Sound BlasterX G6 Review
Audio Science Review has examined the Sound BlasterX G6 and located it to be surprisingly good for a price range machine in a feature-filled bundle. During DAC testing it was found that the machine’s SINAD would rocket as much as 112 dB if the extent was dialed down by 2 dBFS (digitally.) Linearity was spot on however intermodulation distortion was a priority. Amirm found that dialing down the machine by 2dBFS mounted the difficulty. He speculated that “The G6 is USB powered and likely doesn’t have enough capacitance in its DC input to ride out the lasting peaks at low frequencies.”
The headphone amplifier measured nice, and the output was respectable however “there is no sensation of infinite power and you would be operating near or at max volume” when utilizing the amp with a pair of Sennheiser HD-650 headphones. The final concern that irritated him was the shortage of a correctly working ASIO driver on Creative’s web site. He actually appreciated the Sound BlasterX G6 and the overview is filled with charts and measurements carried out with a $28,300 Audio Precision APx555.
ADC Audio Measurements I used to be happy that feeding the G6 2 volt, resulted in zero dBFS exhibiting no overflow. Performance although shouldn’t be all that nice with SINAD within the excessive 70s. We have numerous distortion elements along with mains leakage. Compared to high-end merchandise, we’re brief some 40 dB! Definitely not splitting hairs right here.
