Creative Sound Blaster ZxR

The ultimate in audio playback and creation solution
The Sound Blaster ZxR is the flagship of the ultra high-performance Z-Series of Sound Blaster® PCI-Express sound cards, elevating the standards of technology and performance for the future of gaming and entertainment on the PC. Designed to deliver the ultimate audio playback and creation solution for the PC, Sound Blaster ZxR personifies the ultimate gaming and entertainment performance for a sound card.

SNR 124dB
A signal to noise ratio or SNR of 124dB means your audio will be more than 99.99% pristine, which is over 89.1 times better than motherboard audio.

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.

Studio-grade content creation
Add studio quality audio sound tracks or voice tracks to your video clips or home videos created with hardware that uses only audiophile-grade components such as 123dB analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) with RCA Aux-in and optical inputs for outstanding recording quality. With the 600 ohm headphone ampflier, you can do studio-grade monitoring as well.

High-quality DBPro daughter board
The DBpro is another reason why Sound Blaster ZxR delivers only the best audio playback and creation. It offers optical output for outstanding audio playback, plus professional-grade ADCs with RCA Aux-in and optical inputs for studio-grade recording quality.

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.

Accessible Audio Control Module (ACM)
Take control in style and ease with the ACM that incorporates a built-in microphone array and mic/headphone I/O connections. The knob on the ACM lets you conveniently adjust the headphone levels.

Sound Core3D audio processor
We designed the quad-core Sound Core3D™ audio processor 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.

Features

Audio
Audio quality	24bit
Audio output channels	5.1
Internal	YES
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)	124dB
Digital-to-Analog Conversion (DAC)	24-bit/192kHz
Frequency response	10 - 45000Hz
Ports & interfaces
Host interface	PCI-E
Line-in	YES
Line-out	YES
Headphone out	1
S/PDIF in port	YES
S/PDIF out port	YES
Digital audio optical out	1
Subwoofer out	YES
Microphone in	YES
Wireless connection	NO
Operating system/software
Windows operating systems supported	YES
Bundled software	Sound Blaster Z-Series Control Panel SBX Pro Studio CrystalVoice Scout Mode Speakers / Headphone Calibration Cinematic Mixer Equalizer Advanced Features EAX Advanced HD OpenAL Creative Alchemy Creative Diagnostics
System requirements
Minimum RAM	1024MB
Minimum processor	2.2 GHz
Minimum hard disk space	600MB
USB required	NO
CD/DVD-ROM drive required	YES
Technical details
Dolby technologies	Dolby Digital DTS Connect, Dolby Digital Live
OpenAL	YES
Cables included	Audio (3.5mm), S/PDIF
Volume control	Rotary

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