what is this cirque du soleil? bunch of clowns in this comment thread.
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Also my favorite thing about Bryan & TYC is my least favorite about LTT, No pushy ad segments on TYC, nothing but a pushy ad on every single episode of LTT...”LTTSTORE.COM BTW....BTW BUY MY STUFF IF YOU HAVE SAVED MONEY ON YOUR PC BUILD...JUST GIVE IT TO ME, YOU DON’T NEED MONEY!” IM PRETTY WEALTHY BUT...THATS NOT GOOD ENOUGH I MUST HAVE MORE MONEY!”
Tech Yes, you really been killing it lately. The great efforts and money you have invested back into this channel, really shows. I definitely need this product as well so thanks for this review. Peace out for now, bye.
Congratulations on the sponsorship and keeping true to yourself. I have been looking for something like this. Especially if it runs on Mac OS X. Thank you Bryan.
Thanks for the review. I bought a G3 after watching your review. (Using your link of course!) My B350 3.5mm jack was starting to fail, so I try G3. Just as you said, G3 is mostly the same as a highend board. G3 is slightly better than mid range B350. G3 drives my DT770 80ohm better. I also have a 7yrs GE60 laptop. G3 is much better than GE60 onboard audio. And saving setting in G3 itself is convenient.
I wouldn't of thought my generic laptop was that bad but I believe it after having to sell my ASIO audio card. For now I am going with the G1 beater to save my ears until I find a proper ASIO mixer. Thanks for the info
So the last time I used onboard audio was around the Pentium 4 time. I really thought by now this would have been highly improved, but listening to the recording of the Asrock Z390 mic-in with all that background noise really makes me think we haven't come any further in this particular solution.
I'm using soundbar with sub (razer leviathan) as i don't have much space for speakers on my desk, it sits nicely below my monitor. I'm using toslink input, but my integrated soundcard doesn't sound bad. Haven't used headphones much in the past six years.
Does this device filter out desktop audio from the microphone input? I know the sound blaster play 3/4 has had issues with this and my default desktop jacks have the same problem.
I used a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD, for a long time to fix a similar problem I was having with an FX series motherboard audio. It worked great for many years but had to retire it as I needed an XLR input for my PC
Good review and analysis. What DAC chip are they using in this? Also, you should have showed the smart phone app. Tweaking EQ and settings on PC and then going to console isn't ideal.
I was a Sound Blaster fan boy back in the day when on board audio consisted of a tiny speaker for beeps. The Audigy was a great addition in the 90's but has lost their status with standard MOBOs having good solutions on board. On the fence with the new products from SB, might give them another shot.
I used to have the 2001 audigy soundblaster with a lot of philips chips, no modern dac can compete with that philips ones on terms of realistic sound and holography
A jet engine is like 100 dB, if I remember correctly. And living around people with hearing loss is very annoying. So, to prevent your friends and family from ganking you in your sleep (or shipping you to the Hell Of Spiders, aka Australia) pay attention to your hearing! Edit: I've learned a lot about cleaning PC's (WD40 works great) watching your channel. Thanks lots!
Another tip for people with sound issues: plug in your set of speakers to a different place than the place where your PC is powered from. This prevents a feedback loop to your speakers via the ground wires leaking electricity that is looped back into your speakers.
Hello . Nice video congratulations. an information if it is possible thanks. I have seen that the optical cable is not of quality. but if I buy a higher quality cable, does the audio improve? thank you
I use it on a pc and I would like to understand if the way it is powered makes a difference on the sound quality, what changes if I connect it with usb a or c?
Many of those features are already available in their Create MB line of softwares. You can use their MB3 on any soundcard in Windows (around US$30), and few mainboards came out with the same stuff, except it's called MB5. But 60 bucks for a USB sound-card that works on different platforms and gives you an edge sound-wise in fps due to the scout-mode, that doesn't sound too shabby!
