Creative Sound Blaster K3+ USB Powered 2 Channel Digital Mixer AMP/DAC/, Digital Effects XLR Inputs with Phantom Power/TRS/Z Line Inputs

It’s a great little thing most useful and good robust quality , the only issue was I had to pay an import duty of £ 26 which I had not been informed of , so in the end the unit was full price and more. But as I say it’s a very good thing

Great product does what it says. Really easy to use and sounds Great.

I bought this because I had 2 MOTU interfaces (ultralight MK3 and 4pre) that where overkill for PC gaming. Just the amount of interconnect wires, wall wart power supplies and all the mess came with it gave me anxiety. This K3+ device just connects a single micro USB (outdated plug), but its very efficient and can use my Keyboard plug to power it on. I also had other interfaces from Native Instruments and Headrush that worked amazingly well for PC gaming. But like I said, i wanted something small without a mess of wires, so I bought this Sound Blaster K3 on sale and it works pretty darn good. Its got a high resolution audio output for headphones, phantom power for XLR mics, an instrument input for guitars, and it even worked as a pre- amp for my turntable to my powered speakers. It worked well, it was kind of chunky but small enough and had some good monitoring features. The built in sound effects kind of sucked though. It had some dumb one-shots like babies crying and bird sounds. The sound effects like reverb and delay were pretty bad too. I also never tried it out as a portable interface, apparently it can plug into a mobile device, like a phone, and use an xlr cardiod mic to record on the go. I regret returning it because during the 1st week of buying it, I ordered a more permanent solution which was a Sound Blaster AE-9 HiFi sound card and control module. Yes, the AE-9 is better for me because I run HiFi powered speakers on my PC, but tbh, the K3 is a much better choice for gaming. The AE-9, which is SoundBlaster's flagship product, doesnt have an instrument input. So if your a musician, a guitarist, that likes practicing with modeling amp software or plugins, then the K3+ does it right out of the box, but the AE-9 doenst. I kind of miss that simplicity. Now I have to connect another interface if I want to hook up my guitar to use modelling software. Also, a huge bummer for me was that this K3+ interface isnt supported by SoundBlaster's Command PC software. Soundblaster Command is the software that controls settings, resolution, and sound profiles for Soundblaster sound cards. Its one of the reasons I decided to return the K3+.

Lacking some Display LED it should be bundled with some connectors so end user wont get last minute surprises /Confusion

The item looked good, but the RCA outputs were faulty. One emitted a screeching noise, and the other was blank. CREATIVE LABS confirmed it was faulty after a week and a half long series of tests seperated by a day or two, then they cut off communication, and did not replace it, nor discuss the procedure. 7 emails have been ignored. I have returned to the reseller, but it's obviously a manufacture issue. I lost 3 weeks in the process.... I would buy another and see if it works. The concept looks good.

+ Afaik a unique device with this configuration in it's price class. - Knobs and buttons feel a lil wobbly and the pots are not 0-100 but min-to-max range. - The sound effects are a joke and the lack of customization makes this segment nothing more than a gimmick. ++So with a slightly below average sound-quality but a handy selection of ins and outs this is a great mixer for consumer-level usage like Clubhouse-audio-upstream and many other apps compatible with the incoming signal via dongle. The price is more than fair considering the competition. +++ Extra benefit : Can be run with a USB-battery pack or any other USB power source and does not require a PC.

It is a great product! Enjoying still since i gotten it 👍