Marketing description

The Sound Blaster Z, part of the ultra high-performance Z-series of Sound Blaster PCI Express sound cards, is an ideal all-round solution for your PC gaming and entertainment needs.

Key selling points

• 116 dB signal-to-noise ratio
• SBX Pro Studio technologies
• Crystal clear communication
• Sound Core3D audio processor
• Advanced home entertainment audio
• High fidelity surround sound

Product features

• 116 dB signal-to-noise ratio
  A signal to noise ratio or SNR of 116 dB means your audio will be > 99.99% pure audio which is 34.4 times better than motherboard audio.
• SBX Pro Studio technologies
  You can experience awe-inspiring audio with the SBX Pro Studio suite of technologies that immerses you in your games and movies with amazing detail and a 360-degree true-to-life sound stage.
• Crystal clear communication
  In gaming, if you're not communicating, you're not winning. You can experience crystal clear commmunication with your teammates with the CrystalVoice suite of technologies that removes echoes, ambient noises and picks up your voice from within a zone (CrystalVoice Focus).
• Sound Core3D audio processor
  The quad-core Sound Core3D audio processor was 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.
• Advanced home entertainment audio
  Experience like never before the power of Sound Blaster audio with your home entertainment 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.
• High fidelity surround sound
  Connect to your home theater 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.