High power headphone output (measured approximately 1200 mW 32ohm).Ĭonvenience 3.5 mm and 1/4" headphone socket. Very good sound quality headphone output and line output, with pretty good speaker amplifier. Tons of features in such a small package, with extensive connectivity options. Multi-platform & multi-function audio interface, with USB host function to interface with Android and iOS platform through USB connection. A very unique one box solution with superb sound quality and tons of features. And I would say they have done it really well! Sound Blaster X7 delivers. The asynchronous USB transfer mode is probably not mentioned in the X7 webpage and manual, but it is an important feature to be mentioned, and was informed to me by Creative.Ĭreative have pushed the limit of a multi-function audio interface that excels in all aspects. Sound Blaster X7 adopt asynchronous USB transfer mode, relying more on its internal low jitter clock, rather than the signal clock from USB / SPDIF. Swappable op-amps on the DAC output stage, to fine tune the sonic character. USB and SPDIF Direct Mode that bypasses the SB-Axx1™ DSP for bit perfect digital audio conversion.Īudiophile-grade Components like the Nichicon “Fine Gold” capacitors. The fact is, Sound Blaster X7 is not only designed with gaming and movie in mind, but also has included some important features for audiophile, such as: Purist audiophile probably considers the audio processing features in X7 are not necessary features. ![]() And 5.1 configuration was not tested either since I don't have 5.1 receiver and speaker setup. I'm more of an audiophile, and not a gamer, so I won't review X7 from the gaming perspective, but more on SB X7 overall sound quality and main features. High power, 144 watts power adapter, while the standard edition comes with the 69.84 watts power adapter. Lower output impedance than the 2.2 ohm on the standard SB X7.Ģ. Approximately 1 ohm headphone output impedance. The differences of the SB X7 Limited Edition to the standard edition are:ġ. And many thanks to Joseph from Creative Singapore, for the loan of SB X7 Limited Edition, to be reviewed together with the standard edition. I bought SB X7 standard edition in November 2014 during the launch in Singapore Expo. Though for practical purpose, I prefer the conventional rectangular box shape for easy stacking and transport-ability. Sound Blaster X7 has a very unique triangular shape, nice looking, and attention grabbing design for a desktop component. If Creative would make a professional digital mixing console based on SB-Axx1™ DSP alone, it would probably cost around $ 1k or more. ![]() Not only for mixing, but also audio effects such as equalizer, compressor, and other customized effects. The SB-Axx1™ DSP is a multi-channel digital audio mixer and signal processor, capable of processing up to 32 concurrent audio channels, at up to 24 bit 96 kHz per channel. But what makes X7 stands out from the USB DAC's crowd is the SB-Axx1™ multi-core Digital Signal Processor (DSP) that adds many unique audio processing features to the Sound Blaster X7. As a USB DAC, X7 works with most of today's operating system, Windows, Mac OS, and newer version of Android, & iOS. Sound Blaster X7 is an impressive multi-platform, all-in-one solution for music, movie, and gaming.
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