9.6 out of 10

Creative Aurvana X-Fi

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    8.0 8.0 from 1 reviewer
  • Expert Score (15)
    7.8 7.8 from 15 reviewers
  • Value for money (3)
    9.9 9.9 from 3 reviewers

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Creative Aurvana X-Fi

The Aurvana X-Fi is a noise canceling headphone set from Creative Labs Inc. that comes in a black and silver color scheme. With the 2 AAA batteries, the Creative Aurvana X-Fi weighs about 250 grams. These noise canceling headphones have on-ear controls for switching the device on and off as well as for adjusting volume levels. It features up to 90% reduction of ambient noises. The noise canceling feature can also be used by itself without an audio source by unplugging the audio cable.

The Creative Aurvana X-Fi has 40mm Neodymium drivers and features three proprietary technologies meant to enhance the user’s listening experience: X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity, X-Fi Crystalizer and X-Fi CMSS-3D.

X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity

Creative’s X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity technology restores sound detail and expands the audio source to virtual surround sound.

X-Fi Crystalize

The X-Fi Crystalizer technology improves the quality of compressed audio by enhancing high and low frequencies.

X-Fi CMSS-3D

The Creative Aurvana X-Fi’s X-Fi CMSS-3D technology expands the audio source (stereo MP3s or movies) to simulate surround sound on the headphones.

Accessories

The Creative Aurvana X-Fi has several accessories included in the box. In addition to the black travel case, the headphone set comes with various adapters: a 1/4 inch audio jack adapter; an airplane adapter (two-pronged) that works with most airlines; and an extension cord that goes up to about 5 feet.

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Manufacturer's Specs

  • Driver Units:
    40mm Neodymium magnet
  • Frequency Response:
    20Hz-20kHz
  • Impedance:
    450ohms(on), 72ohms(off)
  • Sensitivity (1kHz):
    105dB/mW(on), 95dB/mW(off)
  • Noise Reduction Level:
    20dB
  • Cord Length:
    1.5m detachable Oxygen-Free Copper cable
  • Input Plug:
    3.5mm gold-plated stereo miniplug with 6.3mm (¼”) stereo adapter
  • Net Weight:
    245g (without packaging)

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Listen to every detail in your music with the world’s first noise-canceling headphones equipped with X-Fi technology.

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  1. Reviewer: Reviewed.com
    24 July 2008

    If you're considering buying a pair of active noise-cancelling headphones like the Bose headphones, you should check out the X-Fis as well. Although they might not be as comfortable over a long period of time (which obviously won't affect all users the same way), the ability to still function as headphones when the batteries die makes them far more user-friendly. Read more

  2. Creative Aurvana X-Fi

    Reviewer: Computer Power User
    26 February 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    The CMSS-3D feature, which escalates your audio to surround sound, coupled with the noise-cancelling feature, make these headphones stand out from other surround-sound headphones. For a comparison, I popped a movie into my laptop and compared the surround-sound features of the Turtle Beach Ear Force HPA2 headphones to the True 5.1 Surround Sound to the Aurvanas. I didn’t detect a real difference in the sound quality, but the noise-cancelling features of the Aurvanas, ... Read more

  3. Creative Aurvana X-Fi Headphones

    Reviewer: maximum pc
    26 February 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    We’ve never liked headphones that use active noise cancellation because they simply mask environmental noise by generating background hiss. But Creative’s Aurvana X-Fi headphones are almost good enough to win us over. Read more

  4. Reviewer: impulsegamer
    24 February 2008
    Overall 9
    9.0
    Value for money 10
    10
     

    After 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 call the Aurvana X-Fi Noise Cancelling Headphones which even contains similar protective case as the Bose QuietComfort 3. Needless to say, it's style from start to finish. Easy storage No worries on... Read more

  5. Reviewer: ComputerShopper
    15 February 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    Creative's answer to the Bose QuietComfort series of noise-canceling headphones, the Aurvana X-Fi delivers excellent sound quality—and some crippling design problems. Read more

  1. Headphones

    Reviewer: Nirvana1000, maximum pc
    26 February 2008

    I think alot of headphones are overpriced.I remember listening to $15,000 Headset which included a tube amplifier at Bay Bloor Radio(a high end audio store a few years ago and i can't remember the name of them).Sure they sounded great but who in their right mind would pay that much money for amplified headphones.But that is an example of extreme overpricing!My $30 Sony headphones with 40mm drivers,great frequency range,good impedance and awesome bass boost coupled wit... Read more

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