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Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD Sound Card powered

post #1 of 5
11/19/11 at 12:10pm
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Has anyone used the Creative X-Fi Sound Card? If so is it a good choice for a usb amp/dac for my HE-500's? What are some better options at around the same price point?  --Thanks,

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post #2 of 5
11/19/11 at 5:16pm

I like mine. I use it for USB to S/PDIF, USB to DAC, S/PDIF to USB, and analog to USB conversion. It converts to  24/96. Using it as a DAC, or USB to S/PDIF conversion, computer audio from 256 to 3100k sounds indistinguishable from SACD.

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post #3 of 5
11/19/11 at 7:58pm

What model Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi sound card are we talking about?

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post #4 of 5
11/20/11 at 3:17am

Mine is the one mentioned in this thread's title, Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD. This is an external sound card.

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post #5 of 5
11/28/11 at 7:24am

I think I have this card :) . And I love it.

 

What I hate is to have noise whilst almost silent. And this card has literally no nasty noise added. I had an Asus Xonar something USB that was recommend somwhere for ppl who like to listen to music as opposed to creative (more for gaming) stuff. But that one was bad with noise, almost not usable with headphones.

 

What I do not like or am worrying about is that when going from 0-1,2 on volume (with the button or in the PC clicking its the same control anyway) the jump is kinda big. Like its jumps over few steps. From the others the sound is going up nicely.  Anyone have this too ? Is it normal? I have it on both when using headphone jack or the AUX ones on speakers. (or how they are called, those Cinch ones) I mean its not bad. I just hate to think my product is defect.

 

 

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