The Creative Sound BlasterX H5 External Gaming DAC is an excellent example of a specialized sound solution that can also be used beyond the PC.
Many of the big names are still available but given the prevalence of excellent onboard audio solutions we often forget that specialized sound cards are still a good solution. Over the years there has been a staggering decline in discrete sound card solutions. These seem to be comically high and are one reason why the overall audio is only “ Average”. There are a couple of results that didn’t make much sense including Frequency Response and Intermodulation Distortion 10Khz. The results tell an interesting story with an accurate dB(A) matching that from the BlasterX G5 specifications of 120dB and fairly good results across many of the testing parameters. Both input and output frequency response defaulted 24-Bit/48kHz which not only would provide excellent sound but also allowed the input and output sampling to be the same. That way we can remove almost all of the variables and concentrate on what is actually being reproduced and recorded.įrequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB: +29.29, -102.38 - Very Poorįor the RightMark test I disabled all of the audio processing and set the output to Stereo. This test was performed using a loopback cable which is basically a jack that connects the analog line-out plug back into the analog line-in. No Audio DAC review would be complete without a sound test and for this I used the RightMark Audio Analyzer.
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