Creative’s Sound Blaster X-Fi Go Pro brings incredible enhanced 3D audio to any computer, anywhere. Designed for maximum portability, this soundcard is small enough to fit into your pocket and even fits on your key ring. Enjoy incredible 3D Surround with any headphones in movies and games, and enhance all of your PC and online audio. The Sound Blaster X-Fi Go Pro is the fastest and easiest upgrade to THX TruStudio Pro audio technology. Package includes X-Fi Go Pro, USB Cable, quick start leaflet, and installation CD.
$ 24.99
Country DJ – died and went to heaven!,
I got this because one place I play is huge and the sound system is somewhat “challenging.” If you take the time to really understand how the various features of the Soundblaster X-FI products really work together, you’ll get a better result than you ever imagined. I now use it everywhere I play – wish I had picked up on this when it first came out!
Use the “Crystalizer” to counteract the effects of MP3 compression – The “Dialogue Plus” to bring vocals forward and improve clarity – The “Equalizer” to set up the balance for all your venues and save them for future use. Add to this a heap of other effects and you have a winner.
Best decision I made for very little money. No negatives at all.
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|Good sound on your notebook,
My notebook does not have the sound quality I can get on my desktop. So I decided to try this sound audio hardware solution on a USB stick to solve the problem. I was a little skeptical that it would be that good since it was so small. It’s about the size of my thumb with a plug at standard USB plug at one end and simple 3.5mm phono sockets on the opposite end.
When you plug it in, a tiny blue LED lights up to let you know it is on. Pop in the CD and install the drivers and away you go. It’s very much plug and play and works like a charm. The sound difference from my integrated audio is phenomenal and plays very well on headphones. The software that comes with it simulates surround sound and has various settings that can be used to enhance compressed audio such as MP3’s and give you a more dynamic full sound with crisper high frequencies and richer bass.
Just out of curiosity I also plugged it into my desktop USB to see what would happen. Windows 7 recognized it straight away and I could listen on headphones with the same excellent sound. Since my PC’s internal card goes straight through to an AMP and I don’t have a large headphone adapter this unit was pretty handy if I wanted to quickly get good sound through walkman headphones so as to not annoy anyone around me.
I’m very pleased with this little thumbstick audio device. It works and is very portable. It’s easy to set up and sounds much better than any integrated audio solution you’re going to find on a notebook.
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|Audible hiss with low impedance earphones,
Per the review posted by nwavguy.blogspot.com – the X-Fi go measures pretty well in multiple respects relative to its price point. However, the degree of audible hiss when used with low impedance headphones/iem’s is considerably worse than the onboard sound in my laptop. I’m contemplating a return for this reason.
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