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Reddit mentions of Creative Sound BlasterX G1 7.1 Portable HD Gaming USB DAC and Sound Card (70SB171000000)

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We found 7 Reddit mentions of Creative Sound BlasterX G1 7.1 Portable HD Gaming USB DAC and Sound Card (70SB171000000). Here are the top ones.

Creative Sound BlasterX G1 7.1 Portable HD Gaming USB DAC and Sound Card (70SB171000000)
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Supports true 7.1 channel audio input signals for realistic virtualization of gaming effects and audio cues with perfect accuracy and positioningEnhance your gaming experience through the headphone amplifier, capable of driving a wide range of gaming to studio-grade headphones.X-Plus Mode when paired with the Sound BlasterX H5 - X-Plus mode accentuates the audio for things that really do matter in a competitive game while playing down emphasis on things that do notInstantly upgrade any headset or speakers - simply plug into a PC, Mac or PS4 and connect any headset or speakers to instantly boost your listening and gaming experiencePowerful and fully customizable BlasterX Acoustic Engine, powers the Sound BlasterX G1 to deliver various audio enhancements for optimized gameplay
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Height0.41 Inches
Length5.42 Inches
Number of items1
Release dateMay 2020
Weight0.035 Pounds
Width0.9 Inches

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Found 7 comments on Creative Sound BlasterX G1 7.1 Portable HD Gaming USB DAC and Sound Card (70SB171000000):

u/Tacanacy · 15 pointsr/PS4

Philips SHP9500 + V-MODA BoomPro + Creative Sound BlasterX G1

In case you can buy from Newegg, the headphone is on sale. The sound card is on sale on Creative's website.

It's a straightforward setup: the BoomPro mic plugs into the headphone's jack, the G1 sound card plugs into the PS4's USB port, and the headphone/mic plugs into the jack on the sound card.

SHP9500 has a balanced/neutral sound signature, meaning it doesn't over- or under-emphasize the bass and treble. It has very good clarity, detailing, and bass and treble quality. If you ever want to play shooters online, then it has good positional audio (soundstage and imaging). It sits over the ear. It's durable and lightweight. It has no flimsy or squeaky parts. The earpads have good quality and they're soft and removable, but they're shallow.

The BoomPro has a volume control and a mute switch.

The G1 offers SBX virtual surround sound, which I think has less tinny sound, less sound degradation, less loss of details (virtual surround sound uses compression) and better positional audio than Dolby Digital commonly found in various devices.

I have HyperX Cloud, which is Cloud II and CloudX with more accessories, and I advise against it; it has scratchy treble and very muddy bass and mid-range. It also has bad positional audio.

Did you come across the Antlion ModMic in your research? It's a very easy mic to attach and remove from headphones, so if it doesn't feel too complicated, then I have some other recommendations.

u/neospud · 2 pointsr/techsupport

Yeah those headsets are typically for consoles and apparently there wasn't a good solution for that for a long time. I found one recently here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DLY3IW8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Other brands are available too. It's basically a USB sound card with a 4-pin socket.

u/Jonners_90 · 1 pointr/Gaming_Headsets

I'm not sure of your location so my links are for Amazon US.

You need an external dac/amp because the controller definitely won't work for those. This should be fine unless you want to spend a bit more and get better quality:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01DLY3IW8/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525343634&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=Soundblaster+g1&dpPl=1&dpID=31o4Ceu3LmL&ref=plSrch

Then you'll also need a y splitter if you don't have one already because that dongle only accepts the combined 4 pole connection. Those can be found cheap on Amazon too.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B011LBA5ZG/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1525343994&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=audio+combiner&dpPl=1&dpID=41IoMFm28%2BL&ref=plSrch

If you want better quality audio, this little guy will be great, but your modmic will then have to go into one half of the y splitter and then into the controller (the controller is fine for mic input but headphones not so much). It'll look weird but this is basically my setup.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B072JJT7SF/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1525344194&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=Fx+audio&dpPl=1&dpID=41iOCuvyjdL&ref=plSrch



u/Epsilon748 · 1 pointr/Vive

Nice, you have the same setup I wanted. I already have the vive 'n' chill running and was looking for what usb c OTG worked for others for two outputs.

EDIT: Any idea if it shows up as a passthrough device or not? I kind of want to try a nicer DAC like this or this but not sure if drivers will be an issue on the latter.

u/dreiter · 1 pointr/hardware

> Getting outside the PC case 9x out of 10 will yield better results.

Does that mean you would recommend something like this or this instead of an internal card?

u/G65434-2_II · 1 pointr/headphones

A DIY solution would obviously be the cheapest. All you'd need to make one yourself is some suitable, male and female connectors, and resistors suitable values.

But wait, now on reading your opening post again and checked - your soundcard only has a combo audio out + mic TRRS socket, correct? I'd say hold on with DIY adapter idea for now! I don't know if that schematic on the diyaudioheaven site could be directly applied into making an adapter for mic-equipped headphones. At least AFAIK, in-line mic controls work via the button presses causing impedance changes in the mic section of the wiring, that are then interpreted as various commands, so I'd figure the mic would continue working fine as long as that was just included in the DIY adapter (naturally outside the resistors), but perhaps a 'better safe than sorry' approach would be best here. Hopefully someone with more knowledge could chime in.

While not quite 150% what the soundcard costs, there's the iFi iEMatch - around 100% of the Soundblaster's price. And in-line mics reportedly don't unfortunately work with it.

Seems like a tricky situation here... :|

>I also had an idea to put a 300 ohm resistor in line with the usb 2.0 Vcc wire (using usb 2.0 male to female extension cable) but I'm not sure if that would give me what I need

You mean between the computer and the dongle soundcard? That won't work.

u/neonredKai · 1 pointr/audiophile

Hi, i need help with this setup.

I have a ps4 slim, and i want to connect it to my PC speakers, which only has a 3.5mm. PS4 slim only has a usb port to connect to. So i was planning to get a USB DAC to do the trick. The options i have is to get a DAC, and 3.5mm extender. Will this work? WIll there be a loss in quality, loudness or extra noise?

Also, I have 2 options which are on Sale, can someone tell the difference between the two, SBX Pro Studio vs X-Plus. Is any of the two better? I only play on speakers, not really care for things like footstep accuracy but prefer a cinematic feel.

https://www.amazon.in/Creative-BlasterX-70SB171000000-Portable-Gaming/dp/B01DLY3IW8?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_3869607031

https://www.amazon.in/Creative-Sound-Blaster-PLAY-External/dp/B06XBZ38ZJ/ref=pd_sbs_147_5/259-3016092-2192724?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B06XBZ38ZJ&pd_rd_r=383dd535-d670-472d-a42a-36a0ec98679a&pd_rd_w=Iko2l&pd_rd_wg=3CJOF&pf_rd_p=5c023088-3bf1-437a-ba7d-b879da18a58e&pf_rd_r=R8Y03ZHFDTGWD1C57BMZ&psc=1&refRID=R8Y03ZHFDTGWD1C57BMZ