shuto77
Headphoneus Supremus
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I am using it for the 3 things:
1. TV (digital cable, PS4 Blu Ray, Apple TV) - 60 %
2. gaming (PS4) - 30 %
3. music - 10 %, since I mainly listen to music on the go, not at home.
And I should also mention that I already have an Astro Mixamp pro hooked up to my PS4, which I really like. Now, I assume the X7 would be an upgrade in comparison, right?
I wouldn´t mind spending a little bit more on an X7 at all IF it serves all my needs and is the best option going forward. However with my many different sources (at least cable, PS4, Apple TV) and the X7 not having an HDMI port I am not really sure if the X7 is the right way to go for me?!?!
But maybe someone can answer that and paint a clearer picture of what the X7 can and can not do and should be used for and what not.
Sorry for the noob questions and thanks for any help in advance.
For ultimate convenience, today's avrs are unbeatable. Their drawback is that their performance with headphones isn't great, or even remotely close to good. Today's $600 avrs are amazing machines, really. They just use low-quality parts for their headphone implementation that makes them poor matches for those of us who use headphones.
I used to have a complicated 5.1 surround sound setup with an avr and a Mixamp. Once I switched to 90% headphones, the avr's headphone performance wasn't cutting it.
The big drawback of going from an avr to the X7 is the lack of inputs (just one toslink). The lack of hdmi from a fidelity perspective is negligible, and is actually preferable for gaming (less input lag). The loss of DTS and 7.1 surround is a non-issue if you're using headphones.
Because you use multiple sources, however, losing the hdmi switching functionality would be irritating, so I don't know if you'd ultimately be happier if you switched to the X7.
You're probably better off waiting for the Soundblaster G5, and going with that provided it's a big step up from the mixamp, which @evshrug can speak to. Not sure if anyone else here has tried both.