New Firmware v1.02.01 Available

[ZenChick]

New firmware is available for the Zen X-Fi. The new firmware, version 1.02.01, provides improved X-Fi audio performance. This is the second firmware update release for the Zen X-Fi, superceding v1.01.02.

You can find the new firmware for the 16GB/32GB Zen X-Fi here.

You can find the new firmware for the 8GB Zen X-Fi here.

[CrowdAds]

[EnzoTen]

I just loaded it but i havent been able to tell what the changes are.

[BobbyRS]

Yeah, it would be nice if they explained this a little more:

Improves the X-Fi audio performance of your player.

[Rocco]

I too have just downloaded this and have been trying to figure out exactly the difference

[BobbyRS]

Enzo does say in his review (here) that the new firmware does "change" the sound of the X-Fi. Whether or not it is an improvement would be up to the individual. Most I've heard from seem to like the change.

Creative recently updated the firmware to improve X-Fi sound enhancement. With the update, I would no longer say that the X-Fi Crystallize and Expand sounds terrible. When I tested crystallize with my Shure SE530s and KRK RP5 monitors I'm not sure i would call the change better, but different- like someone tweaked the EQ in the higher end of the spectrum. I didn't really feel like it added or took anything away from the music. Now when I tested it again with the supplied headphones (EP-830) it was a slightly different story. I did hear some tracks marginally improved by X-Fi Crystallize. It was hit or miss and depended on the music. The X-Fi Expand was somewhat the same story, I don't feel like it added anything either set of headphones- it just kind of veiled and shifted some of the lower frequencies.

[Cyphox]

does anyone know where i can still download this firmware version?

every link i found doesn't work anymore or leads to version 1.03.01.....

i received my player already with 1.03.01 on it and i just want to know how x-fi sounds on previous versions?

thx for help!