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Buy the Sound Blaster Z

Sound Blaster Z

PCIe Gaming Sound Card

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Features

Overview

NEW UPDATE! The Sound Blaster Z has been updated with the Sound Blaster Command software so you can have access to all the latest industry-leading audio technologies, all in one place.

Part of the ultra high-performance Z-Series of Sound Blaster sound cards, the Sound Blaster Z 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.

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 over 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 Z. 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 Z'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.

Learn more about SBX Pro Studio™ technologies.

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.

Understand how CrystalVoice™ technologies work.

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 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.

The Latest Sound Blaster Command Software

Access unlocked! For all the old and new users of the Sound Blaster Z, we've updated the software from Sound Blaster Control Panel to Sound Blaster Command so you can enjoy the latest audio technologies! Get your hands on the full suite of Sound Blaster's industry-leading audio processing technologies including 7.1 Surround for an incredible immersion, Crystallizer that helps improve the dynamic range of audio, or Bass that provides bigger punch on the low end. All enhancements are fully customizable from the Sound Blaster Command software suite on PC.

REVIEWS

Custom PC Review

In games, the Sound Blaster Z was able to provide clear and crisp sounding audio to a variety of different games tested. Audio imaging was very good, which helped when trying to find the location of different enemies.

Certified Awesome Award; Gold

Sound Blaster Z

2009-03-01

Vortez

Music was much more enjoyable when using a high fidelity sound card, each sound, is reproduced accurately and concisely allowing for audible differentiation of instrumental timbre.

Silver Award

Sound Blaster Z

2009-02-01

AVForums

In terms of music, hooking up the Soundblaster Z to my Onkyo amp and B&W speakers produced a deep and clear soundstage that was definitely step up on the audio that I usually pump through an Nvidia HDMI connection to the same device.

Recommended Award

Sound Blaster Z

2014-05-08

Customer Reviews

K. Perkins

Impressed!...sound reproduction is way better than on-board

T. Ürmös

Best of the best, soundblaster is still going strong.

M. Asif

Excellent No match creative sound card recommended..

A Closer Look

Specifications

Audio Technology
Sound Core3D
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
116 dB
Platform
PC - PCI-e x1
Connectivity Options (Main)
Speaker Out:
3 x 3.5 mm jacks (Front, Rear, C/Sub)
Optical Out:
1 x TOSLINK
Optical In:
1 x TOSLINK
Headphone:
1 x Amplified 3.5 mm jack
Line / Mic In:
1 x 3.5 mm jack
Max Channel Output
5.1 Channels, 7.1 Virtual
Audio Technologies
SBX Pro Studio
Microphone
Beamforming: Yes
Microphone Type: Dual-array Noise Canceling Condenser
Frequency Response: 100Hz to 20kHz
Sensitivity: -37dB
Supported Operating Systems
Windows® 8, Windows® 10, Windows® 11
Audio Fidelity
Up to 24-bit / 192 kHz
Included Accessories
Sound Blaster Beamforming Microphone
ASIO
ASIO 2.0
Recommended Usage
Gaming

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)
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

  • Sound Blaster Z sound card
  • Sound Blaster Beamforming Microphone
  • Quick Start leaflet
  • Installation CD containing:
    • Drivers for Windows®
    • Creative software suite
    • User's Guide

Warranty

1-year Limited Hardware Warranty

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