What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
This card is simply fantastic. I know it's not high high end, but it certainly packs a punch. Produces brilliant rich full bodied sound. First rate product for serious audiophiles.
Sound quality is fantastic. Amps are sufficiently/efficiently powered, bass is deep with heavy pressure. If you are a serious audiophile and have other audio equipment for music production, audio editing or other audio work then the zxr is the one for... Read More
Using my tritton pro+ headset i get good sounds from the dolby digital and the 5,1 surround is great. Crystalvoice effects to morph your voice into munchkins, elfs or orc etc.
Great enhancement for any high end gaming rig. The card delivers on all fronts. Together the sound is awesome for that combined price range.
Main card features four changeable op amps for those who want or need to customise. One for the purists. Replaceable op amps.
Cons
Software is terrible! Really poorly coded. Re-installing the drivers does not solve the problem. I am absolutely furious that i have spent a lot of money on a card which apparently is not suitable for purpose!
Highlights
Quality
General audio quality is very good and the difference to directional sound is immense in games.
Yes, probably the most expensive soundcard in it's class, but the quality and construction and components are excellent.
You can of course leave it in heaphone mode and the sound is passed to the speakers and the headphones and use their independan... Read More
I also do not use the included amp - sure, it gives some convenient functionality but it can't hope to match a proper av receiv... Read More
Price
If cost isn't an issue (or much of one) and you want the best, get this.
Packaging/appearance
Arrived on time in it's own packaging fully intact.
Just got mine today it arrived on time the courier was great and the packaging was in perfect shape thanks amazon.
At first i was disappointed with this as my excitement was drained almost instantly to find a very dull small brown package; a ... Read More
While there was a clear difference between my pc's onboard audio processor and the zx's output, there is not such a step-improv... Read More
Competitiveness
The zxr builds on that, providing even clearer and louder sound over my 5.
Its a step forward compared with my previous xfi fatality champ.
I do not understand how they could pull it off at amazon to sell this at the price.
My son uses the freebie fan-mod 'sbz switcher' tool to speed up this headphone/speaker swap, but really creative should have so... Read More
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- This product had a total of 347 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 19 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But when i got myself some beyerdynamic headphones and tried to enhance the onboard audio via the software results were patchy
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Bass especially was muddy and the general quality while quite passable was lacking finess
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There are three the z the zx and the zxr and while the former two are probably quite acceptable for their price the zxr is a completely different beast the tech under the hood is significantly different to the zx and the daughter card dac is borderline like slicrossfire in graphics
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I also do not use the included amp sure it gives some convenient functionality but it cant hope to match a proper av receiver or amp and thats what i use the sound quality is something else when you learn to configure it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Many praise the supplied headphone amp personally i find it weak
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Very little audio power and my cans are looking at me wondering why theyve got so little to work with
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Hence using my amp instead for top class pounding audio
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