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Creative ZEN AURVANA 3.5mm Gold-Plated Connector Canal Earphone

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Not as I feared
5 out of 5 eggs
Comes with a lot of stuff: extra ear plugs, cleaning brush, and a very, very sturdy carrying case. For acoustic or music ...
— HH 11/9/2008
It's Garbage..
2 out of 5 eggs
-3 comfortable ear bud sizes, 2 pairs each
-Isolates sound good
-sounds better than MOST stock earphones
— Audiophile 6/21/2007


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It doesn't matter what kind of music you're into. It does matter what you are listening to it, through. The Zen Aurvana earbuds from Creative are designed with the audio enthusiast in mind. The ultrasonically sealed, double injection molded housing with silicone earbuds and AuraSealâ„¢ technology combine to eliminate up to 90% of ambient noise, without having to deal with large, cumbersome noise canceling sets that cost much more.

The balanced armature drivers and a design that delivers sound directly to your ear, you'll hear every nuance of the music whether it's a screaming guitar solo or the soft whisper of a flute passage. The oxygen free copper cable and gold plated connector provide excellent audio signal transmission.

Three sizes of silicone earbuds ensure a comfortable fit. Their 13 gram weight lets you listen for hours in comfort. An airplane adapter helps take advantage of their great sound in flight.

  • newegg Superior Audio Reproduction Powered by balanced armature driver technology, the Creative ZEN AURVANA In-Ear Earphone reproduces the entire frequency spectrum in balanced, rich and full audio. Put on your Creative ZEN AURVANA and enjoy the tiny details never heard before! The superior sound quality makes you feel as if you were sitting with the band.
  • newegg Auraseal Noise Isolation Technology Immerse yourself in music with a quieter background than ever! The Auraseal noise isolation technology plus the in-ear earbuds effectively block out up to 90% of ambient noise, about twice the performance of leading noise-canceling headphones.
  • newegg Designed for Comfort The contoured silicon earbuds are ergonomically designed for comfort, especially perfect for extended listening periods. A single set includes two pairs of earbuds, each of which has three sizes (small, medium and large), providing the desired options for the ultimate wearing comfort.

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Learn more about the Creative Labs ZEN AURVANA

Model
Brand
Creative
Part
51MZ0270AA007
Model
ZEN AURVANA
Type
Earbud
General SPEC
Frequency Response
20Hz–20KHz
Input Impedance
42 ohm
Sensitivity
115dB S.P.L. at 1KHz
Connector
3.5mm Gold-Plated
Ear Coupling
Canal
Cord Length
4 Feet
Weight
0.46 oz.
Features
Features
Precise audio reproduction is based on balanced armature driver technology

Auraseal noise isolation technology immerses you in your music by blocking out up to 90% of ambient noise; nearly twice as effective as leading noise-cancellation headphones

Ergonomically designed, contoured silicon earbuds ensure a comfortable, secure fit; each set of ZEN Aurvana in-ear earphones come with two pairs each of small, medium, and large earbuds

Ultrasonically sealed enclosure delivers distortion-free audio and weighs only 13g (0.46 oz), making it the lightest set of earphones in its class

High-quality carrying case to protect your earphones from damage when storing away or traveling

Works with iPod, ZEN and all other MP3 players/audio sources with a 3.5-mm stereo jack

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  • Jaxinc
  • 8/22/2010 4:02:53 AM
  • Tech Level: above average
  • Ownership: more than 1 year
5 out of 5 eggsSuperb Headphones

Pros: Excellent audio quality, you can FEEL the bass from music.
Comfortable, you don't even feel them after a while.

Sound output is much, much higher than other headphones, my Zen Vision M with other headphones needs to be at 18-20 volume to even hear the music decently, with these it can be on 8 and be heard perfectly, while 15 is almost too loud.

I have no used any other "in-ear" headphones of this quality, the rest are garbage compared to these.

Creative Labs has been in the sound business since the 90s, their products are sound and they know what they are doing, and unlike Bose... are not 400 dollars overpriced.

Cons: Cord isn't quite long enough for my liking, but it's just about right.

Cord again, could be made with thicker rubber or poly coating, as if you don't take care of these they can get pinched. I had one get ruined by my car's seat belt when it locked down. They make mice cables like this, no reason why headphones cant.

Price, for MOST people, 99, or even 70 is too much for a pair of headphones. Trust me, it's worth it, IF you want the audio quality.

Other Thoughts: The carry case is somewhat cumbersome to constantly wrap them up and take out, I tend to not ever use it except to prop my laptop up with. Headphones are either around my neck, or coiled up in my shirt pocket.

There ARE better headphones, IF you want those over-the-head kind with massive cups that go over your ears, but I honestly can't stand those.

Did not buy from Newegg, bought directly from Creative each time, had I knew Newegg had them for much less I would have bought them here.

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  • beachgeek
  • 8/3/2010 3:49:00 PM
  • Tech Level: above average
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner
4 out of 5 eggsGood earphones for work

Pros: Use them for work and they work fine, sound good. Not best, but good bang for the buck.

Cons: none at this price point, on sale.

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  • N/A
  • 7/29/2010 4:05:16 PM
  • Tech Level: above average
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner
5 out of 5 eggsAWE

Pros: Excellent ear buds. Fits and seals nicely into my ears. Far better than the buds that came with my IPOD. I can now put them in, turn down the volume and hear just fine.

Cons: Seals so well that outside sounds are muffled and hard to make out. This is somewhat of a hindrance at work (where I use them the most) because it is difficult to hear someone when they are talking to me even with the volume turned down.

Other Thoughts: Side Note: NO trouble hearing traffic noises (sirens, horns ect.) when walking or running with them in, unless you crank the volume all the way up.

