Creative Sound Blaster new series Z, Zx & ZxR

[Radical_53]

Absolutely. I prefer the positioning of SBX too, at least together with my current headphones.


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[crv314]

Hi razorpakk
 
Try unchecking the hardware buffers option in device settings
 
crv314

 

[DJ XtAzY]

Is it just me or whenever I plug my headphones/iems into the ACM the sound quality is crappier than when I plug into the soundcard itself? I sometimes use EQ to boost bass but it distorts with ACM. If i plugged directly to soundcard, no distortions.

 

[genclaymore]

It isn't you the ACM is known to mess with the sound quality, most people don't use it and just plug their headphones directly into the sound card. You could make your own if you have the skill.

 

[jincuteguy]

  It isn't you the ACM is known to mess with the sound quality, most people don't use it and just plug their headphones directly into the sound card. You could make your own if you have the skill.

 
I thought the ACM is  just a passthrough and it doesn't do anything to the sound? so the sound should be untouched?

 

[AlphaKiloCharli]

   
I thought the ACM is  just a passthrough and it doesn't do anything to the sound? so the sound should be untouched?

 
I like to use the ACM because its so convenient while gaming or even watching movies or listening to music. I didn't notice any change in sound quality. I tried switching back and forth and didn't notice any difference.

 

[Radical_53]

   
I thought the ACM is  just a passthrough and it doesn't do anything to the sound? so the sound should be untouched?

 
Every new interconnect, every other piece of cable or part inside the signal path can possibly change the sound. It doesn't necessarily have to do this but it can change the sound, naturally to the worse.

 

[jincuteguy]

So how do you guys hook up your headphones straight to the soundcard without the ACM? Cause the Headphone outut of the ZxR has this 1/4" plug, and the 1/4" adapter that are included with the ZxR are the twisted one, so you need a 3.5mm jack that can twist into the 1/4" adapter, then plug it in the Headphone output of the ZxR.  So how do you guys do it? Do you have to buy a different 1/4" adapter where it doesn't twist, but the push in type?

 

[genclaymore]

You buy a 3.5mm to 1/4 adapter that plugs right onto the headphones, then you can plug the headphones into the plug on the ZXR. Monoprice has them for 41 cents.  Here http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=104&cp_id=10429&cs_id=1042903&p_id=7139&seq=1&format=2 if you are in the USA.

 

[jincuteguy]

  You buy a 3.5mm to 1/4 adapter that plugs right onto the headphones, then you can plug the headphones into the plug on the ZXR. Monoprice has them for 41 cents.  Here http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=104&cp_id=10429&cs_id=1042903&p_id=7139&seq=1&format=2 if you are in the USA.

Thx man.  I am going to MicroCenter on Tuesday to pick up the X7 and the 1'4 adapter too.  

 

[AwakenedMachine]

ZxR just dropped to $169 on Amazon.  Lowest price to date.  Was thinking about one of these but I think my new ASRock motherboard gives me the performance I want.
 
http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Blaster-Audiophile-Performance-Headphone/dp/B00AQ5PK6I/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1436234187&sr=1-1&keywords=zxr

 

[paulguru]

With ZXR can i drive good enought a Sennheiser HD6xx ?
Someone say me my HD600 is not good with my sound card but ... im using it with HD600 and i cant keep the High gain mode because the volume is extremelly high ( windows mixer at 10% in normal gain )

 

[F900EX]

Regarding the ZxR... does it make any sense to connect it to a receiver ?
 
I have a Marantz NR1605 connected to Bose Speakers and just not getting the 5.1 sound I would like, currently I have it connected to HDMI on my GTX980

 

[DangerClose]

Any comparisons of the Sound Blaster Z or ZX (not ZXR) amp to things like the e10k?  I've seen a couple people say it powers DT880 or DT990 250 fine, but I've read more people say it can't. So I'm trying to figure out how it compares to a more known amp such as an e10k or similar.  
 
I have a Xonar DG, and I think it'd be more powerful than that, but the question is how much more powerful.  

 

[paulguru]

  With ZXR can i drive good enought a Sennheiser HD6xx ?
Someone say me my HD600 is not good with my sound card but ... im using it with HD600 and i cant keep the High gain mode because the volume is extremelly high ( windows mixer at 10% in normal gain )

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