May 3, 2010 |
Creative Aurvana X-Fi Reviewed
The good folks over at iMP3 have reviewed the Creative Aurvana X-Fi, which is looking pretty large and pretty solid. The set is noted to not be designed to but pressure on the ears making wearing them for lengthy times viable. While the reveiwer is tentative to say that this set of headphones is high-end, he does conclude by saying that they are of very good quality, have great active ambient noise reduction as well as audio enhancement features, including 3D.
However, let’s face it. These things are pretty ugly.
via iMP3
Categories: Earphones IEM
Comments (1)
I own a pair of these, I thankfully didn’t pay over $200 for them.
Build quality seems solid, but beware Creative’s poor support for these headphones by reviewing customer history. They’re comfortable, and I’ve worn them for hours – the only drawback is they get a little warm like any cans.
They sound good, but no better than my old Grado SR60′s which I bought for $69 new. The mids are less refined than the Grado’s I found. The X-Fi feature is nice, but only boosts the lows and the highs. It sounds like little more than amping those two frequency ranges.
One bad thing is that using any of the sound enhancement options (noise reduction, X-Fi, and 3D) introduces a little hiss to what you’re hearing. If you’re sensitive to it, you might find it annoying. For me, it’s not too bad.
The achilles heel to these is that the mics that are used for noise reduction appear to be big and open – so these leak sound even WORSE than the open Grado’s. So you may not hear people and things around you – but they’ll hear your music clear as day. To me, this seems terrible for headsets one might normally consider for airplane use. There’s no way I’d use them in public.