tonymckenziecom | 1 year ago

The Sound Blaster X5 from Creative offers dual DAC technology to be the best headphone amp... but how good is it?

0:00 Start
0:24 Intro & preamble
3:33 Unboxing
5:14 First look
5:53 Front panel & controls
8:45 Rear I/O
9:41 Power input
9:51 Approvals
10:24 USB C & power
10:40 Internal; chips
11:09 About the software
12:20 Software in use
13:30 Playback settings
15:13 Recording settings
18:30 Sound modes available
19:57 Components in modes
20:22 Acoustic engine
22:32 The Equalizer
24:15 Crystal Voice
27:11 Direct mode
28:00 Scout mode
32:45 Software comments
34:17 Mobile & Bluetooth
35:47 The phone app
37:13 Dual DAC Information
42:09 Observations so far
44:45 Headphone levels
45:42 Build quality
46:48 Firmware updates
47:17 More Bluetooth
49:10 Some specifications
50:50 Purchase price
52:32 Warranty
53:46 Review score
55:31 Special Note

Links:
Creative Labs (UK): https://uk.creative.com/
Sound Blaster X5: https://uk.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-x5

If you are looking for quality audio equipment relating to computers then Creative Labs and their Sound Blaster series of equipment is right there at the top - and has been for many years.

Creative Labs was formed back in 1981 in Singapore, and today they continue to innovate where sound and technology meet. Of course some will tell you its their sound cards used for games that is the best solution for gamers, and some audiophiles will tell you its their technology that makes Creative Labs and the Sound Blaster series stand out above others. Of course, the X5, just one of the newer series of sound devices can be used for many things even including in the recording studio or if you're operating from work remotely, the Sound Blaster X series offers many features and benefits.

In this video, I'm sharing my review of the Creative Labs Sound Blaster X5 Headphone Amp. This headphone amp is designed to improve the sound quality of your headphones, and I wanted to share my thoughts on it!

Are you looking for a headphone amplifier that will improve the sound quality of what you're hearing? Then you should definitely check out the Creative Labs Sound Blaster X5 Headphone Amp! This amp is designed to work with all types of headphones, and it will definitely make your headphones sound better! So if you're looking for a headphone amp, be sure to check out the Creative Labs Sound Blaster X5 Headphone Amp!

For the Sound Blaster X5, Creative have included inside this headphone amp a Cirrus Logic DAC chip (CS43198) but then added ANOTHER! This combination takes the X5 far beyond many of the other headphone devices available out there today and at a price of just £269.00 (at the time of writing) it makes the Sound Blaster X5 a veritable bargain!

Through this video review I show the unboxing, the front and rear panels and I/O, power requirements, approvals, the control software on a PC, the Bluetooth on a mobile phone, a closer look at the DAC chips, overall quality, firmware updates. I also discuss the specifications a little, the purchase price in the UK, the warranty, and give the unit a review score so do check the video out and you might learn something about the Sound Blaster X5 that others just don't show.

This review is more of a 'hands on' approach and generally speaking what I show is maybe what you might expect to experience yourself... and that's probably worth a thousand other reviews where often it tends to be all technical jargon that most ordinary users may not really want. The software section shows you the excellent controls for controlling thr X5 from a PC - and it is also supported on an Apple MAC and on mobile phones either IOS or Android.

Using the unit for a while made me appreciate the very wide range of uses that this headphone amplifier can be used for.

The X5 was supplied to me free of charge for this review but make no mistake that this entire review really is MY OWN OPINION of the X5 from Creative Labs.

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