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    Creative Sound Blaster Z PCIe 116dB SNR Gaming Sound Card with 600 ohm Headphone Amp and Beamforming Microphone

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    Creative Sound Blaster Z SE Internal PCI-e Gaming Sound Card and DAC, 24-bit / 192 kHz, 116 dB SNR, ASIO, 600O Headphones Amp, Mic EQ, Discrete 5.1 / Virtual 7.1, Supports Dolby Digital Live, DTS
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    Creative Sound Blaster Z SE Internal PCI-e Gaming Sound Card and DAC, 24-bit / 192 kHz, 116 dB SNR, ASIO, 600O Headphones Amp, Mic EQ, Discrete 5.1 / Virtual 7.1, Supports Dolby Digital Live, DTS
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    • PCI Express x1, 5.1 Channels
    • TOSLink Optical Input and Output
    • Sound Core 3D Processor
    • Beamforming Microphone
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    Sound Blaster Z

    Designed around the powerful Sound Core3D™ audio processor, the Sound Blaster Z series once again raises the bar for the industry standard of PCIe sound cards. Sound Blaster Z has been designed to meet the standards of those who want a vastly superior experience over motherboard audio. With external DACs delivering 116dB SNR, a 600 ohm audiophile-grade headphone amp, and massively customizable SBX Pro Studio technologies, Sound Blaster Z packs a serious audio punch.


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    "The Sound Blaster Z offers crystal clear sound that allows me to
    completely focus on the game."
    - Joshua "Trimaster" Niven

    "The Sound Blaster Z is prefect for all gamers. It allows us to focus on what's most important. Winning."
    - Kevin "qxc" Riley

    "With SBX Pro Studio, the Sound Blaster Z has everything a gamer needs."
    - Michale "goswser" Dobler

    "Gaming with the Sound Blaster Z is truly a spectacular experience."
    - Chad "Minigun" Jones

    "The Sound Blaster Z has great sound quality and is ideal for casual
    and hardcore gamers alike."
    - Brendon "ryze" Walker

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    • newegg 116dB SNR OF SUPERIOR EXPERIENCE Sound Blaster Z has been designed to meet the expectations of those who want a vastly superior experience over motherboard audio. With external DAC’s delivering 116dB SNR, a 600 ohm audiophile-grade headphone amp, and customizable SBX Pro Studio™ enhancements, this sound card packs a serious audio punch.
    •   newegg 3D Surround Sound SBX Pro Studio technologies allow you to control the level of audio immersion in music, movies, and games. Go beyond ordinary 5.1 and 7.1 solutions with an enhanced sense of audio depth and spaciousness by creating virtual surround sound channels via SBX Surround.
    •   newegg Crystal clear communication The CrystalVoice™ suite of technologies ensures you’ll experience crystal clear communications while using VOIP services, chatting or gaming, as well as providing a set of enhancements to ensure that recordings are of studio quality.
    • newegg Sound Blaster Beamforming Microphone The bundled beamforming microphone is optimized for use with CrystalVoice technologies. The dual microphone array enables implementation of advanced noise cancellation, creating superior recordings, and provides a voice transmission platform over a standard single mic solution.
    • newegg Sound Core3D audio processor The quad-core Sound Core3D audio processor was designed to offload SBX Pro Studio and CrystalVoice effects processing from your primary CPU, improving your overall PC performance, resulting in drastically superior audio and voice quality.
    • newegg High fidelity surround sound Connect to your home theatre system through a single digital cable and enjoy cinematic DVD movies by transforming any stereo or multi-channel streams into high fidelity immersive surround sound.
    • newegg Never unplug your headphones again With the Sound Blaster Z-series Control Panel, just toggle between your headphone and speaker system with a flip of a switch.

