Creative Labs Xmod Wireless Music System with X-Fi Technology

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 9.5 x 5.6 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B000QW9DPU
• Item model number: 70SB083000004
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #736 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 17, 2007

Product Description

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More than just a wireless music system, Xmod Wireless features X-Fi technology that makes your MP3's and other compressed music files sound better than the original CD. It plays all of the music from your PC wirelessly throughout your house and since it doesn't rely on your home network, there are no delays, dropouts or interference to deal with, and no IP addresses to configure. Simple to setup with no software, or drivers to install and works right out of the box.

Features

X-Fi Wireless Music System
Connect the Xmod Wireless transmitter to your PC and desktop speakers to enjoy Xtreme Fidelity music.

• Play music from your PC wirelessly in any room
• Make your MP3s sound better than CDs
• Connect in seconds--no configuration needed

More than just a wireless music system... way more.
Upgrade your PC sound system to Xtreme Fidelity audio

• Restore the detail and vibrance to compressed music such as MP3s and iTunes
• Expand stereo music and videos into virtual surround sound

Connect

• Connect the Xmod Wireless transmitter to your PC and desktop speakers in seconds, no drivers needed.

Enhance

• X-Fi technology breathes life into your songs by restoring detail and expanding your music and movies to surround sound.
• X-Fi Crystalizer technology restores the detail and vibrance 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 virtual surround stereo speakers or headphones. Voices are centered in front of you and ambient sounds are moved all around you

Wireless Technology

• Experience Xtreme Fidelity music throughout your home
• Enjoy a wireless system made for music - no delays, no dropouts and no home network needed
• Wireless setup is simple - just connect the X-Fi Wireless Receiver to your home entertainment system or powered speakers in any room up to 100ft. (30m) away
• Listen to ALL of your music wirelessly in Xtreme Fidelity--even Internet radio, podcasts, subscription music and songs purchased from iTunes

Control

• Use the remote controls with the Xmod Wireless transmitter or the X-Fi Wireless Receiver to play, pause and skip through your music

Product Description

Play music from your PC wirelessly in any room, Make your MP3s sound better than CDs, Connect in seconds - no configuration needed.

