--- product_id: 253335829 title: "Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD USB Audio System with Phono Preamp" brand: "creative" price: "€ 7.62" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.fi/products/253335829-creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-hd-usb-audio-system-phono store_origin: FI region: Finland --- # 114dB SNR audiophile-grade clarity Integrated phono preamp for vinyl digitization Gold-plated USB & RCA for pristine signal Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD USB Audio System with Phono Preamp **Brand:** creative **Price:** € 7.62 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🎶 Elevate your sound game—because your ears deserve the VIP treatment. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD USB Audio System with Phono Preamp by creative - **How much does it cost?** € 7.62 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fi](https://www.desertcart.fi/products/253335829-creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-hd-usb-audio-system-phono) ## Best For - creative enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted creative brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Plug & Play Power:** USB-powered with gold-plated connectivity ensures maximum signal integrity and hassle-free setup—no extra power adapters needed. - • **Front-Panel Convenience:** Easily accessible 1/4" headphone and microphone jacks with dedicated volume control put studio-grade audio at your fingertips. - • **Studio-Quality Sound Anywhere:** Experience concert-level audio with THX TruStudio Pro and a 114dB signal-to-noise ratio that transforms your PC into a high-end sound hub. - • **Intuitive Media Toolbox Software:** Record, clean up, and organize your music library seamlessly with Creative’s powerful software suite designed for audiophiles and pros alike. - • **Vinyl to Digital Made Effortless:** Directly connect your turntable via the built-in phono preamp and convert your classic vinyl collection to crisp digital formats. ## Overview The Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD USB Audio System is an audiophile-grade external sound card featuring a 114dB signal-to-noise ratio, THX TruStudio Pro technology, and a built-in phono preamp with RIAA EQ for direct vinyl-to-digital conversion. It offers gold-plated USB and RCA connections for superior signal quality, front-mounted headphone and microphone jacks with volume control, and comes bundled with Media Toolbox software for recording and organizing digital music. Perfect for professionals and music enthusiasts seeking premium PC audio performance. ## Description USB Sound Blaster X-Fi HD is an audiophile grade sound system with premium connectivity for your Notebook or PC. The front panel includes a conveniently located 1/4" microphone input and 1/4" headphone jack with studio quality headphone amp and volume control. The rear panel features optical I/O, gold plated stereo RCA I/O plus an integrated phono preamp for direct recording of your vinyl collection from your turntable. Media Toolbox software lets you record, convert, enhance and organize your digital music easily, while SBX Pro Studio technology brings you the same great audio experience found in live performances, films, and recording studios. Review: Amplificador y DAC que hace justo lo que tiene que hacer - Use este combo de Amp/DAC para escuchar musica con unos BeyerDynamic DT770 Pro 80 Ohms. Funciona a la perfeccion. Antes con mis audifonos directo a la PC, cuando ocurria un sonido muy fuerte, el sonido se ahogaba. Con este combo no sucede mas eso. Ademas, el bajo es mucho mas potente y los sonidos mas claros. La instalacion fue sencilla, hay que buscar los drivers en la pagina de Creative, o mas sencillo instalarlos desde el CD o rippearlos. Review: Huge value, dont understand these low reviews. - The soundblaster x-fi can be had for around $70. I find a lot of reviews complain about trivial issues regarding this device. Yes, Creative is not well respected because it's not a "boutique" DAC. If they put this in a metal box that weighed 30lbs, with gold plated resistors, then audiophiles might respect it. I only care about performance and engineering, not fluff. I find X-Fi to have excellent sound quality, surpassing the limits of the ear's ability of hearing distortion and revealing the compression of MP3's. For the best sound, use WAV or FLAC files. WAV is the uncompressed format of cd's, but has large file sizes. FLAC is small file size like MP3's, but without loss of sound quality. With good headphones, you'll be amazed at the clarity and distortionless sound of your CD's played through the X-Fi headphone amp. In fact, it is so clear that some of the "studio fx" and vst's can be heard too clearly. I love neutral sound, and one can hear stuff