    Sound Blaster Z


    Product Name Sound Blaster ZxR Sound Blaster Zx Sound Blaster Z
    Newegg Part No. 29-102-050 29-102-049 29-102-048
     
    General  
    Audio Processor Sound Core3D Sound Core3D Sound Core3D
    Audio Resolution 24-Bit 24-Bit 24-Bit
    Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR)
    (20kHz Low-pass filter, A-Wgt),
    @ 24-bit, 96kHz    		 124dB 116dB 116dB
    Maximum Playback Quality 5.1 Mode : Up to 96kHz
    Stereo Direct Mode : Up to 192kHz    		 5.1 Mode : Up to 96kHz
    Stereo Direct Mode : Up to 192kHz    		 5.1 Mode : Up to 96kHz
    Stereo Direct Mode : Up to 192kHz
    Frequency Response @96kHz Front Channel Out : 10Hz to 45kHz
    Rear Channel Out : 15Hz to 45kHz
    Center Out : 10Hz to 45kHz
    Headphone (33 ohms) : 10Hz to 45kHz    		 Front Channel Out : 10Hz to 45kHz
    Rear Channel Out : 15Hz to 45kHz
    Center Out : 10Hz to 45kHz
    Headphone (33 ohms) : 10Hz to 45kHz    		 Front Channel Out : 10Hz to 45kHz
    Rear Channel Out : 15Hz to 45kHz
    Center Out : 10Hz to 45kHz
    Headphone (33 ohms) : 10Hz to 45kHz
    Frequency Response @192kHz (Stereo Direct Only) Front Channel Out : 10Hz to 88kHz Front Channel Out : 10Hz to 88kHz Front Channel Out : 10Hz to 88kHz
    Maximum Recording Quality Up to 96kHz Up to 96kHz Up to 96kHz
    I/O Ports (Main Card) Headphone : 1 x Amplified 1/4" jack
    Speaker Out : 2x RCA (L / R)
    2x 3.5mm jacks (Rear, C/Sub)
    Microphone In: 1x 1/4" jack    		 Headphone : 1 x Amplified 3.5mm jack
    Speaker Out : 3 x 3.5mm jacks(F/R/C-Sub)
    Line / Mic In : 1x shared 3.5mm jack
    Optical Out : 1x TOSLINK
    Optical In : 1x TOSLINK    		 Headphone : 1 x Amplified 3.5mm jack
    Speaker Out : 3 x 3.5mm jacks(F/R/C-Sub)
    Line / Mic In : 1x shared 3.5mm jack
    Optical Out : 1x TOSLINK
    Optical In : 1x TOSLINK
    I/O Ports (DBPro card) Line In : 2x RCA (L / R)
    Optical Out : 1x TOSLINK
    Optical In : 1x TOSLINK    		 Not Applicable Not Applicable
    Connection PCI-Express PCI-Express PCI-Express
    600ohm Amplified Headphone Output Y - 80mw TI TPA6120 Y - Maxim MAX97220A Y - Maxim MAX97220A
    Swappable OP-AMPs Y N N
    Included Acesssories Audio Control Module (with Beamforming Microphone Built-in) Audio Control Module (with Beamforming Microphone Built-in) Beamforming Microphone
     
    Audio Technology  
    SBX Pro Studio
    - Surround™
    - Crystalizer™
    - Bass™
    - Smart Volume™
    - Dialog Plus™    		 Y Y Y
    CrystalVoice™
    - Noise Reduction
    - Smart Volume
    - Acoustic Echo Cancellation
    - FX
    - Focus    		 Y Y Y
    Speaker/Headphone Switch Y Y Y
     
    Music & Movies  
    Dolby Digital Live Encoding Encoding Encoding
    DTS Connect Encoding Encoding Encoding
    Upmixing of Stereo to Multi-Channels SBX Surround SBX Surround SBX Surround
     
    Gaming  
    Scout Mode™ Y Y Y
    EAX EAX 5.0 HD EAX 5.0 HD EAX 5.0 HD
    Max. No. of 3D Voices 128 128 128
    Creative ALchemy Y Y Y

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