Creative Announces Sound Blaster X3 with Super X-Fi; Upgrade Promotion for Existing Users

gottistar · Nov 7, 2019

Is this unit meant to just piggyback off my current unit sound blaster Z via the optic OUT?

FreedomEclipse · Nov 7, 2019

gottistar said:
Is this unit meant to just piggyback off my current unit sound blaster Z via the optic OUT?

Nope. It hooks up via USB. There is no optical IN only optical OUT which means it can be hooked up to an av receiver or a set of speakers with optical IN via the optical port

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Creative Announces Sound Blaster X3 with Super X-Fi; Upgrade Promotion for Existing Users

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