X-Fi Crystalizer

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   Do any of you guys have a creative X-Fi? If so, what is your opinion of the crystalizer effect. From what I've heard on my machine (just installed card) so far it seems that it can be beneficial for mp3s with a less than desirable bit-rate, but if it run on an mp3 with very little data loss, it seems to insert a whole lot of unnecessary hiss and rumble. What are you guys experiences with it?

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Failcore Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 27 2006 Status: Offline Points: 4625	Topic: X-Fi Crystalizer Posted: July 17 2007 at 20:50
	Do any of you guys have a creative X-Fi? If so, what is your opinion of the crystalizer effect. From what I've heard on my machine (just installed card) so far it seems that it can be beneficial for mp3s with a less than desirable bit-rate, but if it run on an mp3 with very little data loss, it seems to insert a whole lot of unnecessary hiss and rumble. What are you guys experiences with it?

MikeEnRegalia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Online Points: 21149	Posted: July 18 2007 at 02:17
	I have an X-Fi card ... I agree with you about the Crystalizer. It's great to "beef up" weak sounds, but always at the price of changing the original sound - sometimes for the worse. I like it for movies and computer games though. I guess it's better to buy a new big hard drive and rip the music in Lossless formats than trying to "beautify" 128kbps mp3s.
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