I have 3 sets of headphones and 4 monitors. What I'd like sound cards to do is assign applications to audio devices. I want the game and desk mic to play game audio and one of the monitors playing a podcast or audio book. When I'm VOIP i want to use the headphone mic. Sometimes I'm watching a movie on the deck so if it's assigned to the monitor that folds to the outside deck I want the audio played over the soundbar. But still Play games with the audio using the headphones. I got windows to do this by accident once but don't know how. I can't belive this is not a thing yet.
What about the volume? I have purchased 5 usb sound cards and 4 of them have a very disappointing max volume. I like my headphones to have the ability to be "slightly unbearable" when at max volume. Meaning it needs to "just about" start hurting my ears when maxed out. Reason I am a gamer and I set my EQ very weirdly. I go super heavy on the low bass, light on the mid and high bass (because these wash out many sounds), heavy on the mids (cuz footsteps) and light on the highs (because highs wash out many sounds). This ends up being too taxing on the amps. When a boom hits or in a large vehicle it starts distorting sounds. The one usb soundcard that worked PERFECTLY for me was the PX22 from turtle beach. Had it for like 6 years and it dies like 2 years ago and i have been buying others like crazy trying to find one thats good enough.
Hi! G3 or Play4 better? for both conferencing and music/videos. The play4 tries to position itself as adding "unique" features fpr conferencing which may look like clever marketing... thanks!
Just tested it out. The sound is way to low compared to a g6. i got them both. don't even bother buying a g3. the phone app is amazing btw, changing settings on the fly. PS4 Pro mmx 300 gen 2 32ohm
vC why does it matter if the sound is lower than the g6. People say the g6 gets super loud and most people don’t like it to be really loud and it isn’t good for your ears so there is no point in blasting the volume imo
I am fan of Creative and have now a X-Fi Fatality sound card, but the creative software does not work anymore after update 1903 of windows 10, the driver of creative will disable my sound, so that is not a solutiion.
Brian man! I got a video idea, looking back at rx vega 64 as they are as low as $250 dollars on ebay and practically matching and beating at times the rtx 2060 super that is almost twice the price! I think this paired with a x79 chinese motherboard with 16gb of ram and a e5-2689/2690 is looking to be the ultimate 8c/16 thread price to performance build for high framerate 1080p and 1440p 60fps+
Does the G6 have any extra features over this G3? Looks like you get 99% of the things the G6 offers except having a cooler looking dac. Bigger volume knob and sbx and scout mode button.
Brian, I have a MSI Z97 gaming 5 connected to Logitech z5500, I play bf1, bf5 and cod, will I have any benefit going to a dedicated sound card? If so what would you recommend. Regards Andrew
Creative has lost it for me, no point in using them anymore. Good pair of cordless headphones with proper Bluetooth implementation or something like Sony LDAC works for me. Laptops can have good quality audio, depends on the chip used, op-amp, etc. Nobody uses the DSP effects for more then playing around with for a moment. You want an EQ use Equalizer APO.
Hi. Thanks for the review. I actually bought a G3. Unfortunately I can't seem to get any of my mics to work. Neither my headset mic (Sennh. GSP300) nor my small Lavalier mic. Does anybody else have this problem? Software and drivers are up to date and i run win 10 prof. I unfortunately cannot find any solution on google :(
Question: My headset only has a 3.5mm cable that handles the input from mic mic and output for my headphones. This G3 has a mic input and a headphone input seperate. Am I going to have to buy new headphoines that have a spereate mic and audio cable to acheive mic monitoring?
Would you recommend get this DAC to replace built-in audio on a x570 asus tuf gaming board? I was considering it because mic audio has a lot of noise...
Ah perhaps the TUF gaming x570 may have a weak audio solution, I haven't tested it, but yes if you have noise then a separate solution will help that. You can also try grounding your PC if it isn't too.
Creative is just missing all the point nowadays... It's sad that they never improved the S/PDIF quality and remains the same though that's not creative fault, BUT nowadays to get true highest resolution audio specially surround, dolby atmos and other better improved stuff specially on consoles sadly is only trough HDMI and creative doesn't offer anything cheap that I'm sure console people really needs while it's pointless in the PC. We need a god damn good quality audio sound card from creative with their good software that could be saved into the sound card and HDMI decoding with the newest standards for all consoles, I have some 5.1 speakers for my PS4 but I just don't use them as I use a crap 5.1 low quality dolby digital decoder from tritton via optic, I only play in 5.1 in the PC with a Auzentech soundcard and better, more powerful speakers... I really needed at least a 5.1 HDMI decoder for the PS4 Pro and upcoming PS5 but something that won't cost the price of the console or anywhere close and with decent quality and without causing input lag.
