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This card works great, but man it’s loud. I had to go into settings and pull the db back quite a bit and it’s still quite loud. If I turn my pc up all the way, I’m sure it’ll blow my speakers.
I’m still trying to figure out why the 2.1 mode doesn’t separate the Left and Right channels. Support is asking me to reseat the card or try another pcie slot. I’ll get time someday.
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Product Description
High-performance PCI-e Gaming and Entertainment Sound Card and DAC
The Sound Blaster Z SE is the Special Edition of the OG Sound Blaster Z, and comes with updated features designed for effortless audio enjoyment! Not only does it feature the same high-quality audio specifications that have made its predecessor a long-time best-selling model, it has also been further boosted with gaming acoustic profiles and microphone EQ presets, all aimed to enhance your gaming and entertainment needs.
For games: Get started instantly with our Gaming Profiles that have been optimized for the hottest games like PUBG and Fortnite, or tweak the EQ settings further to make the profile truly yours.
For voice chat: Choose from our list of pre-tuned Microphone EQs that compensates for your preferred headset’s built-in mic so you sound more natural and clearer while communicating.
It’s all meticulously engineered so you can get to the fun part right away!
Pristine Audio Clarity
Up to 116 dB SNR at an amazing bit rate of up to 24-bit / 192 kHz and coupled with ASIO support for low-latency and high-fidelity audio.
Amplify Your Headsets’ Audio
Featured with a headphone amplifier that drives studio-grade headphones of up to 600Ω with an expanded list of optimized headphone profiles for the latest headphone models.
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Various Surround DeliveryOn top of our raved-about Sound Blaster Surround Virtualization technology, Sound Blaster Z SE also supports up to 7.1 virtual on headphones and speakers alongside discrete 5.1 for speakers, as well as Dolby Digital Live, and DTS Encoding. |
Sound Blaster Command SoftwareAccess the full suite of Sound Blaster’s industry-leading audio processing technologies including 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. |
High-quality Audio ComponentsEquipped with gold-plated connectors, speaker optimization technology, and digital content encoding capability for the best digital audio quality, as well as our multi-core Sound Core3D audio processor designed to deliver high-quality, pristine audio without overstressing your primary CPU. |
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This Item  Creative Sound Blaster Z SE Internal PCI-e Gaming Sound Card and DAC, 24-bit / 192 kHz, 116 dB SNR, ASIO, 600Ω Headphones Amp, Mic EQ, Discrete 5.1 / Virtual 7.1, Supports Dolby Digital Live, DTS |  |  |  |  |  | |
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| Sold By | Creative Labs, Inc. | Creative Labs, Inc. | Creative Labs, Inc. | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
| hardware interface | pci express x1 | headphone | pci express x4 | usb | pci express x1 | pci express x1, pci x 1, pci x 1, pci x 1 |
| audio output mode | Surround | Surround, Dolby Digital | Surround | Surround | Surround | 7.1 |
| surround channels | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 7.1 |
| hardware platform | Speakers, Headphones | Headphones | Headphones, PC | Headphones | PC | Speakers, Headphones, PC |
192 KHz | 384 KHz | 384 KHz | 192 KHz | 192 KHz | 192 KHz | |
| signal-to-noise ratio | 116 decibels | 122 decibels | 122 decibels | 116 decibels | — | 106 decibels |
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SPDIF pass-thru for DD/DTS exists...but in a roundabout way
The film industry loves HDMI. It passes all surround formats and with DRM/AACS gives them security. Yet for 2 decades an optical out (s/pdif) from a PC/DVD to a receiver was the preferred method for 5.1 surround. In fact for the past few years I have used a MSI B550M Mortar motherboard with s/pdif that uses the Realtek ALC1200/ALC1220P Codec. Over optical DD/DTS play perfectly out of my Denon receiver. Yet finding an optical 5.1 pass-thru sound card is difficult in 2023.The Blaster Z SE delivers DD/DTS 5.1 over optical but in an odd way. Instead of true pass-thru it encodes sound into Dolby Digital Live/DTS Connect in Windows using Creative Command software. This converts every audio signal including basic stereo and mono which is unusual. So the Z SE definitely plays 5.1 out of optical but in a roundabout way. I find the DD/DTS content clean, dynamic, musical, and the effect steering sounds correct.CONCLUSION: Old school HTPCs with optical 5.1 are becoming scarce as smart TVs and soundbars are where the industry is moving us. Investing in a receiver that uses HDMI and eARC is the true solution in the 2020s. But for those of us with HTPCs, 5.1 and 20 year old film libraries this card is a solution.
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Reviewed in Mexico on December 22, 2021
El paquete llegó sin problemas y al abrirlo lo primero que hice fue conectarla a mi PC, debo de hacer énfasis en que me tarde bastante para que pudiera encontrar el punto exacto para mí odio en el que la tarjeta sonara como yo quería.
De base, el software de Soundblaster Command nos da un preset que es más enfocado para gaming, el sonido se siente enseguida que se amplifica muchísimo, la cantidad de ruido que hacían antes mis bocinas en el nivel 100 con el audio integrado de Realtek, en esta tarjeta aproximadamente en el nivel 34 está igual de alto que en 100, por lo que es necesario ser cuidadoso al ir subiendo el volumen a las bocinas. En cuanto al sonido por defecto, puedo decir que estaba bien, sin embargo para tenerlo como yo buscaba, me metí al ecualizador, quite algunos modos como el surround que en bocinas estereo solo ahueca el sonido como si estuviera lejos. Pero una vez que encontré el punto perfecto, no le he movido.
Después de un mes aproximadamente, me compré un subwoofer el cual conecte en la tarjeta en el puerto que es para front/subwoofer y en un principio no sonaba el subwoofer, por lo que me fui a los ajustes dentro del software y me di cuenta que para que funcionará, es necesario bajar el formato de audio a 24 bits, 96000Hz. Ya que por defecto lo tenemos en 196,000Hz, sino se configura eso, jamás sonara el subwoofer o para 5.1, además de que es necesario que activemos en surround en la primera sección del software para que funcione, en la tercera sección en input seleccionar que sea 2.1, 4.1 o 5.1.
No me arrepiento para nada de haber hecho está compra, sin lugar a dudas se le puede sacar mucho jugo a esta tarjeta y se notara instantáneamente el cambio. Para la gente que está cómoda con su audio integrado no será necesaria una inversión como está, pero si eres exigente, está tarjeta no te va a defraudar para nada. Excelente compra.
Mi modelo es la Soundblaster Z SE, no tiene el LED rojo dentro de la tarjeta a diferencia del modelo que no es el SE.
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