 bit		24 bit
Max. sampling rate	96 kHz	192 kHz	96 kHz	48 kHz		96 kHz
Dynamic range		104 dB
Signal-to-noise ratio			108 dB
More features	headphones amplifier	headphones amplifier	headphones amplifier			front panel output
Inputs
mini-Jack (3.5 mm)	1	3		3		1
Jack (6.35 mm)			2
Optical S/PDIF				1
Phantom power
Outputs
mini-Jack (3.5 mm)	4	4		5	2	3
Jack (6.35 mm)			2
Optical S/PDIF	1	1	1	1
Coaxial S/PDIF			1		1
Added to E-Catalog	may 2020	december 2021	april 2021	december 2022	december 2024	november 2023