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Page 1: ... PRODUCT EXPERIENCE GUIDE Meet the Future of Audio ...

Page 2: ...domain and delivers the most mind blowing high resolution audio listening experience SOUND BLASTER X7 AN OVERVIEW Get acquainted with the Sound Blaster X7 s controls connectors and connectivity options EXPERIENCING THE SOUND BLASTER X7 Discover a whole new side of audio using the Sound Blaster X7 ENHANCING AUDIO PLAYBACK Learn how to easily enhance your audio with the downloadable Sound Blaster X7...

Page 3: ...ULTRA HIGH END SOUND BLASTER WITH 24 BIT 192kHz HIGH RESOLUTION 127dB USB DAC AUDIO AMPLIFIER Ultra High Fidelity Digital Audio Powerful Amplification Audiophile Experience ...

Page 4: ...or Bluetooth pairing Press again to switch off Key Features 1x Bluetooth 4 1 Module supporting HFP with HD Voice and A2DP with AAC aptX and aptX Low Latency 1x USB 2 0 Host port allows direct streaming of high quality lossless audio from Android and iOS devices 4x swappable op amps for customizable tonality NFC Sensor Just tap for one touch Bluetooth pairing DC In Port Connect to the supplied 24V ...

Page 5: ...ding TECHNOLOGY INSIDE Intelligent processor for customizable enhancements CONNECTIVITY Audio Sources Optical Connect a game console or TV to experience amplified and enhanced audio for your games or movies Digital USB Connect to a laptop or desktop for up to 24 bit 192kHz high resolution digital audio playback Functions as a full fledged external Sound Blaster for your PC Mac Analog Connect porta...

Page 6: ... 6 3mm Headphones 1 8 3 5mm Headphones One Touch Bluetooth Pairing NFC Technology allows for one touch pairing Simply tap your NFC enabled device on the Sound Blaster X7 to instantly pair and connect Creative Multipoint lets you connect 2 Bluetooth devices simultaneously and easily toggle between them SOUND BLASTER X7 PRODUCT EXPERIENCE GUIDE CONNECTIVITY cont Sound Blaster X7 An Overview Compatib...

Page 7: ...sponding terminals Passive speakers banana plugs Simply push the banana plug into the binding post of the Speaker Output terminal OR OR 5 1 Channel Analog Speakers Active speakers front rear center subwoofer audio inputs center speaker front speakers rear speakers CONNECTIVITY cont SOUND BLASTER X7 PRODUCT EXPERIENCE GUIDE SOUND BLASTER X7 PRODUCT EXPERIENCE GUIDE Sound Blaster X7 An Overview fron...

Page 8: ...ence unparalleled realism Hans Zimmer Modern Warfare 2 Opening Title Leona Lewis s Bleeding Love is the top selling single world wide in 2008 The pop R B ballad showcases Leona s impressive vocal prowess Accompanied by church organs synthesized strings wood block percussions and even a distorted marching drum this song is brought to a whole new level of rhythm via the Sound Blaster X7 The Sound Bl...

Page 9: ...ve com to download the Sound Blaster X7 Control Panel Overview Speaker Headphone selection Select the audio output to speakers or headphones Volume Level Control Adjust master volume Mute unmute the volume SBX audio settings Select audio enhancements or modify settings 1 CrystalVoice audio settings Select voice enhancements or modify settings Choose other VoiceFX effects 2 Equalizer settings Selec...

Page 10: ...re equalizer settings For Sound Blaster X7 Control Panel Click the Equalizer menu For Sound Blaster X7 Control Tap Equalizer 7 A Music Movies Gaming In the SBX Pro Studio menu select or modify the options as desired 1 Sound Blaster X7 Control Sound Blaster X7 Control Panel CrystalVoice FX Select to choose up to 18 different VoiceFX effects to morph your voice instantaneously CrystalVoice Smart Vol...

Page 11: ...e Bypass all playback monitoring and microphone effects to listen to audio in its purest form directly from the source SPDIF In Direct Enable bit to bit input streaming of up to 24 bit 96kHz signals without processing When turned on other audio input sources will be disabled Normal Gain Select for headphones with 32 300 ohm impedance High Gain Select for headphones with 300 600 ohm impedance Calib...

Page 12: ...o quality and listening experience However such processing is considered distortion by tools designed to test for audio precision Hence in order to properly measure the Sound Blaster X7 s analog precision you must first disable all such processing The recommended procedure for disabling such processing is as follows 1 Launch Sound Blaster X7 Control Panel The Sound Blaster X7 Control Panel is an a...

