DT Giveaway: Enter to win a free SoundBlaster E3, a headphone amp, DAC and Bluetooth adapter in one

Make any headphones wireless with this Creative Bluetooth amp we're giving away

By Caleb Denison Published March 3, 2016

It doesn’t matter how great your headphones are (or aren’t), they won’t sound as good as they could without a good digital to analog converter (DAC) and headphone amp in the mix. Face it, your laptop’s sound card sounds as flat as a crêpe on griddle, and your phone might not be much better off. The SoundBlaster E3 can dramatically improve the sound quality you get from multiple devices, acts as a microphone, and perhaps best of all, works as a Bluetooth adapter, turning any headphones you own into wireless headphones.

Now for the really good news: You can win one of these all-in-wonders right now. Digital Trends has partnered with Creative to bring one lucky winner an E3, shipped straight to their home. Just click below to enter!

And now for some details:

Starts: Saturday Feb. 7, 2015
Ends: Saturday, Feb. 14 at 11:59 p.m. PT
U.S. and Canada residents only: Sorry international fans
Random: Winners are chosen at random

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