Hi guys, need your advice regarding soundcard upgrade. For now I have X-Fi Xtreme Gamer and use it primarily for headphone gaming, so CMSS Headphone is the most important for me. Music is secondary purpose, also through headphones. Which option would be better: 1) replacing my card with X-Fi...

For a long time since using an external Usb Dac with my He-500 headphones I have left this option unticked, it was unticked by default so I just left it.  I have since read around the net that most recommend it being ticked with headphones, I'm not sure if placebo is playing a role here, but the...

Right now, I have my laptop connected to an X-FI HD via USB cable. From  there the signal is converted to optical S/PDIF and sent to my Home Theatre Pre/Pro at 24/96 via Toslink cable. This is how I enjoy iTunes library  on my laptop through my home stereo system. At any rate, my wife does not...

My review will certanly raise a few eyebrows (how can I compare a 900 Euros DAC with a 150 Euros sound card? :) ), but I'm hoping it could also provide the necessary info for the Head-fiers that are looking at at least 1 of these products. My audition Set-Up is: Foobar 2k -> FLAC -> ASIO or...

Dear all,   This will be my first post here, although I've been a lurker for a very long time! Please forgive if I accidently offend any rule.   As the title suggested, I'm looking for a decent amp to couple with my HD600/Elite pro set up. I understand that may people look down on...

So I have audio going from the HDMI on my video card (HD 7970) and from a USB sound card (Creative X-Fi USB). I use the HDMI to my receiver for surround sound (5.1) and the Creative for my headphones/small speakers. Problem I'm having is that if I switch between them or restart my computer...

Just got the card and my ad 700s and was wondering if I should change anything in the mixer or any other settings so footsteps and sounds like the smokers cough (Left 4 Dead 2 :D) are more prominent, and shooting bullets isn't as loud. Also, should I change the audio settings ingame to...

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what is better in sound quality   pepole  say xonar sound quality awful   http://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=75773   http://www.amazon.com/review/RB0E77ZV6U9U6/ref=cm_cr_pr_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B0017DJXG6&nodeID=&tag=&linkCode=#wasThisHelpful

Hey everyone,   May as well throw this in here: TL;DR Will an X-Fi Xtremegamer drive the (impedance) 150ohm pc350s?   Since i'm finishing my last ever school exam everever next week and have a lovely summer holiday to look forward to I was thinking of getting some gaming gear. Now before...

This card seems to only process stereo signals and have no discrete 5.1 channel support it seems simply looking at the outputs. I use a custom Dolby headphone config on foobar2000 that I love so much but I wonder if I need a soundcard with discrete 5.1 support to get the maximum out of the Dolby...

I'm torn between these two soundcards. I'd like to upgrade my PC's current on-board soundcard to one of these cards as from what I gather they are the best around.   My current setup is a Astro 5.8 Wireless Mixamp + Sennheiser PC 360s which work for both my xbox and PC for gaming. I use the...

I've had X-FI Xtrememusic for about 5 years now, a card that has been functioning very nicely for me, though there has been a few things i've never really fully understood or used, and since i've just ordered a X-FI Titanium HD, i would hope some of the stuff could be cleared up. Anyway, my...

So just found out that my new X-FI Titanium HD picks up some weird mobile signal from my phone(old SE k610i), heard it first earlier today, but didn't know what it was, but then i heard it again just a few mins ago, and i started to try to reproduce it. And i did it by pointing the one side of...

Hello,   A bought a new pair of Sennheiser's HD 518 recently, and my laptop's on-board audio quality is not satisfying by all means. So i'm looking for ways to make it sound better.   Today while browsing some local store i found i good deal on "Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1...

  Hello,   A bought a new pair of Sennheiser's HD 518 recently, and my laptop's on-board audio quality is not satisfying by all means. So i'm looking for ways to make it sound better.   Today while browsing some local store i found i good deal on "Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi...

Years ago I received a Creative X-Fi Platinum for as a Christmas gift.  It's lasted with me very well and have over all been very happy with it.    The Platinum version comes with a internal 5 1/4 bay module for various outputs.  The thing that I loved about this was the front headphone/mic...

Hi, new to Head-Fi here. I'm getting my first "serious" cans pretty soon. Right now it's a toss-up between the AD700 and the AD900. I know that the Creative X-Fi external USB would be enough to drive the AD700, since it doesn't require a lot of power. But what about the AD900?  I will have to...

Title says it all. Opinions please :)

I'm caught in the unpleasant position of not knowing which dac+amp to get. I love the fact that the Creative card has 3 inputs and outputs, and have also heard that the SQ is up there with the Asus Xonar essence, but does that mean it is better than the e9+e7 in sound quality?Also, does the X-FI...

Hey all,   For Christmas, I got the Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatality Champion series sound blaster for my computer: http://us.store.creative.com/Creative-Sound-Blaster-XFi-Titanium-Fatal1ty/M/B001BDPLJA.htm   While the speaker sound quality has increased, headphones are basically...

Let me clarify a few things before I begin. What I am trying to accomplish is this setup: Creative X-fi Fatal1ty -> Creek OBH-11 -> Sennheiser HD 580   Every component of my computer setup works perfectly while not in that exact formation. As in)   1- The sound card sounds fine when the...

I currently have a Creative X-fi Titanium HD, Fiio E11, and AKG K550. Now the fiio is great when traveling I am tired of changing the battery for normal use.    What would be a good amp around 100$    http://schiit.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=0&products_id=13   I...

Hello, I have recently bought an X-fi Titanium HD, after I have listen some music and play some films I found that the sound is a bit "metallic", so I would change the op-amps for listen a better sound. I use this card with a pair of Sennheiser HD558.   Can anybody help me to choose the...

Has the latest release of the Soundblaster software finally introduced a software switch which enables you to select between the 3.5mm and RCA outputs? The last I heard, there was absolutely NO way to switch between outputs when both were plugged in; the RCA would automatically mute when the...