[JarleH]

Noone commenting on this at all? Is this 'dac' that bad? To me it looks like an ok external soundcard/'dac', for an ok price.
To me the Sennheiser 1000 is super, BUT the permanent noice reduction on the mic intake is for me a no-no!

 

[JarleH]

I have checked out several DAC reviews including this and the EA-9. For me mic record quality is important, and this X3 is doing very good in several aspects, also the mic audio quality. Sadly the EA-9 has bad mic quality, same with the Sennheiser 1000/1200 (sadly it has PERMA mic noise reduction that kills the mic audio). If not I had ranked the Sennheiser above the X3.

 

[JarleH]

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Instantly recognized by Windows after plugging it in via USB, no fiddling with the computer whatsoever. Haven't tried a mike yet though.

It's a different class of equipment of course and not for everyone; really depends on your needs/wants, and budget.

Yes very different class, many times the cost.

 

[JarleH]

I have checked out several DAC reviews including this and the EA-9. For me mic record quality is important, and this X3 is doing very good in several aspects, also the mic audio quality. Sadly the EA-9 has bad mic quality, same with the Sennheiser 1000/1200 (sadly it has PERMA mic noise reduction that kills the mic audio). If not I had ranked the Sennheiser above the X3.

Just repeating myself before this thread goes overboard. If anyone can point me in the direction of a similar good product at same price range, it would be great. But until then my conclusion is that this is a good product for its price-range.