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Editiorial reviews
9
4.1 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
25 %
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Creative has long been known for quality peripherals. In the good old days, its Sound Blaster range of audio products were all the rage. The company reRead more
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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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User rating
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4.0 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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60
4.0 out of 5
60 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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1 stars
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General

Sound TypeSurroundSurroundStereo
Interface TypePCI ExpressUSBUSB
Number of channels5.17.17.1

Connectivity

Analog 3.5mm output4
N/A
0
Analogue RCA outputs0
N/A
0
Headphone outputyesyesyes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)2
N/A
1
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)1
N/A
0
Headphone outputs4
N/A
1
Jack Plug input0
N/A
0
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)1
N/A
0
Microphone inputyes
N/A
yes
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)2
N/A
1
Line-inyes
N/A
yes
Other connectors
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
N/A
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
USByesyesyes
XLR
N/A
N/A
0
Line-out
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Placement TypeInternalExternalExternal
Colour of product
N/A
Black
  • Black,Gold
  • Black
  • Gold

Audio properties

Noise level (SNR)116.0 dB93.0 dB120.0 dB
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)116.0 dB93.0 dB120.0 dB
D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit24.0 bit

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