i use my integrated sound, my question is, having a 2.1 Creative Speakers and Sony MDRXB800 Headphones is this worth having for me ?
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You would hear sounds that you couldn't before I choose this based on what I do most of time on my computer I already have surround sound and I use my Turtle beach X42 on this both are on optical, I used to use onboard sound for years until a friend of mine bought a card similar to this and I was shocked at how much I was missing!. If you do a lot of gaming and or movies and the like have surround headphones or speakers or plan on in the future this would be a smart upgrade.
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The headphones will come to life! You'll hear sounds you didn't know where there. Might not see much improvement in the 2.1's, but if you ever intend on going to 5.1 the upgrade is well worth it over anything on board can offer.
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With the audio range of those headphones you should notice a difference. I have an old Creative Headset with Mic & as old as they are they sounded better. The newer headsets like yours, handles a better range of sound. My brother has a Creative T6 series which is a 2.1series Creative wireless system which handles 2.1-5.1 sound. It sounds great, which is the reason I got it. I have an older Creative 5.1 system & it's sound quality has improved. Hope this helps.
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Actually I agree with the above poster. The MDR-ZX600 are a great step up in terms of richer sound, more clarity, and nicer bass, mids, and highs. They also have much better isolation. I previously posted that the sony mdr 7506's would be a good step up, but I must retract this comment as after months of use they are just too trebly and bright. They become extremely fatiguing within 20 minutes or so, whereas the mdr-zx600's are perfectly balanced and overall a fantastic choice.Thanks...
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Honestly it all depends on what type of headphones/speakers you'll be using as to whether you'll get more out of better sound quality. My personal cutoff is 192kbps for the lowest I'll listen to, but I try to rip everything lossless and download everything I can at lossless quality because you really notice a difference at 900+kbps. But of course I'm using 500 dollar Sennheiser headphones to listen to the music, so if you're using 10 dollar Sony's you might not need anything near that high.
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im not familiar with your present cans but i can tell you that i am extremely happy with these x10s i have! they sound better everyday as i break them in. i am using a headphone amp to drive them and they sound great ,lots of solid bass,great mids and crisp highs .im not sure if you will be using them portably or with a dedicated headphone amp and cd player like i am. i have a cambridge cd player and musical fidelity amp driving them so they sound really good. whatever your application i think you cant go wrong they are great cans very soft and comfortable. have fun!
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Hi James, Can you provide me with a little more information on your speaker set-up objective? If you already have a set of A5+ speakers and a subwoofer you have a pretty sweet 2.1 powered system. Two A5+ speakers, a sub and two P4 Passive speakers with a N22 creating a 5.1 system would blow the doors off. Space may or not be an issue for you, but I would go with the A2+s' and if if you're seeking overall better sound either through your speakers or headphones, add a D1 DAC. The sound differential with the DAC (running through a usb) as opposed to the internal sound card is significantly better. Not sure if this helps. If you want to drop me a note relative to your overall objective (music preferences, gaming, room size, etc.) I will respond. My initial reaction in that A2+ would be more than sufficient, give you everything you need and not consume as much space. Again, think hard about adding the DAC from Audioengine.
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Only if you want terrific sound. I have different settings on my Sony receiver, anddepending on your source of music(pandora, streaming, or Bluetooth, some only use lpcm frequencies. So some music sounds better with a 5.1 setting, while other formats sound richer with 2.1 which sends an LFE (low frequency signal to Sub. Its about preference. But with these speakers I never overwork my amp and get plenty of volume without distortion. The center channel speaker is also awesome. Cheapest price is amazon. Might have to wait a few days/5...youll be glad you did.
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Yes, but the other features of course will be useless. I mean, volume control, FFWD, and other features won't work/integrate wih the in-line cable controller "thingy". You'll still have great sound quality though.
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What issues exactly? Everything works good for me. And about the sound if you are using or used to use mixers most of them uses transistors instead of sound cards. With sound card the sound it's not really crisp and not powerful enough. It's sounds way to compressed. Everything else you can't ask for more!! It makes your Dj skills really easy to perform ... It's saves all your cue points ... Loops... Etc. instead of create you loop every time on a track it saves it ... Next time you play the same track you'll have you loop there ready to use or not!!!
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As a musician I'd say" so so" much like mostly all headphones that are bundled with a player . I very strongly recommend Sennheiser HD28 phones which sound really great , are lightweight and can be bought refurbished or used { or new } for a very low price considering the quality of sound .
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you will need some time to learn these headphones, I use it for mixing but I don't think they're suitable for mastering, you will hear the majority of details in these genres yes, but they're a bit lacking in the bass section, try bundling them with any studio monitors, maybe even a set of speakers & a sub woofer if you can't afford to buy studio monitors, just to check if the bass is working well, these are the best bang for the buck imo.
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If you have this slot on your computer. It will support everything the built-in sound card does. This is an older verison of X-Fi and windows 8 may have better mixing software. Most computer today don't come with this Express card slot and I think Creative has gone to USB and on-board motherboard applications. Finally, this particular version (Notebook) you have does sound better than all of the rest, in my opinon.
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I don't think it's overkill at all. If you want a better musical experience, then go right ahead. But make sure you have some high quality audio files before trying them out. Better sound quality going in equals better sound coming out and that's even more true when it comes to these headphones. These will only emphasize the bad sound of your files if they are low quality. The better the source, the better the sound. Oh and speaking of source, I also recommend getting a portable headphone amp like this http://amzn.com/B005HJWWW8 and a Line Out Dock cable like this http://amzn.com/B005N6ZAT2 because the internal amp of the iPod will most likely be holding these headphones back. The Line Out Dock cable bypasses the internal headphone amp and feeds the pure line out signal directly into the better, more powerful, and higher quality external amp.
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Thats it. It's a problem with this headphone because otherwise they sound great. Check out the Sony MDR-1RBT, it's way better overall.
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is that a question or a review? I have two of these and they work great. Your issue with the bass is either your headphones or the source. The PM351 is a great unit. Something is wrong at your source.
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Yes you can use a headphone on this mixer. Like Matt said, just plug a 1/4 inch jack in (or use adapters) on your headphones. You can use monitor out or speaker out. I don't know why Sean S says you can't so I am wondering if he might have a different mixer. But this mixer was made for speakers and it sounds best that way in my humble opinion.
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It's been a while since I used the Pro 24 - I have since gotten a Scarlett 8i - I needed the extra 2 inputs for my purposes. I used the 24 many times and did use headphones to listen to myself and and the input from my wife's piano to play with. Never had a problem with it. I am trying to remember if I had to go in to preferences and click on monitor incoming audio to do it. I am kind of thinking I did have to do something like that.
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The bundle has some limited software. I use Reason and Studio One so this was really not something I needed. It just came with it.I like the headphones. There is also driver software included. Good luck