Apologies for resurrecting an old thread but I recently bought a Creative Zen X-Fi2 second hand and I was very disappointed with the sound quality. Even with the X-Fi expand and crystalize function turned on it makes the sound even worse. The sound has very weak bass, harsh highs and the stereo soundstage is dreadful to say the least though it gets worse when the X-Fi function is on.
Apologies for resurrecting an old thread but I recently bought a Creative Zen X-Fi2 second hand and I was very disappointed with the sound quality. Even with the X-Fi expand and crystalize function turned on it makes the sound even worse. The sound has very weak bass, harsh highs and the stereo soundstage is dreadful to say the least though it gets worse when the X-Fi function is on.
If you want good sound quality, it is best to stay away from Creative. Too bad. I love their old models and I've got a Nomad Jukebox 3 (2002), Zen Touch (2004) and Zen Vision: M (2005). The ZVM is to me the last good sounding Creative. I bought a 8GB Creative Zen flash player to my wife 2,5 years ago and it doesn't sound as good as the ZVM. The battery has become poor, and I tought she should get something new, so I bought her a Sony A856 when we went to Japan in October. She thinks it's much better than the Creative Zen.
Too bad that Creative completely has lost the concept when it comes to making simple, good sounding players. If you use a FiiO E5 or E6 with the X-Fi2, it might get a bit more bass. But I'm afraid that there's not much to do about bad sounding EQ and harsh highs...
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