in the mix you never heard on your speakers, because at very low wattage, speakers and amps are very distortionless. Most distortion comes after the first half-watt, which one never reaches with headphones. The headphone amp is superb. Modern OPAMP design has rendered all the babble about them to the dustbin. Many years ago, OPAMP's were not well regarded, but modern electrical engineering has solved the problems that plauged them 40 years ago. They can put out clean distortionless power in the right application. Some people getting bad sound out of these might be amplifying a terrible mp3 signal and expecting it to sound good. It wont. This great little amp will just magnify what you put in, gold or junk. I use a pair of AKG-701 reference headphones, but I also have a set of AKG-44 headphones which sound great with this card. It's a whole magnitude better and distortionless than anything you might hear from a speaker. However, you don't have the imaging of a speaker in your room. The card has .02% distortion out to 110 dB. It could be 20dB less and you still wouldn't hear any noise difference. Dead black and clear. This card trounces onboard sound. Just be sure to hook it to a USB-2.0 port. I had no trouble installing it, the THX TruStudio software is cool. It lets you apply reverb effects to the music with EAX, and has special settings for voice. I didn't care too much for too many FX, I like to hear the original mix, so I altered the reverb between 20-35% for some pleasant effects. WAVE studio is recording software included with the package, and in itself, is probably the easiest recording software I've used. I have ProTools, AbletonLive, Cubase 6, and Presonus Studio Artist Pro. When I can't get these to work, I fall back on Creative. It's the only DAW I can get working quick in an emergency when I need to start recording. It recognized a CAD U7 USB microphone immediately, and recognized the soundcard to record a meeting I had with great fidelity. If any of you have spent hours trying to get a soundcard working you'll know how frustrating it can be. It's not for multiple tracks, but when you need one or two channels quickly, its indespensable. RIAA phono equalization - I haven't tested this yet, but I have no doubt its another triumph of great engineering over worthless boutique parts. I'm not a big fan of Creative, they've gobbled up a lot of companies I liked and discontinued products I wanted from E-MU. but this a great little soundcard, with wicked fidelity and deserves every 5-star review it gets. In summary, this soundcard is an extreme value, and with good headphones is about as good as sound gets. SPDIF- I didn't test this either, nor do I have plans to hook this to my home stereo. I strictly use it with my laptop. ## Features - Creative Media Toolbox software allows you to record, playback, cleanup and organize your digital music easily - Gold plated connectivity for maximum signal quality and easily accessible front mounted headphone and microphone jacks with convenient volume control - THX TruStudio Pro is specially designed to bring the same great audio experience found in live performances, films, and recording studios - to the PC - Audiophile-grade components deliver unsurpassed USB audio quality with a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 114dB - Phono preamp with RIAA EQ allows direct connection of your turntable to convert your vinyl to CD or MP3 ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B004275EO4 | | Audio Output Mode | Stereo | | Audio output mode | Stereo | | Brand | Creative | | Built-In Media | USB Audiophile Sound Card | | Compatible Devices | Headphone, Personal Computer | | Compatible devices | Headphone, Personal Computer | | Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 389 Reviews | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00054651170742, 00546511707422 | | Hardware Connectivity | USB 2.0 | | Hardware interface | USB 2.0 | | Item Type Name | Creative 70SB124000001 Sound Blaster X-Fi HD USB Audiophile Sound Card | | Item Weight | 1.1 Pounds | | Manufacturer | Creative | | Maximum Sample Rate | 192 KHz | | Maximum sample rate | 192 KHz | | Mfr Part Number | 70SB124000001 | | Model Number | 70SB124000001 | | Platform | Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP | | Signal-to-Noise Ratio | 114 dB | | UPC | 809186266510 661901287718 666669986033 041114201594 012300428651 801200935020 806293524021 100012778314 808111675014 809185809909 054651170742 809385661505 546511707422 786453978423 801940086921 012304314998 163120594931 493212295096 804066559881 044112736259 172302806458 807030491002 168141621574 763615974950 012302900544 804892145852 052590680193 257637837930 | ## Product Details - **Audio output mode:** Stereo - **Brand:** Creative - **Compatible devices:** Headphone, Personal