Nah, being a music producer and knowing what they are using as tools to achieve their features, I can say, that this thing is 85 % only EQing and 15% compressing the sound with very bad adjustability. A nice product for 40 bucks, nothing more. I would not recommend it.
Would you recommend me to buy this as i am using a 6 years old on-board from gigabyte z97 gaming 3? Would it make a difference as i see that the motherboard does have some soundblaster technology in it but it is quite old and i'm considering if it's worth the upgrade.
The overall best audio for gaming is the older Creative CMSS with 5.1/7.1 surround. czcams.com/video/1K0L4feZ9Qo/video.html czcams.com/video/UXRj-IbBy60/video.html czcams.com/video/04yEtZJVpyY/video.html
Man I thought Creative stopped making sound cards these guys were Idiots they should have made the sound card available chip wise so that it can be added to motherboards sadly instead they doubled down on expensive sound cards only a few people actually wanted what a waste instead Realtek made all the money and Creative became a Cheap Speaker brand.
They grew too confident and thought they were a "premium" brand now. Then Windows Vista put the final nail in their coffin. I miss EAX though, it was amasing.
TECH YES CITY IS THE LTT OF THE USED MARKET WORLD
Pretty sure TYC is much better than LTT on all levels.
@@Trick-Framed LTT just do stuff, that normal people doesnt affort
@ butt uh, he's way down under. Lol.
Look out for the Bush fires 😅💦💦😜
what is this cirque du soleil? bunch of clowns in this comment thread.
Also my favorite thing about Bryan & TYC is my least favorite about LTT, No pushy ad segments on TYC, nothing but a pushy ad on every single episode of LTT...”LTTSTORE.COM BTW....BTW BUY MY STUFF IF YOU HAVE SAVED MONEY ON YOUR PC BUILD...JUST GIVE IT TO ME, YOU DON’T NEED MONEY!” IM PRETTY WEALTHY BUT...THATS NOT GOOD ENOUGH I MUST HAVE MORE MONEY!”
Tech Yes, you really been killing it lately. The great efforts and money you have invested back into this channel, really shows. I definitely need this product as well so thanks for this review. Peace out for now, bye.
Every time i binge watch your pc parts hunt vids you upload, i think im into something...
As long as it doesn't flow over the top of your boots y'll be OK.
Congratulations on the sponsorship and keeping true to yourself. I have been looking for something like this. Especially if it runs on Mac OS X. Thank you Bryan.
They also run on Linux systems.
really surprised how in depth and high quality your reviews on. love it sir!
Tech Yes Sound Lovin'
Thanks for the review. I bought a G3 after watching your review. (Using your link of course!)
My B350 3.5mm jack was starting to fail, so I try G3. Just as you said, G3 is mostly the same as a highend board. G3 is slightly better than mid range B350. G3 drives my DT770 80ohm better. I also have a 7yrs GE60 laptop. G3 is much better than GE60 onboard audio. And saving setting in G3 itself is convenient.
nice you are now keeping good frequency of videos
i love it
I wouldn't of thought my generic laptop was that bad but I believe it after having to sell my ASIO audio card. For now I am going with the G1 beater to save my ears until I find a proper ASIO mixer. Thanks for the info
So the last time I used onboard audio was around the Pentium 4 time. I really thought by now this would have been highly improved, but listening to the recording of the Asrock Z390 mic-in with all that background noise really makes me think we haven't come any further in this particular solution.
Thank you for doing the the onboard audio as baseline.
Excellent review just ordered one due to this review thanks a bunch pal
I'm using soundbar with sub (razer leviathan) as i don't have much space for speakers on my desk, it sits nicely below my monitor. I'm using toslink input, but my integrated soundcard doesn't sound bad. Haven't used headphones much in the past six years.
