I was lucky enough to grab one of the first few from OcUK. I primarily got it for the quality DACs, and i did not even bother installing the extras. The audio quality is slightly better than my previous X-Fi Titanium Fatality Champion (which is already way above average).

thanks for the awesome deal ;)

This sound card kit is a very nice setup, i just recently built my own pc and put this in.. and i am very impressed by the quality of the audio that comes from it. I never really heard such good quality come from a pc sound card like i have heard from this.

If price is no object this is the one. The extras and modes don't really sell the card, its the fidelity of the components. You aren't going go get a better signal to noise anywhere else, and if you have a good enough listening setup, you can hear the difference.

In 2011 Creative introduced the Sound Core 3D audio chip, and recently a new series of Sound Blaster cards was released using that chip. We tested the most high-end ZxR version, which is available for 200-250 euros.

The new Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR sound card is a behemoth of audio goodness. Un-boxing everything from the package, I was very impressed with the design style Creative Labs put into their new, flagship sound card.