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Creative X-Fi Wireless Receiver for Xdock and Xmod Wireless

Creative X-Fi Wireless Receiver for Xdock and Xmod Wireless


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Brand: Creative Labs
Category: CE


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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 3 reviews

Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 1 x 1 x 1

MPN: SB0840EF
Model: SB0840EF
UPC: 054651146037
EAN: 0054651146037
ASIN: B000S56BGY


Features:
  • X-Fi Wireless Receivers play the music from your Xdock or Xmod Wireless transmitter wirelessly in another room. Add as many as you like to enjoy Xtreme Fidelity music throughout your home.
  • Enjoy a wireless system that's made for music--no delays, no dropouts and no home network needed.
  • Adding an X-Fi Wireless Receiver is simple--just plug it into your powered speakers or home theater receiver. The X-Fi Wireless Receiver automatically connects and receives music--it's that easy.
  • Play, pause and skip through the music on your iPod, ZEN or PC. The included remote controls iPod or ZEN playback when connected to an Xdock or PC music playback when connected to an Xmod Wireless.

Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Product Description
The Creative X-Fi Wireless Music system allows you to play the music from your Xdock or Xmod wireless transmitter anywhere you have speakers, up to 100 feet away. Great for parties or making everyday activities in your home more enjoyable, this system lets you keep your player in one room, while listening to your favorite songs in another. With the X-Fi, you never have to worry about delays or dropouts, and you don't need a home network or special drivers. This system is also incredibly easy to use: Simply plug it into your powered speakers or home theater receivers and the X-Fi automatically connects and receives music. Then you're free to play, pause, and skip through the songs on your iPod, ZEN, or PC.

The X-Fi uses innovative technology to deliver crystal clear sound with all the highs and lows intelligently enhanced. It also expands your stereo MP3s and digital movies into virtual surround sound. Voices are centered in front of you and ambient sounds are moved all around you. For added convenience, the included remote controls iPod or ZEN playback when connected to an Xdock or PC music playback that connects to an Xmod Wireless. The best part of this system is that it's expandable, which means you can add as many X-Fi Wireless Receivers as you like within the 100-foot range.

What's in the Box
Wireless music system and remote control.

Product Description
Add X-Fi Wireless Receivers to enjoy Xtreme Fidelity music from your iPod, ZEN or computer anywhere you have speakers - up to 30m away! X-Fi technology breathes life into your songs. It restores the detail and expands your music and movies to surround sound, making your music way better.X-Fi Crystalizer technology restores the detail and vibrancy to your compressed music and movies. All the highs and lows are intelligently enhanced so you'll hear everything in crystal clarity.X-Fi CMSS-3D technology expands your stereo MP3s and digital movies into surround sound over multichannel speakers, stereo speakers or even headphones. Voices are centered in front of you and ambient sounds are moved all around you.


Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars GREAT!!!!! Unless you have wireless   October 11, 2008
Rene A. Lanoie, Jr. (Atlanta, GA USA)
The product itself is awesome. It really is. I was so impressed, that in addition to the dock being setup in the living room, I have 2 receivers. One in our bedroom, one in the office. SLICK!!! I was working in the garage all day, and took my wife's iPod bucket out there, and connected the receiver from my office to the line in of the iPod bucket. My wife loves it, because on laundry day, she can run the wash on the first floor, and fold her wash on the second floor without missing a single song. AWESOME!!!

Now for the bad news. First, NEVER, and I mean NEVER turn off ANY of the recievers. It sends the turn off command to the main dock as well, and the ONLY thing I found that works to turn it back on, is to reset the X-Dock transmitter. You do that by pressing both the next/previous buttons at the same time. It is happy if you press mute. I figured it out by myself. NO help on Creative's website on this issue. It puts it in standby mode. If you are running wireless, stay way the heck away from this. Nothing but nightmares. I have a Belkin N1, the fastest and highest end wireless available. Smooth as silk, until I added the X-Dock. Now I can be 2 feet from the router, WITH a matching N1 wireless network adapter in my laptop, and it doesn't find the wireless. H U G E N I G H T M A R E!!!! VERY seriously thinking about whether or not the incredible convenience of having the iPod in the living room, and playing it throughout the whole house is worth it. Already been to Creative's website no less than 3 times, and haven't found any help at all on this problem. A tip if you DO decide to get it. Program your router to be on channel 11. It helped a lot. I'm fortunate.... I'm an IT guy, so I have the skills to troubleshoot and try to find a workaround. Most people don't.

Bottom line, in my opnion..... if your home network is wired, this is freaking awesome. If you have wireless and you don't have the skill or patience to deal with the router, in terms of configuration or a LOT of reboots, S T A Y A W A Y from this product. You will go through a LOT of Excedrine Migrain.

Hope this review helped.



5 out of 5 stars Awesome, error-free system.   June 12, 2008
Glenn Simmons
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

If you are like me and enjoy listening to online videos -- for me it's news, history, etc. -- then this product is for you. It is a tremendous step over the older technology I had. Last I looked on Amazon, it was for sale for about 50 percent off, so I bought an additional unit. I would have paid twice the price; that's how highly I think of this product.


4 out of 5 stars Nice Product For The Price   May 21, 2008
Gregory M. Hoskin (Houston, TX USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

The X-Fi Wireless Receiver is a nice product for the price that you're paying for in order to have a complete surround sound system throughout your home.

The Good: I'm impressed with the setup of the system, as it's very straight forward and intuitive and with a few tweaks with my audio source (Winamp on my computer), I was able to play the audio on my computer and two other locations in my home. The design is very sleek and the additional remotes to control the source are great.

The Bad: As one would expect with a wireless system, there are occasional cutouts between the source and the receivers so the audio will disappear, but not enough to be an annoying distraction. Although this is not necessarily a "bad" point, it's worth noting that you should locate the receivers in clear view so the remotes will work well.

The Ugly: None.


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