[canthearyou]

Can't wait to hear about it... Thanks!
Any sign of a line out?

It's has optical out. And no where near as powerful as G5. Has to be maxed out in order to use K7XX.

 

[canthearyou]

Quick summary and comparison. Using PS4 through optical cable.

TAC has more bass, larger soundstage and much better positioning.

G5 has quieter background and more powerful amp. The TAC has a VERY slight hiss at high volume.

TAC has mic monitoring, and it's easily adjustable. In fact, all mixing is very easy to adjust thanks to the top mounted sliders.

Con for TAC, not very powerful.

 

[Fegefeuer]

Once Creative tweaks the SBX of the G5 to let it end up like the X7 (at least similar) and brings in AC3 support, the TAC will be history for consoles and PC. What a dissapointing product. If it let out DTS HPX over optical it would be interesting. 
 
Oh, I bought a nice mic from conquerator2. I'm really not experienced with such stuff. The basic idea was to banish headsets on PC forever so that I can use the Sennheiser for multiplayer. Looking at this thing: daamn that's one big mic. Slightly shocked. 

 

[sexpot]

Hi guys,
 
I just ordered the Mass Drop AKG 7xx headphones and am wondering if the SB G5 will be able to power them? I'm on an mITX system and need the sound capabilities of the G5 for CSGO gaming.
 
Thanks

 

[lenroot77]

Hi guys,

I just ordered the Mass Drop AKG 7xx headphones and am wondering if the SB G5 will be able to power them? I'm on an mITX system and need the sound capabilities of the G5 for CSGO gaming.

Thanks

The G5 has plenty of power for the K7xx's; I've had both.

 

[sexpot]

The G5 has plenty of power for the K7xx's; I've had both.

Thank you for the confirmation

 

[canthearyou]

Once Creative tweaks the SBX of the G5 to let it end up like the X7 (at least similar) and brings in AC3 support, the TAC will be history for consoles and PC. What a dissapointing product. If it let out DTS HPX over optical it would be interesting. 

Oh, I bought a nice mic from conquerator2. I'm really not experienced with such stuff. The basic idea was to banish headsets on PC forever so that I can use the Sennheiser for multiplayer. Looking at this thing: daamn that's one big mic. Slightly shocked. :tongue_smile:

What makes it a "disappointing product."?

 

[Fegefeuer]

The TAC?
 
For 180€ cheap amping, probably (this is mere speculation though) high output impedance, and definitely no lineout/optical out with DTS HPX processed stereo. :[

 

[Rhadamanthys]

  Once Creative tweaks the SBX of the G5 to let it end up like the X7 (at least similar) and brings in AC3 support

 
Now do they have a plan to do that?

 

[Fegefeuer]

apparently at least the latter
 
Look at the X7, it got the LO/Optical Out feature just a few days ago. Though it took quite a long time. They are very aware. 

 

[Evshrug]

Hi guys,

I just ordered the Mass Drop AKG 7xx headphones and am wondering if the SB G5 will be able to power them? I'm on an mITX system and need the sound capabilities of the G5 for CSGO gaming.

Thanks

The G5 does great with the AKG K712 (same power requirements as the K7XX) and K612 (almost twice the impedance, harder to drive). I have other amp/DACs that make these headphones sound weird and weak, but the G5 and E5 do a great job. I like high gain for my K612.

 

[gr34td3str0y3r]

Why the G5 over a soundblaster Z? 
 
This is what I have now. Realtek Mobo with SBXpro software and Astro Mix amp. 
So I can run optical from the mobo to the mixamp and either get Dolby headphone or I can use the SBX from the software package. 
 
Will I really benefit from the g5? Better amp and dac than the mix amp. Does it have better SBX quailty than the software package? 
 
Why not get a Soundblaster Z instead of a g5? 
 
Edit: NM. I just bought a X7 instead. 

 

[frashed]

Long time reader – first time poster!
 
I've just purchased a pair of X2's and currently running them off a Xonar STX.

Things don't sound right, and I suspect it's due to the 10 ohm output impedance of the STX. Boomy bass, muddy treble, things just sound 'jumbled together?'. Oddly enough it sounds great when plugged directly into an iMac.

I'm looking for a suitable DAC/AMP – primarily for gaming and movies (I don't sit at my PC listening to music unless I'm working – and it's usually spotify).
 
The G5 interests me – would it be an improvement over the STX? 2.2 ohm and PS4 compatibility does interest me...

 

[Breaker]

  Long time reader – first time poster!
 
I've just purchased a pair of X2's and currently running them off a Xonar STX.

Things don't sound right, and I suspect it's due to the 10 ohm output impedance of the STX. Boomy bass, muddy treble, things just sound 'jumbled together?'. Oddly enough it sounds great when plugged directly into an iMac.

I'm looking for a suitable DAC/AMP – primarily for gaming and movies (I don't sit at my PC listening to music unless I'm working – and it's usually spotify).
 
The G5 interests me – would it be an improvement over the STX? 2.2 ohm and PS4 compatibility does interest me...

Rule of thumb is the output impedance of the amp should be no more than 1/8th of the headphone impedance. In theory it should be better.

 

[Evshrug]

Long time reader – first time poster!

I've just purchased a pair of X2's and currently running them off a Xonar STX.
...
The G5 interests me – would it be an improvement over the STX? 2.2 ohm and PS4 compatibility does interest me...

INteresting that the iMac sounds clearer! I've noticed that my iPhone 6S is a surprisingly good music player, but I haven't owned an iMac yet (my dad had a few when we were growing up). I would still expect the STX to sound better though, do you think maybe there are some settings or software messing things up?

I have a G5, and never heard an STX. Solely judging the DAC and Amp performance, they should actually be pretty close, except the G5 is external (so long as you have a good USB port the G5 should be unaffected by other EMI) and maybe the DAC is slightly less premium (but still likeable). I found my way around the Creative software pretty easily and it's also easy to adjust settings or turn off effects, so you can experiment with the effect of each and then reset all settings to default or turn off all effects and just hear the audio directly. Overall, the G5 is probably a side grade from the STX sonically, but it does have the added benefit of PS4 compatibility without having to turn your PC on.