So I have been looking at the info for the carrier, sadly doesn't look promising that the SXFI-out port will allow use of our own gear with SXFI, based on info from Creative's site: "Connect a wired headphone/earphone at the front Headphone Out of the SXFI CARRIER. The Super X-Fi profile...

https://uk.creative.com/p/speakers/sound-blaster-katana-v2#feature-section-6 Do you reckon this Katana V2 would be similar, in allowing use of of SXFI with our own gear for PC and consoles? It would be more affordable than the SXFI Carrier if so

Was asking because of this https://www.whathifi.com/news/ps5-update-adds-3d-audio-through-tv-speakers Hopefully they allow us to pass the headphone 3D stereo mix in an update at some point

Been out of the loop for a while, thanks MLE for the recent GC7 review and to everyone imparting their findings, advice and knowledge on the thread For those who have experienced both, Tempest and SXFI, is it worth buying the GC7 for the PS5 for games and films? For many years I used DH with...

Hmm, wondering if it's possible to connect a PS5 to this via hdmi 2.1. And then pass SXFI out to a dedicated dac/amp

Let us know what you think of them compared to the HD800/HDV820. I have been told the Arya's are more of a sidegrade. Been very curious about the Arya, was close to buying them instead of the HD800S but thought the latter would suit me better. Will likely buy them some time down the line.

I am planning to pair my HD800S with the HDV820. Many claim they are a safe bet and compliment one another perfectly. Supposedly the tuning for the pair were done using the Orpheus HE-1 as a reference. Personally, I don't think you can beat Axel Grell and the team at Senn at what they do...

Will be using optical out of my lg cx tv It's a shame the gc7 cant pass sxfi to a separate dac via optical or line out

Ahh well that makes sense. Putting the GC7 on order! Only drawbacks I see are that for PS5 it will be compressed and limited to 5.1 vss. In your experience, is there a significant improvement with 7.1 vss versus 5.1 vss? Also want to ask if there's a noticeable audible difference when you...

This is really good news, thank you for testing it. I've been wanting to try SXFI on console for ages now, was holding out for that A16-esque SXFI TV thing Creative mentioned a while ago. So if I'm following: the gc7 has an additional feature where you decode dolby digital, this must be enabled...

Certainly, if Sony decide to allow 3D audio via optical in the future, then I assume I could quite easily go SPDIF from LG CX to the HDV820

Ahh certainly, for music, they blow my X2HRs and K712s out of the water. Well-mastered tracks with a high dynamic range, I can't listen to if not with the HD800S. Though testing them with Modern Warfare, I was very surprised at how well the HD598s stack up. The difference was more subtle. I...

This is why I'm so apprehensive about buying the HDV820. Whether the price hike is justified by what might possibly be a minuscule diminished return. But another part of me is curious to try out what Axel Grell's talented team at Senn believed brought out the very best of the HD800S - and how...

Any further word on a device like SXFI TV where one can use SXFI with PS5?

Interestingly, I have the opposite problem with the SXFI amp on PS5: it's far too loud by default. And any adjustments are reverted back to default when booting up the PS5

The pads look similarly new. You're spot on about the dust cover actually, its not sitting properly in the cups, sort of has a large air bubble underneath it on the base of the cups. Ive flattened it now and will have a listen

There's no real way for you to accurately measure the SPL of your headphones unless you have ~£15k to spare for the relevant equipment from B&K. Unfortunately sound meters are inaccurate for measuring sounds emitted from headphones due to the nature of how they're placed on the head forming a...

They are in the UK. Mine was 736 of 750

Neither were burned in to my knowledge

God I hope so! So both headphones were the 75th anniversary edition versions

Am I going mad? I originally bought these 2 days ago, and was blown away - noticed aspects of my favourite songs I hadn't previously. Loved it. Listening on macbook Spotify 320kpbs modi2/magni3. However I had to give them away - my new pair of the same special edition headphones arrived today...

I bought the 75th Special Anniversary edition HD800S, and... I think I'm going insane I originally bought it 2 days ago, and was blown away - noticed aspects of my favourite songs I hadn't previously. Loved it. Listening on macbook Spotify 320kpbs modi2/magni3. However I had to give them away...

@illram Do you have your SXFI amp connected directly to your HD800s for gaming? Or do you have an external amp in the mix Also is the smyth realiser limited to HDMI 2.0 and so unable to pass 4k@120hz?

Are you in party chat or game chat? If you're in party chat then adjusting the mic volume in the game is pointless. I had similar issues with chat volume when switching from mixamp on PS4 to PS5 but it's because the PS4 had individual settings for game volume and chat volume, whereas on PS5 it...

That's what I use for the 3D audio atm, it's detected by the PS5. And to me it sounds better than connecting to the dualsense, which is crazy as the mixamp itself is weak I am curious though, what volume do you set on the PS5 UI? I'm currently setting it to max and then adjusting volume on my...