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  • Frazier
  • 7/8/2010 10:03:07 AM
  • Tech Level: above average
  • Ownership: more than 1 year
4 out of 5 eggsGreat sound isolation

Pros: These ear buds have worked reliably for my wife and I (I bought her a pair, too) for years. I purchased both on Newegg. The sound is great and they come with 3 optional sizes for the ear pieces.

Cons: The cord for these ear buds would be better if it was mesh and longer. 4' is very little to work with.

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  • N/A
  • 7/3/2010 8:23:41 AM
  • Tech Level: above average
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner
1 out of 5 eggs

Pros: Great highs

Cons: No bass...None..very disappointed...had better for cheaper...
now I have to buy again...something else for sure

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  • Sam Hughes
  • 7/3/2009 11:38:50 AM
  • Tech Level: above average
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
4 out of 5 eggsAny diamond needs to be cut

Pros: The sound quality is exceptional, but requires some tweaking. It is very clear and distortion free, and has excellent precision. The problem is (contrary to what others have said) the highs are noticeably rolled off, leaving you with excellent but lonely mids (no bass either). However, if an equalizer is available, jack up the bass from the bottom to about 150hz, and boost the highs above 7khz, and you have yourself a much more dynamic pair of earphones. I would recommend splitting the boost in two, by dropping the preamp when you boost the lows and highs. You lose a little bit of the clarity that the mids had before that, but it is worth it. When you do this with most headphones, you end up with unbelievable distortion, but these phones handle it well.

Everything else is mediocre: the appearance is bland if "professional", the accessories are scant, and the packaging is alright.

Cons: As mentioned above, the out-of-the-box response arc heavily favors the mids. This can be corrected, but if your player doesn't have an equalizer, or if you have a poor amp, you won't like them at all.

Other than that, all the problems are ones common to canal-phones.

Other Thoughts: I think I'm gonna eat pizza tonight....or make spaghetti...Do I still have any hamburger helper left?

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  • N/A
  • 6/8/2009 2:08:13 PM
  • Tech Level: above average
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner
2 out of 5 eggsa bad buy

Pros: good isolation and is small. looks great

Cons: Where do I begin, Creative is a known for their audio expertise and I love their product: X-fi sound cards, Ep-630, Zen vision: M and even the HN-700. The aurvana just sound bad period. The bass some what accurate, but has very little impact, the mid is very recessive, vocal will be covered up by other sound. The high also sounds thin and tiny. I guess Creative doesn't know much about armature drives. They are much better off making dynamic driver instead. Very big failure by creative

Other Thoughts: I am an audiophile who owned tons of earphones and by far those are the worst sounding earphones above $50. If it is priced at $20-30, it would some what consider an just OK buy.

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  • thingys
  • 12/9/2008 5:38:44 PM
  • Tech Level: above average
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
2 out of 5 eggsFor a top of the line model - scores low

Pros: On sale these are attractive enough to entice, company has a wonderful reputation for quality products, lots of "stuff" included.

Cons: The box is a bear to open and forget about the inner plastic packaging, take some Tylenol first. Now sit back and get ready to go "Why are these so --- duh----sounding? Facts and ears don't lie -- Their model 630 is a GREAT value and overall a MUCH better sounding earphone. Bass? What bass? If you drive them with a dedicated headphone amp they come to life but only slightly under levels too high to tolerate for long listening periods. They need to go back to the drawing-board if this is their "Flagship" of in-ear phones. Very disappointing.

Other Thoughts: Almost any of the other in-ear models that Creative offers will give you a more satisfying listening experience. All the fluff in the package of the Aurvana doesn't make up for it's woeful lack of performance expected at this price level.

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  • HH
  • 11/9/2008 5:56:07 PM
  • Tech Level: above average
  • Ownership: less than 1 day
5 out of 5 eggsNot as I feared

Pros: Comes with a lot of stuff: extra ear plugs, cleaning brush, and a very, very sturdy carrying case. For acoustic or music with a LOT of different sounds/effects, it sounds ridiculously well.

Cons: Its bass is indeed quite weak compares to others, as others mentioned. Heck, My EP 635 (630 with neckstrap) has way better bass than it. The price could be cheaper too. I also wish the wires could be more sturdy; they are a bit too thin for my taste.

Other Thoughts: I guess, to decide if this is for you, there are 3 questions: (1) Do you love overall sound at near 100% presentation over how good the bass is? (2) Can you tell the difference between lossless and compressed music, and also between CBR 320kbps (or equivalent VBR) and weak CBR 128kbps music? (3) Do you have musics that have enough level of sounds and ambient that can exploit this earphones very, very well? If you answer all 3 questions "yes", this is for you. I have problems with decent earphones' heavy bass, it actually hurts my ears, so its weak bass actually fits me well. In regard of how good this earphone set is at delivering near perfect audio: I have a song that reaches very high pitches, and when I tried this earphone set with that song, I became truly aware of it, as the song's high pitches were completely not hindered by the earphones, and for the first time ever my ears immediately hurt because of the high pitches through a earphone or speaker set!

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  • trombone man
  • 8/12/2008 1:03:13 PM
  • Tech Level: above average
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
4 out of 5 eggsnot bad. great noise isolation

Pros: great sound quality. i listen to a lot of classical, and everything is crisp, clear...and the bass is more than enough. the noise isolation is my fav part of these things.

Cons: price. especially for poor college student (me). after about 8 months, the wires are breaking at the earbuds so that they have to be held at just the right angle to work...but i fall asleep with these in my ears every night for the past 8 months, so that's the obvous problem.

Other Thoughts: my roomate in college was loud-and stayed up MUCH later than i did, so i would put these in, have music on very low, and fall asleep very quickly.
I do worry about the wires fraying...but once i have the $$, i'm going to buy a new pair. i do like them that much, yes!

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