Q about Creative T20s & Headphones

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Hi,

Thinking of getting a pair of these speakers for general internet useage, but I'd also like to get a set of good stereo headphones for gaming. Will be using an X-fi Gamer.

So my question is, does plugging the headphones into the jack on the speakers have a detrimental effect on sound quality? And if so, am I better off swapping the speakers and headphones directly on the sound card?

Or would something like this work just as good?
 
Having just got myself a set of T20s I can wholeheartedly recommend them. The sound is excellent compared to my last pc speakers, surprisingly creating a much bigger sound than you'd expect of speakers this size and with good base/detail levels too.

I've just tried my headphones (Grado SR60s) through the front port and haven't noticed any loss in detail at all, however I haven't had a proper gaming session using this method yet so I'll let you know for definite later on.

The soundcard I use is the Extreme Music version so I imagine you'll be fine there too. I wouldn't bother with any switching devices as I'm pretty sure you'll be happy with both the output from the speakers and using headphones via the front port.
 
shoot1st said:
Having just got myself a set of T20s I can wholeheartedly recommend them. The sound is excellent compared to my last pc speakers, surprisingly creating a much bigger sound than you'd expect of speakers this size and with good base/detail levels too.

I've just tried my headphones (Grado SR60s) through the front port and haven't noticed any loss in detail at all, however I haven't had a proper gaming session using this method yet so I'll let you know for definite later on.

The soundcard I use is the Extreme Music version so I imagine you'll be fine there too. I wouldn't bother with any switching devices as I'm pretty sure you'll be happy with both the output from the speakers and using headphones via the front port.
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Excellent, thanks for the feedback :)
 
Well, after having a good session setting people on fire (TF2 :D) last night I can now confirm that using headphones via the front port of the T20s is fine - good base and detail levels and I didn’t have any problems pinpointing ze enemy.

The only niggle I have with the speakers themselves is the blue light on the front. Good god it's bright, I've had bicycle lights that weren't as bright as this thing. A bit of electrical tape has temporarily solved it for now but I'll look into something more permanent at a later date. I remember reading somewhere about the 'Blue Light of Death' mod a while back so I might investigate that.

Like I say though, the blue light is only a niggle and not worth taking them back for or anything. All in all I would still give these speakers 10/10 :)
 
shoot1st said:
Well, after having a good session setting people on fire (TF2 :D) last night I can now confirm that using headphones via the front port of the T20s is fine - good base and detail levels and I didn’t have any problems pinpointing ze enemy.

The only niggle I have with the speakers themselves is the blue light on the front. Good god it's bright, I've had bicycle lights that weren't as bright as this thing. A bit of electrical tape has temporarily solved it for now but I'll look into something more permanent at a later date. I remember reading somewhere about the 'Blue Light of Death' mod a while back so I might investigate that.

Like I say though, the blue light is only a niggle and not worth taking them back for or anything. All in all I would still give these speakers 10/10 :)
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That's great, I really appreciate the feedback :)

Oh and yes, I had heard about the LED being a tad bright... Apparently some solve the problem by colouring it in with a black marker! Might give that one a go myself :)
 
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