[mikey1964]

   
If you haven't left your X1's on a white piece of paper overnight, give it a shot. If there are no blotches in the morning, then yours are spared.

Thanks, will try this out tonight and see what happens....

 

[sabaw]

Hey guys, im sure it has been asked before but i just want your opinions on this.
 
Do you think the X1 will be a good fit with a sound blaster z?
Im currently using an x-fi xtremegamer and i was wondering it it would be a good upgrade to go along with these new headphones.
 
Are cards like the STX and ZXR really worth it?
 
Used mostly for gaming, then movies, then music 
 
Thanks!

 

[Midgetguy]

  Hey guys, im sure it has been asked before but i just want your opinions on this.
 
Do you think the X1 will be a good fit with a sound blaster z?
Im currently using an x-fi xtremegamer and i was wondering it it would be a good upgrade to go along with these new headphones.
 
Are cards like the STX and ZXR really worth it?
 
Used mostly for gaming, then movies, then music 
 
Thanks!

I believe the best choice would be an external DAC/amp unless you need the convenience of having a soundcard (like bringing a computer to lan parties and the like). My current setup of a Topping TP30 and a Topping D20 cost me less than it does for a new Asus Xonar Essence STX and I'm loving what I'm hearing for what I've paid. That said, Asus' Xonar line has been said to be pretty decent though I dunno how it compares with the XFI Xtremegamer.

 

[Faceman]

  Hey guys, im sure it has been asked before but i just want your opinions on this.
 
Do you think the X1 will be a good fit with a sound blaster z?
Im currently using an x-fi xtremegamer and i was wondering it it would be a good upgrade to go along with these new headphones.
 
Are cards like the STX and ZXR really worth it?
 
Used mostly for gaming, then movies, then music 
 
Thanks!

You will love the X1 for all of those things.  See if you can find a pair used for $120-$180.  I bought mine used and couldn't be happier.

 

[mikey1964]

 
You will love the X1 for all of those things.  See if you can find a pair used for $120-$180.  I bought mine used and couldn't be happier.

Got mine for about 160USD used, but also comes with a DIY'ed 3rd party cable at about 1.4m long, awesome value! Oh yeah, left my X1 on its side on a while piece of paper for about 12 hours, no stain on the paper whatsoever, guess I lucked out, eh?

 

[waynes world]

^ sorry to hear that mikey... the dye adds quite a bit of detail and clarity to the highs and also tightens up the bass. Oh well, I'm sure yours still sound fine.

 

[mikey1964]

^ sorry to hear that mikey... the dye adds quite a bit of detail and clarity to the highs and also tightens up the bass. Oh well, I'm sure yours still sound fine.

LMAO!

 Thanks for the comforting words btw....

 

[sabaw]

 
I believe the best choice would be an external DAC/amp unless you need the convenience of having a soundcard (like bringing a computer to lan parties and the like). My current setup of a Topping TP30 and a Topping D20 cost me less than it does for a new Asus Xonar Essence STX and I'm loving what I'm hearing for what I've paid. That said, Asus' Xonar line has been said to be pretty decent though I dunno how it compares with the XFI Xtremegamer.

Hi thanks for the reply! I was thinking though what about the positional audio and audio effects? Im gonna be using these mostly for gaming and i think positional audio is pretty crucial right? 

 
You will love the X1 for all of those things.  See if you can find a pair used for $120-$180.  I bought mine used and couldn't be happier.

Hi thanks for the reply! Oh i already got the earphones. Now im just tyring to get a good soundcard or whatnot to go with it.

 

[CoiL]

If You have good matching amp/dac for X1 then no audio surround processing/effects are needed for accuracy/soundstage in gaming imho.

 

[sabaw]

Well price is also a factor, so now im eyeing a fiio e10 or a sound blaster z?
 
Cheers!

 

[CoiL]

I`ve seen comments and impressions that E10 isn`t good match for X1. 

 

[Jozurr]

  I`ve seen comments and impressions that E10 isn`t good match for X1. 

 
Didn't come up with much in the search. Where did you read this?
 
Also, what is a good dac/amp combo for the Fidelio X1? Anyone here using the modi/magni? Please post some impressions. Thanks

 

[CoiL]

I read it in here head-fi, X1 threads, there are more X1 threads than this, use forum search.

 

[c64]

Never had any ink issues with my X1 but was a pretty early adopter I guess the later batches only got this ?

 

[eac3]

I own a FiiO E10 and an Audio-gd NFB-28 ($50 vs $700+) and in my opinion, the Audio-gd does sound better. However, if I didn't own the Audio-gd, I would be satisfied with the FiiO E10