I'd recommend saving up for the X7 if some of these points make sense to you:*If you live in college dorms, apartments and condos.*Best DSP on the market besides Beyerdynamic Headzone and Smith Realizer - realistically the X7 gets the max quality out of games and can produce better-than-CD music.*Make use of 3 or more features (DAC, amp, surround DSP, Audio Source mixing, etc).*"Next Level" quality, for those seeking better than a Mixamp.*Enough quality and input/output connection

The only thing I wish was that the output of 300ohm (there are two settings - low impedance and high impedance) would be even more flexible - since my headphones have an impedance of only 22, this still seems rather high

I honestly feel as if the best solution would have been to get two!Pro's:-Robust number of configuration options, easy setup for those that want defaults, & more complex for audiophiles who like to adjust everything.-Clear sound output, Voices in movies are easily understood, Sound of music is eargasmic

the one I got had defunct headphone outputs on both plugs

As a result, it saturates the input signal with moderate boosts, leading to popping, crackly output.

The audio output from STEREO sources through this unit is simply phenomenal!

The sound output for music is just plain awesome, we've been dancing around the living room all month to a full range tremendous albums we've played from the X7, and couldn't be any happier

The sound quality is excellent, the bluetooth capabilities are awesome, and the internal amp as well as the included higher output power supply have me looking at expensive

If you use any "chat" then the Mixamp actually loses some maximum volume output