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Creative SXFI Air

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Pros

  • good energy to the piece and a nice naturalness to the instruments
  • pretty good headphones that handle a wide range of genres well
  • The response throughout the range is fairly well-balanced

Cons

  • the mesh fabric is a bit rough on the skin
  • did show a bit of phase mismatch
  • No cherry-picked units sent by brands

Key specs

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  • Over-Ear
  • Wired & Wireless

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Creative SXFI Air - Pros & Cons

Creative SXFI Air

Pros

  • good energy to the piece and a nice naturalness to the instruments
  • pretty good headphones that handle a wide range of genres well
  • The response throughout the range is fairly well-balanced
  • Both headphones are Bluetooth compatible as well
  • implementation is much better than Outlier Gold and improves immersion
  • easy
  • simple
  • and works well
  • the minimal activation is accurate and should sound fairly natural
  • Air Gamer delivers excellent audio quality
  • The sharp treble is great for detail retrieval

Cons

  • the mesh fabric is a bit rough on the skin
  • did show a bit of phase mismatch
  • No cherry-picked units sent by brands
  • the inconsistencies of the surface can be frustrating at times
  • noise isolation performance is bad
  • The mobile app is especially annoying to set up and use
  • annoyingly difficult to set up and configure
  • incredibly slow and takes up to five minutes
  • lack of padding
  • high-quality game audio
  • headset doesn t have screaming colors or crazy angular elements broadcasting

Creative SXFI Air - Technical Overview

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50 mm
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338 g
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Creative SXFI Air - Full Specifications

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Technical details
StyleOver-Ear
Connectivity technologyWired & Wireless
Magnet materialNeodymium
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Dimensions
Weight11.92 oz
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Microphone
Microphone typeBuilt-in microphone
Microphone frequency100 - 8000
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Power
Battery operatedyes
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Design
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  • White
Control typeTouch
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Sound
Channels2
Driver size1.97 in
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Connectivity
Bluetooth version4.2
Wireless range10
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Creative SXFI Air Creative - Editorial Reviews (10)

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Creative SXFI Air Creative SXFI Air Wireless Review
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RTINGS.com
Published: 04.10.2019
Creative SXFI Air Wireless Review
3.4

The Creative SXFI Air Wireless are mediocre over-ear closed-back headphones. Their sound profile lacks low-bass and detail on vocals and lead instruments, which ...

Creative SXFI Air Creative SXFI Air review: So many ways to listen
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SoundGuys
Published: 17.05.2019
Creative SXFI Air review: So many ways to listen

The Creative SXFI Air uses Super X-Fi technology to recreate a realistic sound for listeners. For less than $160, it’s a bargain.

Creative SXFI Air Creative SXFI Air Hands-On Review: An intriguing but ultimately disappointing pair of over-ear headphones
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Notebookcheck
Published: 07.08.2020
Creative SXFI Air Hands-On Review: An intriguing but ultimately disappointing pair of over-ear headphones

The Creative SXFI AIR is a US$140 pair of over-ear headphones that packs plenty of features. With a Super X-Fi DSP, Bluetooth, line-in, USB Type-C and a microSD card reader, you are spoilt for choice with the SXFI AIR. Average battery life and underwhelming drivers hold the SXFI AIR back, though.

Creative SXFI Air Creative SXFI AIR C Headset Review | eTeknix
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eTeknix
Published: 15.04.2020
Creative SXFI AIR C Headset Review | eTeknix

Any regular reader of my reviews over the last couple of years will know that I'm a big fan of Creatives SXFI technology, it's really proven to be the next-gen step when it comes to audio processing for movies, music and gaming! However, it still needs headphones to work. While SXFI came as a separate dongle at the start of 2019, Creative has now been building-specific headsets with the technology fully integrated. Take the tremendous Theater, of the SXFI Gold, which we recently reviewed. However, today is all about the SXFI AIR C. SXFI AIR C The headsets connects via

Creative SXFI Air Creative SXFI Air headphones reviewed: Wireless magic!
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hardwarezone.com.sg
Published: 30.06.2019
Creative SXFI Air headphones reviewed: Wireless magic!
4.0

We review Creative's second attempt at a Super X-Fi headset, supporting both wired and wireless (Bluetooth) connectivity and it even has a microSD card reader built-in. Let's see if it better fulfills the SXFI promise for the everyday user!

Creative SXFI Air Creative SXFI AIR (w/ Super X-Fi Gen 2) Review - 9.1 Surround Sound with Your Headphones!
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TechPowerUp
Published: 23.12.2020
Creative SXFI AIR (w/ Super X-Fi Gen 2) Review - 9.1 Surround Sound with Your Headphones!
5.0

The Creative SXFI Air headset features four different modes of connectivity, onboard and gesture controls, dedicated mobile and desktop programs for customization, RGB lighting, and integrated Super X-Fi Gen2 headphone holography for an excellent price.

Creative SXFI Air Creative SXFI Air Gamer headset review - with sound this good I don't mind gimmicky features - The Gadgeteer
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The Gadgeteer
Published: 20.08.2021
Creative SXFI Air Gamer headset review - with sound this good I don't mind gimmicky features - The Gadgeteer

REVIEW - There are so many headset models on the market today that it can be daunting to research and find the perfect one. You could spend hours reading

Creative SXFI Air Creative SXFI Air Gamer Gaming Headset Review: Jack of All Sounds
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tomshardware.co.uk
Published: 09.07.2021
Creative SXFI Air Gamer Gaming Headset Review: Jack of All Sounds
4.5

All-around audio performance

Creative SXFI Air Creative SXFI Air Gamer review
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techradar.com
Published: 08.11.2021
Creative SXFI Air Gamer review
3.5

Jack of all trades, master of some.

Creative SXFI Air Creative Super X-Fi Air review: Surround-sound magic inside Bluetooth headphones
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pcworld.com_techhive.com
Published: 24.06.2019
Creative Super X-Fi Air review: Surround-sound magic inside Bluetooth headphones
3.5

The Creative Super X-Fi Air puts the best virtual surround-sound experience into headphones that don't measure up quite as well. It's a solid experience, but it should be stellar.

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