OVERVIEW

Clad in brilliant red shielding and featuring glowing LED lighting that will be the highlight of any power gaming rig, Sound Blaster Zx is the bad boy of the Sound Blaster Z-Series ultra-high-performance sound cards. With an impressive 116dB SNR and bursting with high-grade hardware and software features, this complete home entertainment audio system is hard to beat.

AUDIO PERFORMANCE

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.

CONTENT CREATION

Pristine audio recordings with ultra low latency

Enjoy reduced latency with Audio Stream Input/Output (ASIO) support with the Sound Blaster Zx. Hear your audio recordings come to life!

24-bit / 192kHz audio output

Stereo Direct lets you listen to your music pure and unprocessed at the amazing bit rate of 24-bit 192 kHz.

Advanced entertainment audio

Experience like never before the power of Sound Blaster audio today! With Sound Blaster Zx's gold-plated connectors, speaker optimization technology and digital content encoding capability, you can be assured of only the best digital audio possible.

SOUND ENHANCEMENT

SBX Pro Studio™ technologies

SBX Pro Studio™ sound technologies create unprecedented levels of audio realism, including stunning 3D surround effects for your speakers and headsets. 

Crystal clear communication

In gaming, if you're not communicating, you're not winning. Experience crystal clear communication with your teammates with the CrystalVoice™ suite of technologies that removes echoes, ambient noises and picks up your voice from within a zone (Voice Focus). It also maintains your voice level even if you are near or further away from the microphone. 

Sound Core3D audio processor

The multi-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.

High fidelity multi-channel surround

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.

 

    

D. KEECH

What a great card! Fantastic sound quality, works great with Windows 10 preview. Wonderful piece of kit! Great for gaming and great for musicians! I love it!

    

A CLOSER LOOK

SPECIFICATIONS

Audio Technology

Sound Core3D

Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)

116dB

Connectivity Options (Main)

Headphone: 1 x Amplified 3.5mm jack
Speaker Out:3 x 3.5mm jacks (Front,Rear,C/Sub)
Line / Mic In:1 x 3.5mm jack
Optical Out:1 x TOSLINK
Optical In:1 x TOSLINK

Max Channel Output

5.1 Channels

Audio Technologies

SBX Pro Studio, CrystalVoice, Scout Mode, Dolby Digital Technology, DTS Connect Encoding

Microphone

Microphone Type: Dual-array Noise Canceling Condenser
Beamforming: Yes (Built into Audio Control Module)
Frequency Response: 100Hz to 20kHz
Sensitivity: -37dB

Supported Operating Systems

Windows® 10, Windows® 8, Windows® 7

Audio Fidelity

Up to 24-bit / 192kHz

Included Accessories

Audio Control Module (with Beamforming Microphone Built-in)

ASIO

ASIO 2.0

Platform

PC - PCIe x1

Recommended Usage

Gaming, Home Entertainment

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

  • Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD® equivalent processor, 2.2GHz or faster recommended.
  • Intel®, AMD® or 100% compatible motherboard
  • Microsoft® Windows® 10 (32/64-bit), Windows® 8 (32/64-bit), Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)
  • 1 GB 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

  • Sound Blaster Zx sound card
  • Sound Blaster Audio Control Module
  • 1x Optical Cable
  • 1x Stereo(3.5mm)-to-RCA cable
  • Quick Start Leaflet
  • Installation CD containing:
    • Drivers for Windows 7 and 8
    • Creative Software suite
    • User's Guide