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Average Customer Rating 4.0 out of 5 stars (50 customer reviews) 5 star:  (28) 4 star:  (9) 3 star:  (5) 2 star:  (2) 1 star:  (6)           Ease of use 4.0 out of 5 stars (7)  Saved   Sound quality 3.7 out of 5 stars (7)  Saved      Saving...     Not rated yet Remove  Saved › Rate this item's 2 attributes or suggest a new one.		Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews 41 of 43 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Play your PC music collection all around your house wirelessly and with superior sound!, August 31, 2007 By  Art Corvelet "BSC" (Perry Hall, MD United States) - See all my reviews The Xmod Wireless comes in 2 parts, a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter connects very simply to your PC via USB and it functions as a USB soundcard, applying X-Fi sound enhancement to any sound or music that is passed through it. Compressed audio like AAC, WMA and MP3 files are upscaled to 24 bit quality and surround sound effects can be added. You have to experience this to appreciate it. It really does make your music sound better. Sometimes the improvement is more subtle than at other times, but the quality X-Fi provides really shines when you connect the receiver end of the Xmod Wireless to a good set of speakers that you might have in your theater or family room. So, on to part 2 of the package. The wireless receiver. This enables you to control and listen to your music anywhere you place the receiver in your house. Your PC music collection is streamed around the house with top notch quality and fidelity. I have my receiver connected to my theater setup and the sound is fantastic. You can purchase additional receivers if you'd like to play your music in multiple rooms. Cool things about the package overall. The range is great and there is no lag. Plus, it just works. You don't need to have your own network or anything running already. Just turn on the receiver and transmitter and away you go, nothing to fuss with. If you do have a network running, this won't interfere with it at all. I think both units are stylish as well. They fit right in with high end equipment and they are pretty small. You also get a remote for each side and there are inputs so that you can connect an MP3 player. With the remotes, you can skip tracks, pause tracks, turn on and off the X-Fi features, etc. I don't really have any negatives other than the price, but I still think it's worth it. Sonos has products with similar features that cost up to $1000. Xmod Wireless gives you what you need with better audio technology for a lot less. It would also be nice to have a small display on the receiver unit so you can see what you are browsing. Overall, Xmod Wireless is highly recommended. The unique combination of a driverless and simple to use USB soundcard with a high quality streaming device is an excellent way to introduce your PC to your home theater setup or to any room of your house. 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Does what I want while others can't, July 12, 2008 By  D. Cook (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This gizmo allows me to play the same music in several different locations at once. With airport express you can only connect to one reciever at a time and only while using iTunes. I also tried Sondigo Siracco which not only has the limit of one reciever but is technically challenging. I would have to reboot the PC several times to get it to work and then it would have buffering issues causing the music to cut out. The Xmod works great. Easy to set up in the control panel and so far I have been able to connect to three different receivers at the same time including one that is poolside - about 75 feet away out doors. (I believe the limit is 4 recievers at one time.) I am not sure what will happen if my neighbors start using a set. I also can play music in my office at the same time by connecting my powered speakers to the audio out of the transmitter. This works great for when we have parties. I don't have much use for the remote controls can't really do much with them other than adjust volume and their range is not very big. It would be nice to have digital audio outputs. Finally, a wireless gizmo that allows me to play music through out my house and outdoors. It is extremely easy to use and sound quality is good. 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars Xmod interfering with your wireless network? I have a solution !, August 22, 2009 By  Charmane (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews The solution is rent the apartment next door, or buy a very big house. I bought the Creative labs Xmod wireless system after reading all the reviews on Amazon and elsewhere. So I wasn't too surprised when it knocked out our wireless home network. But I was very dissapointed. It made the whole thing useless because I mostly wanted to listen to internet radio on my computer and then through our stereo on another floor of the house. But when it killed our home network, I couldn't listen to these stations on my computer. This inspired me to make my computer directly wired to our router, rather than wireless, since the house is wired with CAT 5 jacks in every room. But we had set up our wireless network in the current house like it was in our old, older house. Anyway, we moved the router to the basement and I used the whole house wiring to hook up my computer. But there was still interference even though the router was 2 floors away from my computer and the Xmod connected to it. Finally I hooked the Xmod transmitter up to my husband's computer (also directly wired with ethernet cable) on the other end of the house. It worked! So now our router and the Xmod transmitter are as far away as they can possibly be in our house. They are at opposite ends of the house which is more than 50 feet long, plus they are 2 floors away from each other. So now my husband can play music on his computer(using Rhapsody)and listen to it on the separate stereo in the living room which is one floor below and right underneath his computer. And I took his old Kima transmitter and hooked it up to my computer. It's receiver is hooked up to the whole house stereo. So I can listen to my favorite Paris jazz station anywhere in the house. So there is a happy ending. The bottom line is that the Xmod transmitter can create havok with your home wireless network (as you probably already read). You probably need to have your router more than the 10 feet away from the Xmod transmitter. For us, it worked when they were more than 50 feet apart.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 1.0 out of 5 stars Poor sound I bought this device ignoring all those negative reviews I've red before. I thought that this is what I've been looking for. And the price was right as well. Read more Published 1 day ago by Aleksander Zajkowski 5.0 out of 5 stars Fast, easy, good sound, works with Windows 7 I'll try not to rehash what's already been said in the previous positive reviews but it's hard because this gadget is really great. Read more Published 3 days ago by S. Howe 5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, no fuss, no setup. Just works. I spent a few weeks looking for just the right product for my situation. I wanted to start my music player software (Zune) on my PC and hear the sound outside in my... Read more Published 12 days ago by Bob 5.0 out of 5 stars A no-brainer purchase If you want to play the music on your computer in another room on better speakers, this is the way to go. Read more Published 13 days ago by JoeUtica 5.0 out of 5 stars Easy Setup and Great Audio The system is easy to setup and the audio quality is great. I sturggled a lot to setup linksys wireless music bridge and this one is breeze Published 29 days ago by Chandra Nagarajan 1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible design I purchased this product with the assumption that other reviewers that left negative comments did not know how to change their wireless broadcast channels. Read more Published 1 month ago by J. Hochspeier 5.0 out of 5 stars Unlocked my PC tunes! I was looking for a "push" type device like this one as opposed to a "pull" device like Sonos and Squeezebox b/c I wanted to play EVERYTHING on my home stereo including many... Read more Published 2 months ago by High Snows 5.0 out of 5 stars Xmod Wireless - Works As Advertised I've used the Xmod Wireless system for a few months now and am happy to say that it works as advertised. Read more Published 4 months ago by Brian McAvoy 5.0 out of 5 stars So easy, so good Plug it in, attach the cables and that's it. I've had dreadful luck with other audio bridges, but the Xmod delivers. The sound enhancement feature truly does enhance the sound. Read more Published 4 months ago by John Holecek 5.0 out of 5 stars Easy and Reliable Got it, set it up in less than 1/2 hour. The sound is just great through the pc speakers (Altec Lansing). Read more Published 4 months ago by Balente Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Play your PC music collection all around your house wirelessly and with superior sound!, August 31, 2007

By	Art Corvelet "BSC" (Perry Hall, MD United States) - See all my reviews

The Xmod Wireless comes in 2 parts, a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter connects very simply to your PC via USB and it functions as a USB soundcard, applying X-Fi sound enhancement to any sound or music that is passed through it. Compressed audio like AAC, WMA and MP3 files are upscaled to 24 bit quality and surround sound effects can be added.

