![]() Mids and bass are recessed, meaning the sound lacked richness. The 125-milliwatt headphone amp was enough to drive the HD800, which is great news for those with high impedance cans. As for the microphone, we just had to plug it into the mic input and then open our recording software. None of this was difficult to do, but it is aggravating that Creative Labs enabled EQ by default. We turned off all sound modifications in the Z Series software suite and noticed a significant improvement in the quality of the audio. When we first listened to music with the Sennheiser HD800, it sounded awful five minutes into the experience, we realized that a bunch of EQ settings are on by default. To install the hardware, we plugged the card into an empty PCIe slot, and we installed the drivers from Creative Labs’ website. Setting up the Sound Blaster Z is not difficult, but there are a few things to keep in mind if you want neutral sound. Lifewire / Emily Ramirez Setup Process/Installation: Some annoying defaults There’s nothing spectacular about the card, but it looks and feels nice, and it provides the necessities. It’s a nice addition from Creative Labs, and it’s plug and play. The included beamforming microphone is small and has a clip so it can be attached to the top of monitors. The card connects to the motherboard via a vacant PCIe slot of any size. Its main channels include a mic input, a headphone output, 3 line-level speaker outputs, and an optical SPDIF input and output. Unfortunately, Sound Blaster does not provide a frequency response for the card (humans usually hear sounds between 20 and 20,000 Hz). The card offers ASIO support, 24-bit 192 kHz stereo direct audio, and 5.1 surround support. ![]() It delivers a 116 dB SNR, which is a lower noise interference rating than most budget motherboards. On the inside, the Sound Blaster Z relies on a Sound Core 3D chipset, a MAX97220A 125 milliwatt headphone amp IC, and high-quality Nichicon capacitors. On the exterior, the Z card has a heavy, red metal casing that guards the PCB from electrical interference. Lifewire / Emily Ramirez Design: Simple and functional ![]()
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