Testseek.com have collected 43 expert reviews of the Creative Aurvana X-Fi and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Creative Aurvana X-Fi.
January 2008
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The editors liked
Great
Clean
Punchy sound when powered up
Good noise reduction.
These headphones feature three different audio settings to fit your situation
Rich
Full sound at all levels
Excellent noise reduction
X-Fi system restores some fidelity to MP3s
IPhone and iPod Touch adapter included
Great noise cancellation. Excellent sound quality.
Pleasant audio performance—much better than Boses Quiet Comforts. Excellent noise cancellation. Well-defined bass. More powerful output than the Quiet Comfort 2s. iPhone-compatible extension cable.
About as good as it gets from headphones
Very good sound quality in ordinary conditions
X-Fi Crystalizer option enhances compressed audio
On-ear volume switch
Lots of extras included
The Creative Aurvana X-Fi offers advanced sound enhancement features not found in other headphones and those features work as advertised. These headphones also offer great sound quality and noise cancellation
And they come with some handy extras.
Active noisecancellation works well
Good sound.
The editors didn't like
Additional effects arent all that interesting.
They have an extremely low playback time.
Sound bleeds out from the headphones
Bulky
Big and bulky. Can’t fold. Some audio leakage.
Cable fits awkwardly into headphones. The X-Fi 3D special effect isnt great. Set is less comfy than Boses Quiet Comfort 2.
Size. It's not the most portable of accessories
Poorly designed
With bulky earpieces and problematic adjustable headset and audio connector cable
X-Fi CMSS-3D essentially useless
The Creative Aurvana X-Fi headphones are expensive
The design isnt that portable
And quite a bit of sound bleeds out for all to hear.
Rich, full sound at all levels, Excellent noise reduction, X-Fi system restores some fidelity to MP3s, iPhone and iPod Touch adapter included
Sound bleeds out from the headphones, Bulky
Priced at a serious $299 and designed to compete directly with Bose’s QuietComfort 3 headphones, Creative’s Aurvana X-Fi Headphones are just as comfortable and do just as good at job blocking out unwanted noise. But Creative has a secret weapo...
Abstract: At its core, Aurvana X-Fi was clearly designed to be a competitor to Bose’s popular QuietComfort 2 noise-canceling headphones: Creative went with similar-sized circumaural earcups, which use soft interior memory foam padding with very similar silver...
Pleasant audio performance—much better than Boses Quiet Comforts. Excellent noise cancellation. Well-defined bass. More powerful output than the Quiet Comfort 2s. iPhone-compatible extension cable.
Cable fits awkwardly into headphones. The X-Fi 3D special effect isnt great. Set is less comfy than Boses Quiet Comfort 2.
These chunky headphones from Creative could be a bit more comfy, but they eliminate as much noise as the Quiet Comfort 2, sound much better, can operate passively, and can play more loudly....
Published: 2007-09-19, Author: Mike , review by: techcrunch.com
Abstract: Creative made a bold move by integrating its X-Fi sound enhancement technology into a set of noise-canceling headphones, and it paid off. The Creative Aurvana X-Fi gives more expensive models like the Bose QuietComfort 2 and Sennheiser PXC-450 a run fo...
The Creative Aurvana X-Fi offers advanced sound enhancement features not found in other headphones and those features work as advertised. These headphones also offer great sound quality and noise cancellation, and they come with some handy extras.
The Creative Aurvana X-Fi headphones are expensive, the design isnt that portable, and quite a bit of sound bleeds out for all to hear.
The Creative Aurvana X-Fi headphones are a good option for bass-loving frequent fliers who have the money to spend and dont mind others eavesdropping on their listening experience.
Abstract: 9.4After reviewing the Bose QuietComfort 3 Acoustic Noise Cancelling headphones, I thought that I would never experience quality like that again... I was wrong. Creative have come to the noise cancelling party with their latest endeavor to the market c...
Expensive, surround-sound feature doesnt work well The Final Word The Aurvana X-Fi is not inexpensive. But the nearest competitor, Boses QuietComfort 2, costs just as much and offers half the features. Which would you rather have – headphones that m...
The Aurvana X-Fi is not inexpensive. But the nearest competitor, Boses QuietComfort 2, costs just as much and offers half the features. Which would you rather have – headphones that merely block noise, or headphones that block noise and improve your...
Advanced sound enhancement features, Great sound quality and noise cancellation, Handy extras
Expensive, Arent that portable, Quite a bit of sound bleeds out for all to hear
The Creative Aurvana X-Fi headphones are a good option for bass-loving frequent fliers who have the money to spend and dont mind others eavesdropping on their listening experience. ...
Abstract: Creatives Aurvana DJ headphones are another part of the companys push into the audiophile market. These closed-back headphones have circumaural muffs, fitting around your ear to block out outside noise. I found the circular muffs a bit small, which m...
