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Axagon ADA-71 vs Creative Sound BlasterX G5

    5.59 in
    1.12 in
    Axagon ADA-71 Sound Card
    Axagon ADA-71
      2.91 in
      0.87 in
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5 Card
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5
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      There's no question that the Sound BlasterX G5 amplifies and enhances the sound coming through your headphones or speakers, and the upmixing to 7.1 surround sound in gaming, movies, and music is solid.Read more
      Introduction Creative has a long-running history in the PC audio world, having created some of the most popular audio hardware of several generations, such as headsets, amplifiers, sound cards, speakers and more. Today, we have their new G5 desktop amplifier at our disposal and we're really eager to see and hear what it has to offer, especially since it's not been too long since we reviewed their flagship X7 desktop amp and were nothing short of blown away by its level of features, performance, and design, even if it was a bit of a wallet buster. However, their new G5Read more
      Introduction Creative has a long-running history in the PC audio world, having created some of the most popular audio hardware of several generations, such as headsets, amplifiers, sound cards, speakers and more. Today, we have their new G5 desktop amplifier at our disposal and we're really eager to see and hear what it has to offer, especially since it's not been too long since we reviewed their flagship X7 desktop amp and were nothing short of blown away by its level of features, performance, and design, even if it was a bit of a wallet buster. However, their new G5Read more
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      Full Comparison

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      General

      Axagon ADA-71Axagon ADA-71
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5Creative Sound BlasterX G5
      Number of channels7.17.1

      Connectivity

      Axagon ADA-71Axagon ADA-71
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5Creative Sound BlasterX G5
      Headphone outputs21
      Microphone inputyesyes
      Line-inyesyes

      Dimensions

      Axagon ADA-71Axagon ADA-71
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5Creative Sound BlasterX G5
      Width5.59 in2.91 in
      Depth3.64 in4.33 in
      Height1.12 in0.87 in

      Design

      Axagon ADA-71Axagon ADA-71
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5Creative Sound BlasterX G5
      Colour of productBlack
      • Black,Gold
      • Black
      • Gold

      Audio properties

      Axagon ADA-71Axagon ADA-71
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5Creative Sound BlasterX G5
      Noise level (SNR)88.0 dB120.0 dB
      Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)96.0 dB120.0 dB
      Audio quality16.0 bit24.0 bit

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