I have external Omni sound card and it sounds excellent.
i have the G1 and i think it's the same tech just less extra features, no controls and only one 3.5mm jack, was like $20 on amazon i think
What software are you using to test the G3? I'd love to see how my Virtuosos do on either usb or 3.5.
Are you going to test more Laptops? Would love to see that.
I hope he is able to get a motile Ryzen 3.laptop soon.
Does this device filter out desktop audio from the microphone input? I know the sound blaster play 3/4 has had issues with this and my default desktop jacks have the same problem.
Bryan can you do a video about usb over current problem?
I used a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD, for a long time to fix a similar problem I was having with an FX series motherboard audio. It worked great for many years but had to retire it as I needed an XLR input for my PC
Does that optical out supports multichannel audio through PC win10/11?
10:55 terrible airflow on the G3.
Holy Hell what an improvement.
Best monitor review -> Hardware unboxed
Best audio review -> TYC
I thought it was Tech YES City that was fixing my laptop's audio.
60$ damn? You can get a dedicated better Xonar cards or even Creative ones.
Good review and analysis. What DAC chip are they using in this? Also, you should have showed the smart phone app. Tweaking EQ and settings on PC and then going to console isn't ideal.
love this comparison on 9:20
too bad i cant find g1reviewd like that
can we get a look at a sound card you put in the pc like the creative sound blaster z ?
I was a Sound Blaster fan boy back in the day when on board audio consisted of a tiny speaker for beeps. The Audigy was a great addition in the 90's but has lost their status with standard MOBOs having good solutions on board. On the fence with the new products from SB, might give them another shot.
Check out the X3, it is easily the most enjoyable I have had come through in a while.
I used to have the 2001 audigy soundblaster with a lot of philips chips, no modern dac can compete with that philips ones on terms of realistic sound and holography
Notification bell squad lets go
i got the EVGA nuAudio and havent been happier. sound blaster is not the number1 for me. i have an AE6 and the AE7 &9 isnt much better.
Bryan. Actual serious question this time. Does this work on Android?
Yes it does, USB c connection. It's a better daC.
Unless u have the LG g40.
Which is a great phone. Any nice hot Pow buns so far in Taiwan?
A jet engine is like 100 dB, if I remember correctly. And living around people with hearing loss is very annoying.
So, to prevent your friends and family from ganking you in your sleep (or shipping you to the Hell Of Spiders, aka Australia) pay attention to your hearing!
Edit: I've learned a lot about cleaning PC's (WD40 works great) watching your channel. Thanks lots!
Another tip for people with sound issues: plug in your set of speakers to a different place than the place where your PC is powered from. This prevents a feedback loop to your speakers via the ground wires leaking electricity that is looped back into your speakers.
idiot
Soundblaster G3 work on ps 4 slim....?
Are you going to be looking at the X3 or the Gen 2.0 Super XFi? Please do and show the measurements like you did with the G3.
Hello . Nice video congratulations. an information if it is possible thanks. I have seen that the optical cable is not of quality. but if I buy a higher quality cable, does the audio improve? thank you
so how the software works when its on console
My guess is you plug it into a PC and configure it how you want, then plug it into your console and it has some NVRAM to preserve your settings.
You can edit on your phone
I was looking for something like this for my Switch!
Can I use this with Osmo Pocket camera for mic?
Does it have stereo microphone in? Because most usb sound cards make it mono. I want portal stereo recording into a smartphone.
I use it on a pc and I would like to understand if the way it is powered makes a difference on the sound quality, what changes if I connect it with usb a or c?
Many of those features are already available in their Create MB line of softwares. You can use their MB3 on any soundcard in Windows (around US$30), and few mainboards came out with the same stuff, except it's called MB5. But 60 bucks for a USB sound-card that works on different platforms and gives you an edge sound-wise in fps due to the scout-mode, that doesn't sound too shabby!
