Exclusive first look: Creative Labs' high-end Sound BlasterX AE-9 breaks cover

High-end audio lovers finally got the attention they craved this week when Creative Labs showed off its upcoming $300 Sound BlasterX AE-9 sound card.Aimed at a more discriminating class of audio listeners, the AE-9 features such audiophile features as replaceable operational amplifiers, or opamps, to tune the flavor of sound from the card.Following the introduction of the gaming-focused Sound BlasterX AE-5Remove non-product link and Sound BlasterX AE-5 PureRemove non-product link last year, the AE-9 kicks it up a notch or two.To read this article in full, please click here