[Change is Good]

I'm still wondering what alcantaras might do to that og 400.

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

My last one was when I had the Alcantaras. The increased depth of the cup makes them more comfy. Felt the sound was warmth and not far from what you expect of an HE-400. I didn't compare much because I loved the Alcanataras enough to not really go back to anything else.

It'd be interesting in comparing them to the Focuspads I have on now, but since I've basically permanently EQ-ed the low end with the X7 to my preference, I don't have any reason to jump to other pads. I love the HE-400 as is, and the increased low end boost basically mitigates the coldness of the stock sound. I haven't experienced any fatigue really since then.

 

[Change is Good]

If you ever want to let me borrow it, let me know and I'll send one of my cans your way.

 

[yding202]

I'm thinking about buying something like the Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro or the Sound Blaster X-Fi HD or Sound Blaster Omni Surround 5.1 in order to get access to SBX Pro Studio for virtual surround.
 
Are there any major differences in these (they all seem to do pretty much the same thing)?
 
Would hooking up a hi-fi tube amp like a Schiit Lyr 2 to one of these guys be overkill?

 

[Sam21]

get the X-fi HD because it has a better DAC and ADC. it is more hi-fi.

 

[yding202]

  get the X-fi HD because it has a better DAC and ADC. it is more hi-fi.

 
I noticed that it doesn't have a subwoofer out, though. I was planning on also hooking up a 2.1 speaker system as well, which is why I was leaning towards the Surround 5.1 Pro.  I don't really need the microphone on the Omni since I have a ModMic.
 
How does one hook up a subwoofer to the X-Fi HD?

 

[Sam21]

SoundCard               ADC-chip-[S/N]    DAC-chip-[S/N]
 
 
X-Fi 5.1 Pro               CS5345-[104]     CS4361-[105]    
      
Omni Surround 5.1      CS5345-[104]     CS4361-[105]  
       
X-Fi HD                     CS5361-[114]     AKM4396-[120]

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

You don't need Subwoofer outs. Get a piggyback RCA cable and hook up the sub to one of the channels. Subs are frequency based, and all channels carry the low frequencues , unless youre using some crazy discrete cgannel signal.

As far as LfE goes, there hasn't been one instance where a discrete sub channel carried something the other channels. Someone who knows more can chime in. Just saying, if your speaker setup is taking in a stereo signal, you don't need a sub out.

 

[yding202]

  SoundCard               ADC-chip-[S/N]    DAC-chip-[S/N]
 
 
X-Fi 5.1 Pro               CS5345-[104]     CS4361-[105]    
      
Omni Surround 5.1      CS5345-[104]     CS4361-[105]  
       
X-Fi HD                     CS5361-[114]     AKM4396-[120]

Where did you find this information?

 

[Change is Good]

Just get a soundbar

 

[Sam21]

  Where did you find this information?

I googled.

 

[yding202]

I actually noticed that Creative launched a new product called the Sound BlasterX G5.  It looks like some sort of crazy crossbreed of the X7 and the E5 (E5 form factor with same DAC/Amp, X7 SB-Axx1 audio chip and SBX virtual surround).  Certainly looks like an interesting alternative to the X7 if you don't need the speaker amp or bluetooth capabilities (too bad they didn't put in the BurrBrown DAC chip from the X7).
 
It's definitely more targeted at gamers than audiophiles, but probably competes with Schiit M/M stack for music. And it's $50 cheaper than the E5 too!

 

[PacoTaco]

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I actually noticed that Creative launched a new product called the Sound BlasterX G5.  It looks like some sort of crazy crossbreed of the X7 and the E5 (E5 form factor with same DAC/Amp, X7 SB-Axx1 audio chip and SBX virtual surround).  Certainly looks like an interesting alternative to the X7 if you don't need the speaker amp or bluetooth capabilities (too bad they didn't put in the BurrBrown DAC chip from the X7).

It's definitely more targeted at gamers than audiophiles, but probably competes with Schiit M/M stack for music. And it's $50 cheaper than the E5 too!

The G5 apparently allows sbx surround via line out and optical out.

 

[halcyon]

Creative & MrSpeakers will bundle Sound Blaster X7 LE sound card together with MrSpeakers Ether C gaming edition (comes with creative's detachable microphone) as a bundle for US and Korean buyers sometime during Q1/2016.
 
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/01/prweb13149716.htm
 
Don't say I didn't warn about your wallets...

 

[yding202]

  Creative & MrSpeakers will bundle Sound Blaster X7 LE sound card together with MrSpeakers Ether C gaming edition (comes with creative's detachable microphone) as a bundle for US and Korean buyers sometime during Q1/2016.
 
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/01/prweb13149716.htm
 
Don't say I didn't warn about your wallets...

Oh Jesus.... they didn't say what price though haha