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Sound Blaster Roar SR20A White Paper – Evolution, Concept and Tech Overview 
 

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Integrated MicroSD WMA and MP3 Player 

The Sound Blaster Roar SR20A conveniently features an integrated MicroSD WMA and 
MP3 Player that allows users to play audio directly from a MicroSD card, so users do not 
need to always commit their smartphone to play music. 

                           

 

Type of files playable from the inserted SD Card are; MP3, WMA, WAV. 
 
Playback features: 
- Repeat Shuffle mode for all music on microSD Card 
- Play from last location 
- Skip Fwd and back track while playing a track (Press FW/RW button) 
- Quick Skip Fwd and back folder when playback is paused 
- Recording 
 

Record from Bluetooth, Mic, and Line in

 

- Bedtime mode: 
 

Playback volume will gradually reduce to a minimum and playback stop after 15 minute. 

 

(Press/hold the REC/Voice Play button while playing a track to activate this function)

 

- USB Micro SD card reader  
 

When connected to PC via USB cable, PC can access the Micro SD card inserted 

             into the Micro SD slot (up to 32GB) 
-  USB Audio 
            Able to switch between USB SD Card reader and USB Audio mode

 

 

                                               

 

 
 

                         

 

 
 

Summary of Contents for Sound Blaster Roar SR20A

Page 1: ...reative Technology Ltd All rights reserved Creative and the Creative Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States and or other countries The Bluetooth w...

Page 2: ...eaker is faithful to the original source and reproduces audio where Timbre and Tonality is not altered from the original source in any way Ultimately musicality is not dissecting nor changing the soun...

Page 3: ...played at these levels 4 Portable speakers are often impulse purchases via heavy discount brand hype or for its industrial design with sound quality being the lowest consideration Most portables have...

Page 4: ...g during extreme driver excursions The top firing active driver which incidentally also moves the most is backed by the base of the unit and by the surface on which the unit is resting The rear forces...

Page 5: ...incing stereo stage width depth and even height of conventional 2 piece speakers Most one piece speakers systems tend to sound boxed in and point sourced thereby lacking in stereo width and depth With...

Page 6: ...t on the context of a full blown professional monitor Bass Midbass Driver The Long throw 2 5 heavy duty midrange bass driver that features rubber surrounds with ideal flex properties is used for midba...

Page 7: ...te of 44 1 kHz to match the venerable audio CD Dynamic Range 16 Bit Digital Audio 20Log10 216 96 32 dB 20 Bit 120 4 dB etc Taking CD quality as the benchmark 16 bit 44 1 kHz has a dynamic range of 96d...

Page 8: ...dio Coding is the default file format on the iPhone iPod TM and the iTunesTM software and for downloads from the Apple iTunes store The compression scheme it uses is better than that of MP3 and AAC ca...

Page 9: ...of attaining accuracy with musicality the system is continuously tuned and tweaked for best objective accuracy and subjective musical results Our high performance Gigaworks T3 and the latest Signature...

Page 10: ...Sound Blaster Roar SR20A White Paper Evolution Concept and Tech Overview 10 7 2014 PAGE 10 OF 20 PA 1 FRONT VIEW PA 1 REAR VIEW In House reference Pre Amplifier PA 1...

Page 11: ...ile delivering full spectral output at maximum levels with minimal or no compression NOT common in many battery operated portables Like a professional loudspeaker the SR20A is designed to go low and a...

Page 12: ...or in mid far field listening conditions Eg Dance Hall in door gatherings When do I turn off TeraBass Unlike many competing designs in the portable segment which has no option to turn off any bass enh...

Page 13: ...user with 2 or less Bluetooth devices who may not want to share the Sound Blaster Roar LS Mode 1 Friendly access mode Allows Bluetooth devices that have been paired to the speaker before to takeover c...

Page 14: ...20 Other Features The Sound Blaster Roar also comes with the following other features that enhance its usability High Performance Built In Microphone The microphone of the SR20A is located right above...

Page 15: ...tes all created energy into clean audio output The lack of separate individual parts joined together also means that the speaker chassis doesn t rattle when bass heavy audio tracks are pumped out at h...

Page 16: ...ures Repeat Shuffle mode for all music on microSD Card Play from last location Skip Fwd and back track while playing a track Press FW RW button Quick Skip Fwd and back folder when playback is paused R...

Page 17: ...access the Bluetooth menu within the smart device This makes setup and the Bluetooth connection extremely easy Manual Pairing is still available by using the Bluetooth button ROAR Useful for parties...

Page 18: ...right channels MegaStereo mode An option is provided for dual Sound Blaster Roar SR20As to be connected together to deliver MegaStereo where the left SR20A s high frequency drivers both deliver the le...

Page 19: ...to the right SoundBlaster Roar s Auxillairy Input The left Sound Blaster Roar SR20A detects the MegaStereo cables white jack master and its built in processor configures it to play only the left chann...

Page 20: ...bles as an Aux In analog cable Where the White Master 3 5mm jack connects to the source device and the Red Slave 3 5mm jack connects to the loudspeaker The MegaStereo cable can be purchased separately...

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