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Creative Sound Blaster X7 - Detailed Review & Impressions
Wait -- are you guys claiming the x7 doesn't have enough juice to fully power the HD-800's?- alpiney
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Creative Sound Blaster X7 - Detailed Review & Impressions
That sucks about the SS3602. What do you like about the X v2 over the others? I'm planning on getting the HD800's in a month or so, but sadly I have nowhere around that I know of to demo headphones. So I pretty much have to buy and return them (amazon) if I don't like them.- alpiney
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Creative Sound Blaster X7 - Detailed Review & Impressions
Yethel is correct the LE already has the upgraded power supply and makes no difference in sound with headphones but makes a noticeable difference with speakers. (I would recommend the LE over the regular version for this reason - it would of saved me a headache) I just use my HD600's for...- alpiney
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Creative Sound Blaster X7 - Detailed Review & Impressions
I got the K7XX's last year and really dislike them for gaming because I found it difficult to tell where the sounds were coming from. The soundstage is a little bigger than some of my other headphones I've had (HD600 and the HE-400i) but what it gains in soundstage it loses in imaging. The...- alpiney
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Creative Sound Blaster X7 - Detailed Review & Impressions
Interesting. And was the difference significant? Did you get the official cord or a third party adapter?- alpiney
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Creative Sound Blaster X7 - Detailed Review & Impressions
Has anyone upgraded the power adapter? I have the standard edition and I'm not sure if it's worth upgrading the cord or not. I use headphones maybe 40% of the time and 60% of the time use the e-mu xm7 speakers. Not sure if there would be much increased quality at all with the speakers with a...- alpiney
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