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    Review by 'Kel Ghu' on item 'Philips Fidelio X2'

    This is not the absolute best money can buy, but it is the best value amongst all existing headphones in my opinion. As always, it is a matter of taste. But this one is just exactly what I was looking for: Detailed open cans with fun and tight bass for my computer. It's not a neutral sounding...
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    Creative Sound Blaster new series Z, Zx & ZxR

    I got my ZxR today. I'm pretty happy with it so far. Installation was smooth for both hardware and software. Software is a bit clunky, with redundant options. So far the sound quality is very good, way better than on-board sound. It's clean, transparent and soundstage a bit wider. It's an...
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    Creative Sound Blaster new series Z, Zx & ZxR

    Quote:   They didn't even send us a notification email, for those of us who subscribed to it. :D
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    Creative Sound Blaster new series Z, Zx & ZxR

    ZxR in Europe went out of stock in a day.
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    Creative Sound Blaster new series Z, Zx & ZxR

    ZxR available in Europe: http://en.store.creative.com/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-zxr/1-21383.aspx?eventcategory=MHL&eventaction=homepage&eventlabel=SoundBlasterZxR   Ordered mine
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    Creative Sound Blaster new series Z, Zx & ZxR

    Creative is recalling ZxR cards?: http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=699322
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    Creative Sound Blaster new series Z, Zx & ZxR

    Here in Switzerland, there's a site that says 5-10 days: http://www.powerch.com/Others.1/Creative+Labs.727/70SB151000001/CREATIVE+Sound+Blaster+ZxR+PCI-Express+Sound+Card.844547.html   Hope this is true...
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    Creative Sound Blaster new series Z, Zx & ZxR

    Newegg even released a video interview with Ryan from Creative. The guy got confused with all the technical components. It's quite funny listening to him not knowing what he was talking...
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    Creative Sound Blaster new series Z, Zx & ZxR

    Quote:   It should work with headphone out too. DAC comes after sound processing and shares the same I/V stage for both headphones and line out.
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    Creative Sound Blaster new series Z, Zx & ZxR

    How's music quality of the Z compared to the STX?
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    Creative Sound Blaster new series Z, Zx & ZxR

    Quote:   Can't wait to hear your conclusions.
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    Creative Sound Blaster new series Z, Zx & ZxR

    Quote:   It's been up for a little while now. Though, bad news... Release has been postponed to March: http://jp.creative.com/corporate/pressroom/releases/welcome.asp?pid=13305
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    Creative Sound Blaster new series Z, Zx & ZxR

    Quote:   NJM4556 is the buffer stage of the speakers output (in place of the two LME49710 of ZxR), while JRC2114D is the I/V stage for both speakers and headphones. I guess the sample rates only applies to the front panel, as both speakers and headphones lines use CS DAC.
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    Creative Sound Blaster new series Z, Zx & ZxR

    Isn't it this way?   Speaker output: DAC > JRC2114D OpAmp > JRC4556A OpAmp > Speakers Headphone output: DAC > JRC2114D OpAmp > Maxim MAX97220A Headamp > Headphones   Headamp specs: http://www.maximintegrated.com/datasheet/index.mvp/id/7138?ver=F&utm_expid=50713806-2
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    Creative Sound Blaster new series Z, Zx & ZxR

    Quote:   What's the new CPU you've got? Still, go in the bios and disable 2 of your cores. I can't see any difference in BF3.
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