The Sound Blaster Z, part of the ultra high-performance Z-Series of Sound Blaster PCI Express sound cards, is an ideal all-round solution for your PC gaming and entertainment needs. It comes complete with the Sound Blaster Beamforming Microphone for crystal clear voice communication.
116dB Signal-To-Noise Ratio
A signal to noise ratio or SNR of 116dB means your audio will be more than 99.99% pristine, which is 35.4 times better than motherboard audio
SBX Pro Studio technologies
Experience awe-inspiring audio with the SBX Pro Studio suite of technologies that immerses you in your games and movies with amazing detail and a 360-degree true-to-life sound stage.
Crystal clear communication
In gaming, if you're not communicating, you're not winning. Experience crystal clear commmunication with your teammates with the CrystalVoice suite of technologies that removes echoes, ambient noises and picks up your voice from within a zone (CrystalVoice Focus). It also maintains your voice level even if you move near or further away from the microphone.
Sound Blaster Beamforming Microphone
When used with CrystalVoice Focus, the bundled beamforming microphone creates an acoustic zone and suppresses noise outside it, enabling you to be heard with amazing clarity.
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.
Advanced home entertainment audio
Experience like never before the power of Sound Blaster audio with your home entertainment today! With Sound Blaster Z's gold-plated connectors, speaker optimization technology and digital content encoding capability, you can be assured of only the best digital audio possible.
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.
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.
Specifications:
Technical Specifications
| Feature |
Description |
| Output Level (Full Scale) |
- Front Channel Out : 2Vrms
- Headphone (33 ohms): 1.3Vrms
- Headphone (600 ohms): 2Vrms
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| Maximum DAC Resolution |
- Front Channel Out : 24-bit, 192kHz
- Headphone (33 ohms): 24-bit, 96kHz
- Headphone (600 ohms): 24-bit, 96kHz
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| SNR (20kHz Low-pass filter, A-Wgt), @ 24-bit, 96kHz |
- Front Channel Out : 116dB
- Headphone (33 ohms): >105dB
- Headphone (600 ohms): >105dB
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| 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
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| Frequency Response @ 192kHz(Stereo only) |
- Front Channel Out : 10Hz to 88kHz
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| Speaker Support |
Description |
| Supported Output |
Stereo/2.1 Speakers |
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5.1 Speakers |
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Headphones |
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| Connectivity |
Description |
| Headphone |
1 x Amplified 1/8" mini jack |
| Speaker Out |
3 x 1/8" mini jacks |
| Optical Out |
TOSLINK |
| Optical In |
TOSLINK |
| Line In / Microphone In |
Shared 1/8" mini jack |
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Bundled Software
System Requirements
Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent processor, 2.2GHz or faster recommended.
Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard
Microsoft Windows 8 (32/64-bit) ; Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
1GB RAM
>600 MB of free hard disk space
Available PCI Express (x1, x4 or x16) slot
Available CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
Package Contents
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Sound Blaster Z sound card
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Sound Blaster Beamforming Microphone
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Quick Start leaflet
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Installation CD containing:
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Drivers for Windows
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Creative software suite
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User's Guide
