![]() It also offers easy access to the op-amp chips in the base so that you can easily switch the sound to your preference by installing your own op-amp chips.īluetooth support means anyone can easily stream songs over to it, and there’s little setup needed to get you going. ![]() Scoring Beyerdynamics DT 880 Pro with iPhone 6 MP3 Testingīeyerdynamics DT 880 Pro with Sound Blaster E5 MP3 Testingīeyerdynamics DT 880 Pro with Sound Blaster X7 MP3 TestingĪt this point, we think it’s safe to say that the Sound Blaster X7 really does work as advertised, both in terms being able to adequately power your headphones and speakers, and in terms of being able to give you clean audio through its internal DAC. The same seemed to apply with Rebecca Pidgeon’s Spanish Harlem, with the strings sounding slightly cleaner and a very slight cutback on the bass overall. There was improved clarity in the mids though, and a better sense of imaging overall, with better clarity on the strings in this piece. You might expect the same from the HRA tracks that we auditioned, but Ottmar Liebert’s Fireopal actually felt a little less bassy. With all our regular test tracks thus far, we picked up more detail and better body in the bass. We got a sense of being enveloped with sound as the track picked up the paces, and again there were more depth and better body in the bass notes. With the aid of the Sound Blaster X7, the DT 880 Pro picked up some of the more minute details of Tiesto’s Elements of Life from the very start, which helped in giving the individual elements more presence. As observed before, there was a better sense of separation and more detail overall. The piece certainly started off strong, with a wider sound stage and better depth to the bass notes thanks to Sound Blaster X7. This piece seems to suit the DT 880 Pro quite well overall as the fast pace gives it a chance to show of its responsiveness. Next up was Buckethead’s Sail on Soothsayer. If anything, we’d say that we detected a slight bit of echo on the vocals, but that could be a detail we simply hadn’t picked up before. ![]() The bass had much better depth, and there was a real sense of presence to it now, which really helped to ground the track. The sense of atmosphere was much improved, and we really got the feeling that we were actually at the concert. Moving on to Hotel California by the Eagles, we again noticed improved clarity from the very first note. There seemed to be better separation between the instrumental accompaniments in the rear and her vocals, and we felt that the track had better balance overall. ![]() Starting with Adele’s Melt my heart to Stone this time, we found that the Sound Blaster X7 picked up the track in some parts where the Sound Blaster E5 didn’t, toning down Adele’s sibilance slightly better and adding a warmer and more natural tone to her vocals. Now, it’s time to compare it against the subject of this review, the Creative Sound Blaster X7! So we’ve got a base understanding of the characteristics of the DT 880 Pro, and we’ve seen how much adding a quality USB DAC with amplifier can bring out of the headphones. Creative Sound Blaster X7 testing, scores & final conclusions Creative Sound Blaster X7 ![]()
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