Creative Aurvana X-FI

246 reviews

Apr, 2024

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price (39)

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reliability (32)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 246 reviews of Creative Aurvana X-FI. The average rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones for all reviews. Views about the comfort and noise isolation are overall positive. The price and sound are also mentioned favorably. There are some mixed reviews about the mids quality and portability, while some have doubts about the reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Headphones the Creative Aurvana X-FI is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Creative Aurvana X-FI

alaTest has collected and analyzed 36 user reviews of Creative Aurvana X-FI from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones on Amazon.co.uk. Reviews about the price and noise isolation are on the whole positive. The comfort and design also get good views. Some have doubts about the reliability and portability, and there are some mixed opinions about the usability.

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75% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Creative Aurvana X-FI

alaTest has collected and analyzed 111 user reviews of Creative Aurvana X-FI from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Headphones on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the noise isolation and price. The usability and sound are also mentioned favorably. Many are critical about the reliability.

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61% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Riyad Emeran (trustedreviews.com)

Creative Aurvana X-Fi Headphones

Creative puts an X-Fi spin on noise cancelling headphones.

I hate flying, I really do, but these headphones really did make the long flight home from Las Vegas considerably more bearable. The noise cancelling is impressive, while the X-Fi CMSS-3D works well when watching movies, helping to create an immersive...

Jan, 2008

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Expert review by : James Rivington (techradar.com)

Creative Aurvana X-Fi Headphones review

Noise cancelling cans upmix MP3s on the fly

X-Fi makes music and movies sound awesome ; CMSS-3D adds a touch of class ; Noise cancelling works well

The steep price ; Sound leakage

If the price tag doesn't scare you off, these headphones will surprise you with how clear and crisp they sound, even in noisy environments

Nov, 2007

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Expert review by : Darren Gladstone, PC World (techadvisor.co.uk)

Creative Aurvana X-Fi headphones review

Noise-cancelling headphones prevent the roar of jet engines (or PC fans) from marring your listening experience.

The Creative Aurvana X-Fi is not inexpensive. But the nearest competitor, Bose's QuietComfort 2, costs just as much and offers half the features. Which would you rather have - headphones that merely block noise, or headphones that block noise and...

Mar, 2008

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Expert review by : electricpig.co.uk (electricpig.co.uk)

Creative Aurvana X-Fi

They're ugly and heavy, but the Creative Aurvana X-Fis sound like they've been sent by Buddha himself.

Exceptional audio quality. Funky X-Fi technology

They're heavy and not exactly eye-pleasing

Jun, 2009

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Expert review by (channel5.com)

Creative Aurvana X-Fi

The Creative Aurvana X-Fis are folding and noise-cancelling on-ear headphones with X-Fi circuitry to process digital tunes and add a virtualised 3D surround effect. The headphones have a 6.3mm adaptor, detachable cable and use two AA batteries. Weight...

If you’ve got room in your holiday bags for a plastic sombrero, there should be room for the Aurvana X-Fi. A great commuting gadget too, especially if not all your MP3s are ripped at the highest quality. Creative Aurvana X-Fi is tagged with Creative...

May, 2009

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Expert review by : Cliff Joseph (macworld.co.uk)

Creative Aurvana X-Fi

Improve the quality of sound coming from your iPod, with a full-size set of headphones. We take a look at six of the best models on the market.

Jul, 2008

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Expert review by : Techworld (techworld.com)

Creative Aurvana X-Fi headphones review

Mar, 2008

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Creative Aurvana X-Fi Headphones

So, with X-Fi and noise cancelling built into these Creative headphones, are they really as good as they promise to be? The answer, in a word, is yes - flat, lifeless MP3 files tend to sound much better than they actually are

Huge stock-clocked performance, Insane overclocking headroom, Oodles of bandwidth, Lots of headroom for the future, Fantastic Overdrive tuning application, 'Native' quad-core design delivers excellent scaling, Underlying Spider platform packs a lot of...

Not actually available until early 2008, As with all Extreme editions, it's ludicrously expensive, Can't make up for Phenom's weaknesses, Does anyone really want four GPUs in a single PC?, Launch frequencies not high enough to compete with Intel,...

If the price tag doesn't scare you off, these headphones will surprise you with how clear and crisp they sound, even in noisy environments

Nov, 2007

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Expert review by : Nebojsa Novakovic (theinquirer.net)

Listen in X-Fi anywhere, at a price

WHILE WAITING FOR X-Fi PCI-Express cards to appear Creative has used the time to focus on high-end audio accessories

About as good as it gets from headphones ; The Bad Size. It's not the most portable of accessories ; The Ugly Price - what else

Size. It's not the most portable of accessories ; The Ugly Price - what else

Here we look at the newest and most expensive of them all: Aurvana X-Fi headphones

Oct, 2007

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Expert review by : PC World Staff (goodgearguide.com.au)

Creative Labs Aurvana X-Fi Noise-Cancelling Headphones

Noise-cancelling headphones prevent the roar of jet engines (or PC fans) from marring your listening experience. Creative has now added X-Fi sound car...

Improve quality of MP3 files, fit comfortably

Expensive, surround-sound feature doesn't work well

The Aurvana X-Fi is not inexpensive. But the nearest competitor, Bose's QuietComfort 2, costs just as much and offers half the features. Which would you rather have – headphones that merely block noise, or headphones that block noise and improve your...

Mar, 2008

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