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May I use external USB Creative Sound BlasterX G5 ?

Augusto <hb9tza@...>
 

Hello,
Does somebody use an external Audio USB3 Board type Creative Soundblaster G5 ?
What's about it?
A far away friend offered me one, but I cannot test it before.
Or could be better to use an internal Sound Blaster Zx PCI-Express with its external control module?
Actually I use an internal old model Soundblaster, but it is not 120dB (DAC) noise, nor 24bit/192kHz .
Is this G5 USB3 board usable and OK for Ham radio hobby, or just overkilling?
Thanks a lot.
                          Augusto HB9TZA
Alan G4ZFQ
 

**Does somebody use an external Audio USB3 Board type Creative Soundblaster G5 ?
**What's about it?
A far away friend offered me one, but I cannot test it before.
Or could be better to use an internal Sound Blaster Zx PCI-Express with its external control module?
**Actually I use an internal old model Soundblaster, but it is not 120dB (DAC) noise, nor 24bit/192kHz . **
**Is this G5 USB3 board usable a**nd**OK for Ham radio hobby, or just overkilling?**
Augusto,

What are you going to use it with?
If it is for soundcard SDR it might be critical.
But just for voice or data then almost anything will be good enough.

73 Alan G4ZFQ
Augusto <hb9tza@...>
 

I will use it for ham radio purposes.
I.e., with SDR and also with HRD , MultiPSK , and similar.
Thanks, Augusto HB9TZA I2JJR (5R8JR)

Il 11/06/2018 22:03, Alan G4ZFQ ha scritto:

**Does somebody use an external Audio USB3 Board type Creative Soundblaster G5 ?
**What's about it?
A far away friend offered me one, but I cannot test it before.
Or could be better to use an internal Sound Blaster Zx PCI-Express with its external control module?
**Actually I use an internal old model Soundblaster, but it is not 120dB (DAC) noise, nor 24bit/192kHz . **
**Is this G5 USB3 board usable a**nd**OK for Ham radio hobby, or just overkilling?**

 Augusto,

What are you going to use it with?
If it is for soundcard SDR it might be critical.
But just for voice or data then almost anything will be good enough.

73 Alan G4ZFQ



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Bjarne Mjelde
 

I have no experience with that particular sound card. However, a better than in-board sound card is very useful, at times critical, when we deal with marginal signal to noise levels. My experience is limited to MW DX-ing though. I suppose the Sound Blaster will work well.
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Bjarne
Augusto <hb9tza@...>
 

Thank you Bjarne, 73 es 44 , Augusto

Il 14/06/2018 08:20, Bjarne Mjelde ha scritto:

I have no experience with that particular sound card. However, a better than in-board sound card is very useful, at times critical, when we deal with marginal signal to noise levels. My experience is limited to MW DX-ing though. I suppose the Sound Blaster will work well.
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Bjarne

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