Creative Labs Sound Blaster Play! 3 External USB Sound Adapter for Windows and Mac. Plug and Play (No Drivers Required). Upgrade to 24-Bit 96Khz Playback

Worked great for my use case and much better than onboard Audio on my X670E Tomahawk. I am pairing it with Corsair HS50 Pro stereo headset and for that it works perfect. I did have to download APO + Peace GUI and tune it to my liking as the default sound has high treble and limited bass which was causing my ears to hurt. After tuning I can hear footsteps in games better, there is bass (as best as can be) and overall sound clarity is quite high. For such a cheap price I can't complain too much. Box was bent a bit but item was new and works fine. Update: the Treble harshness was too much for me and I am returning this. I got Play! 4 which is leagues better than this. If you are in the market for a dac just get Play! 4 instead of this.

This product works as a USB to 3.5mm audio out/mic in amp. Handy when you need an extra audio out but have only one at the back of your motherboard either due to case design or malfunctioning audio port. Just like other reviews mentioned, the creative control panel software should be installed and used to disable the audio enhancements and mic monitoring that are on by default. This results in a clean sound. As for the hissing sound that others mentioned, I personally experienced a minimal level of it when using a pair of low impedance earphones. This can be worked around by either replugging this USB amp, or switching to a different audio source (e.g. movies, switching from 2.0 to 5.1 or vice versa causes the very minor hiss to disappear). When using a 50 ohms headphones I experienced none of that hissing noise. It is not really a problem for me. The only downside would be the short USB connector placing it in an odd vertical position when plugged into the front USB ports. Otherwise, well, this works. 8/10

Avevo bisogno di uno splitter per separare gli ingressi di cuffia e microfono del mio notebook, recensioni e prezzi dei cavetti di separazione non mi hanno convinto e ho preferito acquistare una scheda audio esterna. Dopo averla provata con il driver installato da Windows 11, ho scaricato il driver proprietario e funziona benissimo. Ha un livello di uscita adeguato a pilotare la mia cuffia che ha un'impedenza di 250 Ohm, mentre con la scheda audio interna il volume a volte era troppo basso. Avrei preferito le prese di cuffia e microfono un po' più distanti fra loro, ma non è un problema. Molto soddisfatto dell'acquisto, funziona molto bene e ha un prezzo poco più alto di un semplice cavetto. Pagata poco più di 16 euro.

I have a PC with a normal embedded 48KHz Sound Card, with no empty slot for a new one... I was desperate. But now, with this USB Sound Blaster Play! 3, I have the chance to get the quality I always wanted. It is crystal clear and powerful. One last Advice: although it can work immediately after plugging in with no need for a driver, I strongly encourage you to install its driver from the Creative website. It will give you an easy-to-use yet powerful control panel with useful controls to meet your customized needs.

Super uzupełnienie sprzętu bez karty dźwiękowej, działanie od razu, nie wymagał sterowników, dźwięk jest super

Here are a few review drafts for the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Play! 3 External USB Sound Adapter (the tiny black USB DAC/amp that upgrades to 24-bit/96kHz playback, plug-and-play with no drivers needed for basics, 3.5mm headphone out + mic in, drives everything from earbuds to studio headphones, ~93dB SNR). Wrote 'em in your casual Aaron-from-Clearfield-Utah style: straightforward, practical guy fixing crappy onboard sound for music/gaming/calls, hyped on the clearer audio, no hiss/static in the dry winter air, easy USB plug-in for laptop or desktop, and great value since it's cheap but punches up big time.