You have to experience this to appreciate it. It really does make your music sound better. Sometimes the improvement is more subtle than at other times, but the quality X-Fi provides really shines when you connect the receiver end of the Xmod Wireless to a good set of speakers that you might have in your theater or family room.

So, on to part 2 of the package. The wireless receiver. This enables you to control and listen to your music anywhere you place the receiver in your house. Your PC music collection is streamed around the house with top notch quality and fidelity. I have my receiver connected to my theater setup and the sound is fantastic. You can purchase additional receivers if you'd like to play your music in multiple rooms.

Cool things about the package overall. The range is great and there is no lag. Plus, it just works. You don't need to have your own network or anything running already. Just turn on the receiver and transmitter and away you go, nothing to fuss with. If you do have a network running, this won't interfere with it at all. I think both units are stylish as well. They fit right in with high end equipment and they are pretty small.

You also get a remote for each side and there are inputs so that you can connect an MP3 player. With the remotes, you can skip tracks, pause tracks, turn on and off the X-Fi features, etc.

I don't really have any negatives other than the price, but I still think it's worth it. Sonos has products with similar features that cost up to $1000. Xmod Wireless gives you what you need with better audio technology for a lot less. It would also be nice to have a small display on the receiver unit so you can see what you are browsing.

Overall, Xmod Wireless is highly recommended. The unique combination of a driverless and simple to use USB soundcard with a high quality streaming device is an excellent way to introduce your PC to your home theater setup or to any room of your house.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does what I want while others can't, July 12, 2008

By	D. Cook (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This gizmo allows me to play the same music in several different locations at once.

With airport express you can only connect to one reciever at a time and only while using iTunes. I also tried Sondigo Siracco which not only has the limit of one reciever but is technically challenging. I would have to reboot the PC several times to get it to work and then it would have buffering issues causing the music to cut out.

The Xmod works great. Easy to set up in the control panel and so far I have been able to connect to three different receivers at the same time including one that is poolside - about 75 feet away out doors. (I believe the limit is 4 recievers at one time.) I am not sure what will happen if my neighbors start using a set.

I also can play music in my office at the same time by connecting my powered speakers to the audio out of the transmitter. This works great for when we have parties.

I don't have much use for the remote controls can't really do much with them other than adjust volume and their range is not very big. It would be nice to have digital audio outputs.

Finally, a wireless gizmo that allows me to play music through out my house and outdoors. It is extremely easy to use and sound quality is good.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Xmod interfering with your wireless network? I have a solution !, August 22, 2009

By	Charmane (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

The solution is rent the apartment next door, or buy a very big house. I bought the Creative labs Xmod wireless system after reading all the reviews on Amazon and elsewhere. So I wasn't too surprised when it knocked out our wireless home network. But I was very dissapointed. It made the whole thing useless because I mostly wanted to listen to internet radio on my computer and then through our stereo on another floor of the house. But when it killed our home network, I couldn't listen to these stations on my computer. This inspired me to make my computer directly wired to our router, rather than wireless, since the house is wired with CAT 5 jacks in every room. But we had set up our wireless network in the current house like it was in our old, older house. Anyway, we moved the router to the basement and I used the whole house wiring to hook up my computer. But there was still interference even though the router was 2 floors away from my computer and the Xmod connected to it. Finally I hooked the Xmod transmitter up to my husband's computer (also directly wired with ethernet cable) on the other end of the house. It worked! So now our router and the Xmod transmitter are as far away as they can possibly be in our house. They are at opposite ends of the house which is more than 50 feet long, plus they are 2 floors away from each other. So now my husband can play music on his computer(using Rhapsody)and listen to it on the separate stereo in the living room which is one floor below and right underneath his computer. And I took his old Kima transmitter and hooked it up to my computer. It's receiver is hooked up to the whole house stereo. So I can listen to my favorite Paris jazz station anywhere in the house. So there is a happy ending. The bottom line is that the Xmod transmitter can create havok with your home wireless network (as you probably already read). You probably need to have your router more than the 10 feet away from the Xmod transmitter. For us, it worked when they were more than 50 feet apart.