![]() Your primary option is USB-C, since that's what the headphones themselves use. This is the situation where you'll appreciate the variety of connectors the headset comes with. I only tried out the SXFI Gamer with a PC and a MacBook, but Creative promises that the headset will work with the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch too. And as someone who often has to switch between laptops for testing, I particularly appreciate. These three options, which don't require any software to be installed, are great because you can easily switch between 'stealth' mode and gamer mode even if you've got the SXFI Gamer plugged into a device you're only using temporarily. But if you can't be bothered doing that, there's also a button on the headphones themselves that allow you to switch between static lights, a shifting rainbow pattern and no lights. The PC/Mac app is where you can tinker in detail with the RGB lighting, picking what kind of pattern you want and which colors it should use. The EQ presets don't alter much, but swapping between SXFI mode and Battle Mode does make a noticeable difference. With my audio profile registered to my Creative account, I tried out the customization and EQ options. It's a little hard to aim your phone's camera at your ear if you're doing it by yourself, but the system is fairly forgiving as long as you get your aim fairly central. The app's main function is to map the contours of your ear, so that it can customize the sound perfectly for each individual user. To use the Super X-Fi Headphone Holography feature, you'll need to download not one but two apps - one for your phone and one for your PC/Mac, if that's the platform you intend to use it on. ![]() Even with all the funky bass of Thundercat's "Dragonball Durag" filling your ears, you can still hear the guitar, samples and Thundercat's falsetto embedded within it perfectly well. Yet despite the headset tuned to 7.1 surround sound mode, within that loudness and wide soundscape lies details. Trying out some music outside of a game shows that while the SXFI Gamer is definitely tuned towards bass and percussion. As I gave one unit its orders and moved onto the next, the sound that accompanies the first unit completing its task panned away at the same speed as the camera moved, making my window onto this hexagonally-divided world feel all the more convincing. The virtual surround-sound tech that the SXFI Gamer is named after really works well here, particularly if you enable the headphones' "Battle Mode". I've been playing a lot of Civilization VI recently, which has meant lots of tiny unique sound effects across a whole map, with an adventurous backing track to keep you motivated to be the greatest world leader you can be. Speaking of which, in-game is where you will really start to enjoy your time with the SXFI Gamer. (Image credit: Tom's Guide) Audio performance
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