Creative Announces Sound Blaster X-Fi Go

Author	Hugo Jobling
Published	15th Sep 2008

Creative Announces Sound Blaster X-Fi Go

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Creative is probably better known for its X-Fi MP3 players than its sound cards these days, but at least some work is being done to change that. Presumably set to rival such offerings as the ASUS Xonar U1 USB Audio Station, the Sound Blaster X-Fi Go packs a bunch of Creative's soundcard-making known-how into a small, portable USB device.

The feature set, as boasted by Creative, stacks up as follows:

Plug into any USB port and play
Installation software and other essential files stored on the device. No need to carry an installation CD or additional USB storage
Handy USB stick format fits onto keyring/lanyard for maximum portability
Built-in award-winning X-Fi technology comes with incredible 360 degree X-Fi Headphone Surround for an enhanced audio experience with games, music and movies
EAX Advanced HD 4.0 and Open AL for maximum audio realism in games Built-in VoiceFX technology allows users to morph their voices into other personas during online games, or when chatting over the internet
Creative ALchemy software restores surround sound for legacy games under Windows Vista
Bonus software available for free download:
Creative Karaoke Player with LRC format support, allows users to sing along with their favourite songs using Pitch Shifter function and Reverb effect
Creative WaveStudio provides convenient and easy audio editing, special effects and audio clean-up functions for recorded music files, lectures and podcasts

EAX support is probably the main feature an X-Fi soundcard can offer over most motherboards' onboard offerings. X-Fi CMSS-3D offers a similar effect to Dolby's 'Dolby Headphone' function - namely, adding virtual surround sound to stereo headphones.

The Sound Blaster X-Fi Go carries an MSRP of some €49.99 (~£40), which is pretty reasonable, especially with the added benefit of being usable on more than one PC. Hopefully a full UK release isn't too far away.

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Martin Daler said on 15th September 2008

"with the added benefit of being sable on more than on PC"
translation please?

Hugo said on 15th September 2008

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sable - duh!
;)

Usable... I meant usable.

Orinj said on 15th September 2008

All this audio technology and still no decent connections. Where are the RCA, XLR or Digital output sockets that audiophiles require? It may be portable but a 3.5mm jack isn't... more

Xiphias said on 15th September 2008

It's now 'usable', although on is still not corrected (it should presumably be 'more than one PC').

But it's still sable on more than o... more

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