Computer - **Hardware interface:** USB 2.0 - **Platform:** Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP ## Images ![Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD USB Audio System with Phono Preamp - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Dk20SsHIL.jpg) ![Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD USB Audio System with Phono Preamp - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61HsqKqalnL.jpg) ![Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD USB Audio System with Phono Preamp - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61jdtSbQvrL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: Can someone give me a rundown on the software that's included with this? Enhancements/levels/settings, etc. Does it have a graphic equalizer?** A: Sound Blaster X-Fi HD's Installation CD includes:- Audio Control Panel- Entertainment Console - Volume Panel- Creative System Information- Creative ALchemy (For Windows Vista and above)- Media Toolbox 6 CD with keys included on CD sleeve (require activation) **Q: is EAX positional audio 5.1 supported in games on the digital optic output ? do movies play in 5.1 dolby on the optic output ? I got the MB2 software for the notebook but EAX is only detected as software EAX, so alchamy most of the time is useless with the MB2 from creative. Does this X-Fi HD usb truely act like …** A: thanks everyone, bummer to hear that....rats....I see from reviews it does other stuff really good, but I kinda thoughtit was a full featured x-Fi game unit too.***jan 20 2013 updateyour answers here convinced me to go with the x-Fi 5.1 Probecause it acts more like an internal sound card.The I\O is the same as the internal x-Fi extreme gamer card.( minus the 7.1 )the x-Fi 5.1 Pro usb just arrived.The EAX never works right on XP32I already had the creative MB2( windows 7 only ) EAX software running.The x-Fi Pro box uses the MB2 EAX and gives full 5.0 HD supportwith 129 3D channels.The CD came with Dolby Digital Live.it gives 5.1 positional audio on XP, If the analogue 5.1 jacks are used.windows 7 gives 5.1 positional audio on the optic and 5.1 jacks, user choice.So the x-Fi 5.1 Pro is most like an internal sound card for the notebookor any PC .After reading many reviews and your answers here, I had to pass on the x-Fi HD .Creative dot com info makes it difficult to choose.as it turns out, the x-Fi 5.1 Pro version 1095 , is great forgames movies and music.I have not tried to record line in with this box( mini phono jack , does it have a RIAA Eq. ? even though the manual shows a turn table connecting to the line in there is no mention of RIAA with this box )One thing I have learned from creative dot comIf they don't say it, it probably doesn't do it.But I can't totally beleive that either, because programsdo detect EAX 64 3D channels with the x-Fi Pro box, butcreative says nothing about EAX for this box. seeeeeee .That's why I asked here, thanks.The x-Fi HD does cost more,guessing they put extra quality parts inside.***The recon3D isn't gonna do it either( no optic out )The main use was for a notebook, to give it "desk top" status.realTek audio...grrrrr **Q: Will this device function on a usb bus? i have limited usb ports (3) and would like a additional ports to use sometimes.** A: Yes. I have mine plugged into a 4-port USB hub, which is connected to another 7-port USB hub. Works fine with minimal signal delay. **Q: Can I go from Digital Audio In to line out(headphones)?** A: Yes, but it only has an optical (digital) input (i.e. no digital coaxial input). Note use of headphone jack turns the line out off. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amplificador y DAC que hace justo lo que tiene que hacer *by F***N on 23 October 2017* Use este combo de Amp/DAC para escuchar musica con unos BeyerDynamic DT770 Pro 80 Ohms. Funciona a la perfeccion. Antes con mis audifonos directo a la PC, cuando ocurria un sonido muy fuerte, el sonido se ahogaba. Con este combo no sucede mas eso. Ademas, el bajo es mucho mas potente y los sonidos mas claros. La instalacion fue sencilla, hay que buscar los drivers en la pagina de Creative, o mas sencillo instalarlos desde el CD o rippearlos. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Huge value, dont understand these low reviews. *by T***B on 16 November 2012* The soundblaster x-fi can be had for around $70. I find a lot of reviews complain about trivial issues regarding this device. Yes, Creative is not well respected because it's not a "boutique" DAC. If they put this in a metal box that weighed 30lbs, with gold plated resistors, then audiophiles might respect it. I only care about performance and engineering, not fluff. I find X-Fi to have excellent sound quality, surpassing the limits of the ear's ability of hearing distortion and revealing the compression of MP3's. For the best sound, use WAV or FLAC files. WAV is the uncompressed format of cd's, but has large file sizes. FLAC is small file size like MP3's, but without loss of sound quality. With good headphones, you'll be amazed at the clarity and distortionless sound of your CD's played through the X-Fi headphone amp. In fact, it is so clear that some of the "studio fx" and vst's can be heard too clearly. I love neutral sound, and one can hear stuff in the mix you never heard on your speakers, because at very low wattage, speakers and amps are very distortionless. Most distortion comes after the first half-watt, which one never reaches with headphones. The headphone amp is superb. Modern OPAMP design has rendered all the babble about them to the dustbin. Many years ago, OPAMP's were not well regarded, but modern electrical engineering has solved the problems that plauged them 40 years ago. They can put out clean distortionless power in the right application. Some people getting bad sound out of these might be amplifying a terrible mp3 signal and expecting it to sound good. It wont. This great little amp will just magnify what you put in, gold or junk. I use a pair of AKG-701 reference headphones, but I also have a set of AKG-44 headphones which sound great with this card. It's a whole magnitude better and distortionless than anything you might hear from a speaker. However, you don't have the imaging of a speaker in your room. The card has .02% distortion out to 110 dB. It could be 20dB less and you still wouldn't hear any noise difference. Dead black and clear. This card trounces onboard sound. Just be sure to hook it to a USB-2.0 port. I had no trouble installing it, the THX TruStudio software is cool. It lets you apply reverb effects to the music with EAX, and has special settings for voice. I didn't care too much for too many FX, I like to hear the original mix, so I altered the reverb between 20-35% for some pleasant effects. WAVE studio is recording software included with the package, and in itself, is probably the easiest recording software I've used. I have ProTools, AbletonLive, Cubase 6, and Presonus Studio Artist Pro. When I can't get these to work, I fall back on Creative. It's the only DAW I can get working quick in an emergency when I need to start recording. It recognized a CAD U7 USB microphone immediately, and recognized the soundcard to record a meeting I had with great fidelity. If any of you have spent hours trying to get a soundcard working you'll know how frustrating it can be. It's not for multiple tracks, but when you need one or two channels quickly, its indespensable. RIAA phono equalization - I haven't tested this yet, but I have no doubt its another triumph of great engineering over worthless boutique parts. I'm not a big fan of Creative, they've gobbled up a lot of companies I liked and discontinued products I wanted from E-MU. but this a great little soundcard, with wicked fidelity and deserves every 5-star review it gets. In summary, this soundcard is an extreme value, and with good headphones is about as good as sound gets. SPDIF- I didn't test this either, nor do I have plans to hook this to my home stereo. I strictly use it with my laptop. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So much better than my internal sound card..... *by M***L on 7 May 2019* This is definitely a product for audiophiles....which i am...I wanted to play my mp3's through my laptop and high end stereo....in a workout room - I love my bass, and my stereo is very high end - and I play things loud...rock concert loud and I expect near perfect sound- problem is my laptop sound card made everthing sound iffy at best ....I didn't have high hopes - but this thing works - and it is a very good buy - it has spectacular software that works with the unit as it will disable your internal soundcard. Superb bass - clear highs - and software that will emulate different halls or venues as well as an equalizer that actually doesn't suck. The unit hooks up to any usb port -which is also power for the unit. It does come with other software for organizing mp3s - that did not want to install - but no worries as I'm using musicmatch soundbox 10. Downsides - creative does not have call in tech support - it is all online and for some reason neither software would register properly with creative for warranty support - but it doesn't have to for the unit to use it. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.fi/products/253335829-creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-hd-usb-audio-system-phono](https://www.desertcart.fi/products/253335829-creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-hd-usb-audio-system-phono) --- *Product available on Desertcart Finland* *Store origin: FI* *Last updated: 2026-07-08*