The Mic clarity and vocal didn't sound right
I have 3 sets of headphones and 4 monitors. What I'd like sound cards to do is assign applications to audio devices. I want the game and desk mic to play game audio and one of the monitors playing a podcast or audio book. When I'm VOIP i want to use the headphone mic. Sometimes I'm watching a movie on the deck so if it's assigned to the monitor that folds to the outside deck I want the audio played over the soundbar. But still Play games with the audio using the headphones. I got windows to do this by accident once but don't know how. I can't belive this is not a thing yet.
What about the volume? I have purchased 5 usb sound cards and 4 of them have a very disappointing max volume.
I like my headphones to have the ability to be "slightly unbearable" when at max volume. Meaning it needs to "just about" start hurting my ears when maxed out.
Reason I am a gamer and I set my EQ very weirdly. I go super heavy on the low bass, light on the mid and high bass (because these wash out many sounds), heavy on the mids (cuz footsteps) and light on the highs (because highs wash out many sounds).
This ends up being too taxing on the amps. When a boom hits or in a large vehicle it starts distorting sounds. The one usb soundcard that worked PERFECTLY for me was the PX22 from turtle beach. Had it for like 6 years and it dies like 2 years ago and i have been buying others like crazy trying to find one thats good enough.
Hi! G3 or Play4 better? for both conferencing and music/videos. The play4 tries to position itself as adding "unique" features fpr conferencing which may look like clever marketing... thanks!
Just tested it out. The sound is way to low compared to a g6. i got them
both. don't even bother buying a g3. the phone app is amazing btw,
changing settings on the fly. PS4 Pro mmx 300 gen 2 32ohm
vC why does it matter if the sound is lower than the g6. People say the g6 gets super loud and most people don’t like it to be really loud and it isn’t good for your ears so there is no point in blasting the volume imo
recently got pro x gaming Logitech with blu voice.. very nice
can you do stereo mix? like music play through mic?
Which software is used to test audio? Thanks in advance!
That's REW
@@SamFirthDesigner OK... Thanks a lot!
Is there a theater mode feature?
I am fan of Creative and have now a X-Fi Fatality sound card, but the creative software does not work anymore after update 1903 of windows 10, the driver of creative will disable my sound, so that is not a solutiion.
Brian man! I got a video idea, looking back at rx vega 64 as they are as low as $250 dollars on ebay and practically matching and beating at times the rtx 2060 super that is almost twice the price! I think this paired with a x79 chinese motherboard with 16gb of ram and a e5-2689/2690 is looking to be the ultimate 8c/16 thread price to performance build for high framerate 1080p and 1440p 60fps+
Does the G6 have any extra features over this G3? Looks like you get 99% of the things the G6 offers except having a cooler looking dac. Bigger volume knob and sbx and scout mode button.
Is it a Stereo Mic In or only mono like every other USB sound card?
my headphone audio sounds too low even on max volume using my onboard audio (x470 gaming plus), if i buy this, it would fix it? Thanks
can you please tell me if i can use this to play music and talk on mic at same time via sterio mix live on a chat program thank you
my on board audio doesn't work, would this be a good replacement?
Yeah actually would be decent if you can get it for a good price.
Hello
is Creative G3 Good For DT990 250ohm
Thank U
Brian, I have a MSI Z97 gaming 5 connected to Logitech z5500, I play bf1, bf5 and cod, will I have any benefit going to a dedicated sound card? If so what would you recommend. Regards Andrew
But the big question is will it work with an Oculus quest 2???
what is the Optical IN -- Sample Rate/ bit depth Max?????
Creative has lost it for me, no point in using them anymore. Good pair of cordless headphones with proper Bluetooth implementation or something like Sony LDAC works for me. Laptops can have good quality audio, depends on the chip used, op-amp, etc. Nobody uses the DSP effects for more then playing around with for a moment. You want an EQ use Equalizer APO.
on pc sound blaster command possible 7.1 surround with headset? i have G1 .. upgrade ? or no?:D
Hi. Thanks for the review. I actually bought a G3. Unfortunately I can't seem to get any of my mics to work. Neither my headset mic (Sennh. GSP300) nor my small Lavalier mic. Does anybody else have this problem? Software and drivers are up to date and i run win 10 prof. I unfortunately cannot find any solution on google :(
I have the Asus x470 crosshair vii hero wifi. Is the on board audio on that any good? It's a pretty expensive motherboard.
