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Razer Surround vs SBX Pro Studio

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Does anyone have an SB-Z/Zx/ZxR that can comment how the razer surround compares to sbx?

I have tried the razer surround and it works quite effectively. I'm fond of the calibration which I haven't seen done with any other offering.
 
It still has some pretty severe software/driver issues and suboptimal speaker setup.

When it works its fine though...
It sounds better than both CMSS3D-HP and Dolby Headphone.
And while I'm not sure how the 3d positioning compares to CMSS3D-HP it sure is much better than Dolby Headphone.

To sum it up...
Good enough for me to never buy anything from Creative ever again.
 
dowant120hz said:
It still has some pretty severe software/driver issues and suboptimal speaker setup.

When it works its fine though...
It sounds better than both CMSS3D-HP and Dolby Headphone.
And while I'm not sure how the 3d positioning compares to CMSS3D-HP it sure is much better than Dolby Headphone.

To sum it up...
Good enough for me to never buy anything from Creative ever again.
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Are you referring to gaming, or non-gaming (multimedia/audio/video) use?

The one thing I use SBX Pro Studio for is non-gaming (particularly audio) use - for video, I use software that supports either DTS or DD (because my audio solution supports both) for gaming, I follow the settings included with the game's documentation that match my setup.

SBX is included with the hardware (not merely the Z; it's standard fare with the entire SoundCore DSP-driven series of audio hardware, such as Recon3D, TitaniumHD, etc., in both PCIe and USB iterations) - in that aspect, it is identical in "value" to Razer Surround (which is normally $14.99USD/UK pounds/pence - this is according to RazerZone itself). However, I would think that RS is aimed more toward gaming than SBX is (which makes a great deal of sense) - where folks start running into difficulties (in terms of any software) is using something outside of it's "niche".
 
The Z series has the best gaming sound I have heard from a soundcard to date. I do not use SBX at all. Just straight stereo to my headphones. If you have a good pair of headphones, the need for calibration software and other effects is much less.
 
That doesn't make sense. Any quality sound card should have identical stereo output.
 
"I do not use SBX at all. Just straight stereo to my headphones."
 
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