Creative Labs SoundBlaster ZXR Review

Posted by: Steven ROBSCIX Wall on: 07/18/2013 11:05 AM [ 79 comment(s) ]

We review the Creative Labs SoundBlaster ZXR. Creative Labs has been a powerhouse force in the world of PC audio ever since there was such a concept as PC audio. They developed loads of great audio tech for gamers and were considered the pinnacle of PC gaming audio devices for quite some time. Creative Labs basically had the market cornered for many years and some diehard fans felt that during this time their designs suffered a bit. They weren’t really pushing the envelope and trying to advance the market as much as a company would if they had steady competition. As the saying goes it is great to be king!

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harkinsteven
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Posts: 2929

Posted on: 02/25/2014 10:26 AM

Of my three systems, my 3rd rig had an Auzen X-Fi Forte which did its job pretty well. I was ambivalent about using discrete soundcards for my other two rigs because onboard was OK'ish. But, when I'd gotten the ZX for my main rig, I was surprised that it sounded better than onboard. I know I shouldn't be, but I was told onboard is just as good as a dedicated soundcard repeatedly, so I did not bother to use a soundcard. I had an X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS lying around, so I used that for my 2nd rig, so now, all my three rigs have discrete soundcards......couldn't be happier with the sound, especially my ZX.

Whoever told you that is full of ****. Dedicated sound cards have always been better.

krash3x
Junior Member

Posts: 11

Posted on: 02/26/2014 08:36 AM

I thought it was because it turns on the headphone amp in headphone mode

and that it turns it off when in speaker mode.

there is an asus audio card that does the same thing.
Yes something something like that lol. I don't know if you have an AV receiver but if you plug a pair of headphones in and unplug it it makes a clicking sound like that, just a little louder. I have a set of Klipsch pro media 2.1 speakers, When I turn them on they make a poof sound. When I worked at Radioshack there were receivers that protected from the pop sound when something was powering up because it scares the hell out of people and if the volume is up it can blow the speakers.

morphemes
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Posts: 1

Posted on: 09/26/2015 01:19 AM

"We also didn’t see more advanced settings for speaker calibration such as channel delay for the rears and center."
- Steven ROBSCIX Wall ?

:3eyes:

presswinkey
type: sound blaster speaker setup

:flip:

You're welcome.

0blivious
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Posts: 2991

Posted on: 09/26/2015 05:47 AM

I got a barely used Soundblaster Z for $30 a couple months ago. Damn fine sound card and essentially the same under the hood as the spendy ZX & ZXR variants.

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