SQ of the Zen Xfi II

[Albinoni]

I am getting all mixed reviews and opinions of the sound quality of the Zen Xi Fi II, so I decidded to ask this Q here and would like some honest feedback on the SQ of the Zen X-FI II.

Also what DAC does it use and also is the touch screen a pain to use.

What can you tell me about this player.

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[Marvin the Martian]

Originally Posted by Albinoni

I am getting all mixed reviews and opinions of the sound quality of the Zen Xi Fi II, so I decidded to ask this Q here and would like some honest feedback on the SQ of the Zen X-FI II.

Also what DAC does it use and also is the touch screen a pain to use.

What can you tell me about this player.

If you're asking this, you've been spending too much time at Head-Fi.

[sYlt]

Originally Posted by Marvin the Martian

If you're asking this, you've been spending too much time at Head-Fi.

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/...ve-zen-x-fi-ii

Regarding the question above, I can't tell u much about it cause I never had any other players than Creative, but so far the X-Fi 2 has been the best for me.

[glove4]

The X-Fi 2 has solid sound quality in my opinion, no better or worse than many other players available. The crucial factor in making it better is upgrading your headphones. I wouldn't worry so much about Creative's sound quality so much as getting a top-notch set of IEM's or headphones to go with it.

[Albinoni]

Originally Posted by glove4

The X-Fi 2 has solid sound quality in my opinion, no better or worse than many other players available. The crucial factor in making it better is upgrading your headphones. I wouldn't worry so much about Creative's sound quality so much as getting a top-notch set of IEM's or headphones to go with it.

Thank you for that, its just people at Head Fi seem to always bash Creative like their a pile of junk, but I suppose everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Ive always loved the SQ of Creative players no matter what others say.

Ohh and dont worry about good headphones because this is what I have:

1. AKG K450
2. Audio Technica ATH-ES7
3. Grado SR80
4. Allesandro MS1
5. Klipsch Image S4


Plus my seperate CMOY/Headphone amps consist of BurrBrown/TI and Analog Devices opamp chips, Nichicon and WIMA Caps and Vishay Dale Resistors.