Yep, that's how he/she put themself out there. When SBX First came out, many people speculated that they might be the same, but some people on that thread tested it out and quantified it, so basically old news which is being challenged. Meh.
Lol I wish I could post a sound bite simply on this website, I'd just record a short "meh" as my response. A hint of Kermit the Frog to the pronunciation, lol
Indeed. I jumped on the SBZ the moment it was announced, just to do a comparison list of headphones between CMSS-3D, DH, THX and SBX. Every one of them sounded different, on the same headphone, on the same game, on the same standard 5.1 settings, and on the same volume (adjusted with a volume meter).
So I still don't know how people can come around and say SBX = THX, or any other virtual surround tech sounds the same with one another. No matter if people hear things differently, there's a difference regardless. It's like listening to trumpets vs pianos.
^yes, as I've observed with regular use that a year and a half makes a noticable alteration to the sound signature... Might be a good one though, like my more bassy 2.5 year-old Q701's were.
I have my Snowball Ice (the Cardioid only mic) on my desk and I sit back in my chair, people hear me well. I've also had it on a coffee table while I sat 2.5 feet back and people heard me pretty well, and embarrassingly I had a pretty long fart one night and they picked THAT up pretty well... XD
The Blue Yeti was a ligtning deal on Amazon just a few hours ago, was snagged up so quickly that I missed it. Darn!
Actually also based on the answers from Creative Reps said its just rebranding and the fact Creative never stated that SBX is different or better than THX, wouldnt that make be better marketing fuse if they said that SBX is way better than THX?
And the Remarketing of the "new" SB Axx1 soundchip is exactly the same Core3D have the same chip partnr. CA0132 pcie and CA0136 usb, just because of SBX change.
Show me any (official) statements/reviews that state SBX is different and better than THX!
http://www.techpowerup.com/185395/creative-revises-sound-blaster-recon3d-with-sbx-pro-studio.html
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/creative-sound-blaster-recon3d-now-with-sbx-pro-studio.html
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1799986
You talk to reps for confirmation? These same reps would tell you that the drivers for the SBZ/Zx and ZxR has been improved tremendously since its incarnation a couple of years ago. Are you going to believe that too? Because quite frankly, the only damn thing that has changed since the day 1 driver and the most receont driver is the date change.
No, Creative has never actually gone on record to say SBX is different or better than THX. Wanna know why? Because on the release of the SBZ/Zx/ZxR, Creative was still in licensing deal with THX, at that very time when the SB Z series of products were launched,. The licensing deal expired last year, not before.
Bet you're going to ask why then haven't they boasted SBX > THX since the deal was expired, like for the X7 perhaps? Well, do you see Dolby going up to Creative and giving them the big finger when CMSS3D was first made available to the public? You know, cause DH has been around longer than that. Are you seeing DTS going around giving sign languages to everyone in the industry because they belive DTS Headphone X is the best virtual surround tech ever made? No.
Heck, as bad as Razer is with their "treat the gamers like idiots" mentality, even they didn't go on record to say Razer Surround > all.
Here's the thing, you have not heard SBX and THX in person. You're basing your conclusions from reps who knows nothing, comments and "reviews" from Amazon or some product sites. Everything you've said is based off assumptions.
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