Creative Labs Xmod Wireless Music System with X-Fi Technology
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| Manufacturer: Creative Labs |
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| List Price: $99.99 |
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Product Description |
| Play music from your PC wirelessly in any room, Make your MP3s sound better than CDs, Connect in seconds - no configuration needed. |
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Product Details |
- Restore the details and vibrancy your music and movies lost during compression. X-Fi technology intelligently enhances the highs and lows so you'll hear it all--crisp cymbal crashes, wailing guitar solos, screeching tires and booming explosions
- Expand your stereo music and movies into virtual surround sound. Voices are centered in front of you. Ambient sound appears all around you... just like a live performance
- Listen to Xtreme Fidelity music and control playlists up to 100 feet (30 meters) away from your PC using the X-Fi Wireless Receiver
- Use the remote controls with the Xmod Wireless transmitter or the X-Fi Wireless Receiver to play, pause and skip through your music
- Add as many X-Fi Wireless Receivers as you like to get all that great Xtreme Fidelity music in every room of your house
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 Simple, elegant, amazing, Win7.64 ready |
| Review Date: August 1, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Jones, |
This this is nothing shy of spectacular. Don't be tricked by poor reviews, as the troubles described within are readily circumvented by simply reading the incredibly simple directions. All necessary cables were included, and the Y-plug (3.5 mm to stereo) designed for stereo input has gold connections - most people agree these make little difference for the vast majority of users, but this is an instance where Creative went the extra mile and did not have to.
I have a reasonably simple stereo system setup: a ten year old low-end sony receiver and four Cambridge soundworks speakers with a small sub; I'm limited to stereo inputs on the back of the machine and did not want 50 feet of 3.5 mm extension cable running dangerously through my apartment to connect computer sound to stereo. Creative has marketed this product such that you can simply plug it in and it will start broadcasting music.
They are absolutely right,
and it works flawlessly (so long as you ensure that the transmitter is the necessary 10 feet from your wireless router at minimum, AND so long as your wireless router is powered up FIRST - this thing has a wireless "sniffer" and will shift to another channel when it detects other wireless signals). I literally plugged it in, and within about 30 seconds (with no internet at the time; the drivers were installed directly from the device when connected by USB) it was ready. The receiver was incredibly easy to set up (power plug and audio output connections), and the sound quality is nothing shy of amazing. There are even headphone jacks on the front of both the transmitter and receiver for a few extra options - sounds like a passthrough for speakers so you can both listen and broadcast at the source to me. It also appears that creative sells a version of the transmitter with an iPod dock, which may be useful for some. It took more time to open the box and unpack the thing than it did to get it up and running.
I have personally tested the transmitter on both Windows XP Media Center Edition.32 and Windows 7 Pro.64 with zero problems - it happily sings on a four year old Dell desktop (with somewhat-exotic audio guts) and from a much more modern laptop. I love this thing. My big complaint is that I am having trouble finding more receivers, although most likely Creative's current receiver model is compatible (email answer pending). If you are looking for an easy wireless music option, this can and will very quickly become your favorite toy. Whatever it is Creative has done inside these small devices (each about the size of a paperback laying flat) is perfect for the average user. I look forward to adding receivers and pumping music into my kitchen and my office in addition to my living room :). |
A liberating device
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| Review Date: July 19, 2010 |
| Reviewer: S. Lir, NYC, USA |
This device is quite pleasant to use and the sound quality is very good. We were pleasantly surprised. We set up a dedicated Asus EEE netbook to house our music collection and this device integrates seamlessly with it and broadcasts its music throughout our apartment. Considering how much radio interference there is in Manhattan, this is a great achievement. Now we simply move the speakers wherever we want and connect the speakers to the wireless receiver and we are set. The remote control works very well, although there are functions we have not yet used. We also find it a plus that we can connect any mp3 player to the device and broadcast its music throughout the house. So happy are we the device that we are thinking of getting one for our Mexico home, although there this device will likely face serious challenges as the house has stone walls that are over 1.5 feet thick, and we have not been able to even get a very powerful wireless phone to broadcast from the living-room in the second floor to a room in the third floor, or even the first floor. I highly recommend this device for people that hate unsightly wires allover the place. Now we can enjoy more than ever listening to our favorite classical stations from around the world with the comfort of knowing that we can listen to the music anywhere in the house we choose, and without having to move both the laptop and the speakers. I am happy to recommend this product.
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Best Thing I've Bought In A While!
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| Review Date: July 18, 2010 |
| Reviewer: LakerCrazy, |
| Just A Quick Review Of The Creative Labs Xmod Wireless Music System With X-FI. This Might Be The Best Tech Product I've Bought In A While. Reasons 1.Super Easy Set Up. You Don't Need To Be A Tech Geek To Set This Up. 2.Price Was Great. Try To Get It For $55 Or Less. Price Fluctuates. 3. Sound Was Great. Blasting It Thru My Classic JBL Century 100's. And The X-Fi Crystalizer Does Make The Low Bit Rate Mp3's Sound Crisper. I Know Some People Said It Messed With Their WiFi But No Problem Here. If That's Your Concern I Would Suggest Getting A 10 Foot USB Cable To Help Move It From WiFi Source.But I Didn't see the need. Every Body's WiFi Is A Little Different. Also Some Say The Set Up Direction Are A Little Weak. But It's So Simple To Set Up How Much Directions Do You Really Need! A Few Tips. If Your Using The Xmod To Play Music From Your PC To Your Stereo System And You Still Use A Cassette Deck(Yes Some Of Us Still Use Them For Rare/Collectible Music)Get A Couple Phono Plug Y Splitters So You Can Still Use Your Cassette Player And The Xmod At The Same Time.I Found The Xmod Worked Best Hooked Up Thru My Tape Deck InPlug On My Receiver.So If You Want To Use Both Hence The Splitter.Also The Xmod Doesn't Sync With All Media Players. But That's Good If You Want To Listen To Your Computer Speaker Only. I Use Media Monkey For When I Want The Xmod To Play Tunes Thru My Stereo System. The Remote Control Works Great With Media Monkey. And I Use Another Media Player That It Doesn't Sync With When I Just Want To Use My PC Speakers. The Xmod Has To Be Turned Off Or It Will Block Your PC Speakers. No Problem.This Way I Have Complete Control.You Can Also Hook Up Your PC Speakers Straight Thru The Xmod But You'll Have Less Control. Last Tip. Turn Your Media Player's Volume All The Way Up. Turn The Xmod's Volume All The Way Up. Now Control The Volume Thru Your Receiver.Same Thing For The Volume On Your PC Speakers. Just Use Your PC Volume Control. I Give This Product A 10 Out Of 10.Just About Perfect. |
Kills my wireless connection instantly
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| Review Date: July 16, 2010 |
| Reviewer: TheStranger, Sunshine State |
| Setup seems seems simple enough, but the moment it's connected my wireless connection goes dead . . . so disappointed! |
didn't work
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| Review Date: July 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: mr tues, |
| Never got it to work. I spent 1 hour on my own trying and an additional 45 minutes with tech support. Nothing. Sent it back for refund. |
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