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      Creative Sound Blaster Zx 116dB PCIe Gaming Sound Card with 600 ohm Headphone Amp and Desktop Audio Control Module

      Creative Sound Blaster Zx 116dB PCIe Gaming Sound Card with 600 ohm Headphone Amp and Desktop Audio Control Module

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      • 1 x PCI Express, 5.1 Channels
      • TOSLink Optical Input and Output
      • Sound Core 3D Processor
      • Beamforming Microphone

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      Sound Blaster Zx

      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 Zx 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 Zx packs a serious audio punch.


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      Sound Blaster Z

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      "Onboard audio can't touch this."
      - Kevin "QXC" Riley

      "The SBX Pro Studio surround sound makes me feel as if my ears are inside the game."
      - Brendon "Ryze" Walker

      "With the Sound Blaster Zx I can clearly hear the cries of my defeated enemies."
      - Joshua "Trimaster" Niven

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      • newegg 116dB SNR OF SUPERIOR EXPERIENCE Sound Blaster Zx has been designed to meet the expectations 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 customizable SBX Pro Studio enhancements, this sound card is easily the best-in-class solution around.
      •   newegg Sound Core3D Audio Processor The quad-core Sound Core3D audio processor is 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 3D Surround Sound SBX Pro Studio technologies allow you to control the level of audio immersion in music, movies, and games. Go far 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 Sound Blaster Audio Control Module (ACM) The Audio Control Module (ACM) provides convenient desktop access to the powerful Sound Blaster Zx's 600 ohm, 80mW headphone amp, which allows any headphone or headset to reach its maximum potential in audio delivery. Equipped with a stereo beamforming microphone and coupled with exclusive Sound Core3D hardware-accelerated CrystalVoice voice enhancements, such as noise reduction and echo-cancellation technologies, the ACM lets users communicate or record even while audio is playing through desktop speakers.
      • 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.

      Sound Blaster Zx


      Product Name Sound Blaster ZxR Sound Blaster Zx Sound Blaster Z
        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
      Digital Audio Convertor (DAC) TI BURR-BROWN Cirrus Logic Cirrus Logic
      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 : 1x Amplified 1/4" jack
      Speaker Out : 2x RCA (L / R)
      2x 3.5mm jacks (Rear, C/Sub)
      Microphone In: 1x 1/4" jack      		 Headphone : 1x Amplified 3.5mm jack
      Speaker Out : 3x 3.5mm jacks(F/R/C-Sub)
      Line / Mic In : 1x shared 3.5mm jack
      Optical Out : 1x TOSLINK
      Optical In : 1x TOSLINK      		 Headphone : 1x Amplified 3.5mm jack
      Speaker Out : 3x 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 built-in Beamforming Microphone) Audio Control Module (with built-in Beamforming Microphone) 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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