Creative Soundblaster X-Fi

[ricepeas]

I saw it was on special on amazon and was thinking of getting it. Is it any good.?

[helping]

no

[ricepeas]

Well... guess i wont grab it then.

[ShearMe]

The external one? It can't be terrible and I've been interested in it myself.

[MayflowerElectronics]

What? Why?

[EmoRarity]

I own one, and its rubbish.

[ShearMe]

What? Why?

Dat form factor yo.

[mr moose]

Yer, it saddens me that creative have ended up with products like this.  I really used to love their products.

[ShearMe]

Yer, it saddens me that creative have ended up with products like this.  I really used to love their products.

Their mp3 players were ballin.

[MayflowerElectronics]

Dat form factor yo.

 

:rolleyes:

 

Yer, it saddens me that creative have ended up with products like this.  I really used to love their products.

They were good like 20 years ago.

[mr moose]

:rolleyes:

 

They were good like 20 years ago.

10

[MayflowerElectronics]

10

 

Was it that recent? Oh well. They're nearly irreverent know.

[mr moose]

Was it that recent? Oh well. They're nearly irreverent know.

10 years ago onboard was average at best,

 

They wouldn't be if they concentrated on decent audio gear like headphone amps.

[ShearMe]

They'd actually be able to put FiiO out of business if they tried. Would love to see that.

[mr moose]

They'd actually be able to put FiiO out of business if they tried. Would love to see that.

all they really need to do is drop their output impedance to <4ohms and make sure the inbuilt in mic works and BAM you got something I'd buy and recommend.

[ShearMe]

all they really need to do is drop their output impedance to <4ohms and make sure the inbuilt in mic works and BAM you got something I'd buy and recommend.

Nwavguy experimented with changing the OP amp and a few other components in a Behringer UCA 202 with moderate success. It's amazing how easy it would be to make all these so-so products good with only minor part swaps.

[EmoRarity]

Nwavguy experimented with changing the OP amp and a few other components in a Behringer UCA 202 with moderate success. It's amazing how easy it would be to make all these so-so products good with only minor part swaps.

But why do that when the company should just ship it in the best possible form. 

[ShearMe]

But why do that why the company should just ship it in the best possible form.

That's what I'm saying - manufacturers should swap a few parts. It's too hard to do it at home.

[mr moose]

Nwavguy experimented with changing the OP amp and a few other components in a Behringer UCA 202 with moderate success. It's amazing how easy it would be to make all these so-so products good with only minor part swaps.

I read that, shame I can't do surface mount stuff at home.