Question: My headset only has a 3.5mm cable that handles the input from mic mic and output for my headphones. This G3 has a mic input and a headphone input seperate. Am I going to have to buy new headphoines that have a spereate mic and audio cable to acheive mic monitoring?
nope..it has also an mic+sound in1 Input for 3.5mm..
Any noise floor issues with low impedance headphones?
Just curious: is Bluetooth audio better than the cheap onboard audio?
upgrade from G1? ... headet hyperx cloud alpha :)
Does it have stereo or mono microphone input?
Would you recommend get this DAC to replace built-in audio on a x570 asus tuf gaming board? I was considering it because mic audio has a lot of noise...
Ah perhaps the TUF gaming x570 may have a weak audio solution, I haven't tested it, but yes if you have noise then a separate solution will help that. You can also try grounding your PC if it isn't too.
Can you use the voice mods with console
60bucks seams a bit steep for me but looks great maybe I'll treat myself to one in the future
Murdercom 30% off store wide on their website so it’s only $42
@@kalebanderson6564 oh cool thanks
Hey is this better than onboard audio for music?
(Make a Measurement) Software is it free?
yes & it's called REW
Does it support headsets with mics built in?
I know this is an old video but what software do you use?
Creative is just missing all the point nowadays... It's sad that they never improved the S/PDIF quality and remains the same though that's not creative fault, BUT nowadays to get true highest resolution audio specially surround, dolby atmos and other better improved stuff specially on consoles sadly is only trough HDMI and creative doesn't offer anything cheap that I'm sure console people really needs while it's pointless in the PC.
We need a god damn good quality audio sound card from creative with their good software that could be saved into the sound card and HDMI decoding with the newest standards for all consoles, I have some 5.1 speakers for my PS4 but I just don't use them as I use a crap 5.1 low quality dolby digital decoder from tritton via optic, I only play in 5.1 in the PC with a Auzentech soundcard and better, more powerful speakers... I really needed at least a 5.1 HDMI decoder for the PS4 Pro and upcoming PS5 but something that won't cost the price of the console or anywhere close and with decent quality and without causing input lag.
Great informative video,will this work with xbox one x?
Yes
Btw bryan, whats your mmr on dota 2? Just curious
where can i purchase this item?
creative.com/G3
i WANT ONE
Can we watercool it or RGB it?
Does it run with the best os Linux?
What software does he use for audio testing?
I have a laptop with a faulty sound chip. Will this give me sound back?
Of course.
Rockin that wallet till the threads fall off !
Creative play 3 is like 20$ work great with ps4 and pc.
Hope you can share the video to bilibili
I love speakers but sometimes headphones are called for. The other half hates hearing my noise.
no instruction on how to use it
Nah, being a music producer and knowing what they are using as tools to achieve their features, I can say, that this thing is 85 % only EQing and 15% compressing the sound with very bad adjustability. A nice product for 40 bucks, nothing more. I would not recommend it.
Would you recommend me to buy this as i am using a 6 years old on-board from gigabyte z97 gaming 3? Would it make a difference as i see that the motherboard does have some soundblaster technology in it but it is quite old and i'm considering if it's worth the upgrade.
The overall best audio for gaming is the older Creative CMSS with 5.1/7.1 surround.
czcams.com/video/1K0L4feZ9Qo/video.html
czcams.com/video/UXRj-IbBy60/video.html
czcams.com/video/04yEtZJVpyY/video.html
UMMMMMMMM noti gang
Software is here: www.roomeqwizard.com/
Man I thought Creative stopped making sound cards these guys were Idiots they should have made the sound card available chip wise so that it can be added to motherboards sadly instead they doubled down on expensive sound cards only a few people actually wanted what a waste instead Realtek made all the money and Creative became a Cheap Speaker brand.
They grew too confident and thought they were a "premium" brand now. Then Windows Vista put the final nail in their coffin. I miss EAX though, it was amasing.