Page 13: ...ction and Set Impedance Use a high quality RCA to RCA audio stereo cable connect the Line output to Line Input for the loopback test Then set the impedance to 8Ω at the back of Sound Blaster X7 24 SOUND BLASTER X7 PRODUCT EXPERIENCE GUIDE SOUND BLASTER X7 PRODUCT EXPERIENCE GUIDE 25 Your Sound Blaster X7 is now properly set up for Analog measurement Select Recording set Line In volume at 50 set al...

Page 14: ...DE SOUND BLASTER X7 PRODUCT EXPERIENCE GUIDE 27 Establishing playback and recording levels Click on this button in the Run tests section Adjust the Recording Line In level 50 till the test tones are 1dB Repeat the RMAA test with different sample rate such as 24 bit 44kHz 24 bit 48kHz 24 bit 96kHz or 24 bit 192kHz Summary of Audio Settings Master Sampling Rate Matched to the test performed e g 192k...

Page 15: ...Noise dB A 91 7 Very good IMD Noise 0 0027 Excellent Stereo crosstalk dB 112 4 Excellent IMD at 10 kHz 0 0023 Excellent GENERAL PERFORMANCE VERY GOOD Summary Appendix 29 28 SOUND BLASTER X7 PRODUCT EXPERIENCE GUIDE SOUND BLASTER X7 PRODUCT EXPERIENCE GUIDE Frequency response Dynamic range Noise level THD Noise at 3 dB FS Left Right From 20 Hz to 20 kHz dB 0 41 0 02 0 56 0 13 From 40 Hz to 15 kHz d...

Page 16: ...dio Analyzer Test Report for Sound Blaster X7 24 bit 96 kHz Testing device Speakers Sound Blaster X7 Sampling mode 24 bit 96 kHz Interface MME Testing chain External loopback line out line in RMAA Version 6 4 0 PRO 20 Hz 20 kHz filter ON Normalize amplitude ON Level change 0 1 dB 0 3 dB Mono mode OFF Calibration signal Hz 1000 Polarity correct correct Frequency response from 40 Hz to 15 kHz dB 0 0...

Page 17: ...7 DC offset 0 00 0 00 Left Right THD 0 0017 0 0016 THD Noise 0 0018 0 0017 THD Noise A weighted 0 0023 0 0022 Appendix 33 32 SOUND BLASTER X7 PRODUCT EXPERIENCE GUIDE SOUND BLASTER X7 PRODUCT EXPERIENCE GUIDE Intermodulation distortion IMD swept tones Stereo crosstalk Left Right IMD Noise 0 0026 0 0025 IMD Noise A weighted 0 0015 0 0016 Left Right Crosstalk at 100 Hz dB 108 106 Crosstalk at 1000 H...

Page 18: ...nt THD Noise dB A 93 3 Very Good IMD Noise 0 0026 Excellent Stereo crosstalk dB 116 0 Excellent IMD at 10 kHz 0 0019 Excellent GENERAL PERFORMANCE EXCELLENT Appendix 35 34 SOUND BLASTER X7 PRODUCT EXPERIENCE GUIDE SOUND BLASTER X7 PRODUCT EXPERIENCE GUIDE Frequency response Dynamic range Noise level THD Noise at 3 dB FS Left Right From 20 Hz to 20 kHz dB 0 22 0 02 0 37 0 13 From 40 Hz to 15 kHz dB...

Page 19: ...io Analyzer Test Report for Sound Blaster X7 24 bit 44 kHz Testing device Speakers Sound Blaster X7 Sampling mode 24 bit 44 kHz Interface MME Testing chain External loopback line out line in RMAA Version 6 4 0 PRO 20 Hz 20 kHz filter ON Normalize amplitude ON Level change 0 1 dB 0 3 dB Mono mode OFF Calibration signal Hz 1000 Polarity correct correct Summary Frequency response from 40 Hz to 15 kHz...

Page 20: ... 0 DC offset 0 00 0 00 Left Right THD 0 0016 0 0014 THD Noise 0 0016 0 0015 THD Noise A weighted 0 0021 0 0019 Appendix 39 38 SOUND BLASTER X7 PRODUCT EXPERIENCE GUIDE SOUND BLASTER X7 PRODUCT EXPERIENCE GUIDE Intermodulation distortion IMD swept tones Stereo crosstalk Left Right IMD Noise 0 0025 0 0024 IMD Noise A weighted 0 0014 0 0014 Left Right Crosstalk at 100 Hz dB 111 114 Crosstalk at 1000 ...

Page 21: ...SB USB Host Maximum Playback Quality 24 bit 192kHz Maximum Recording Quality 24 bit 192kHz SNR for Playback 127dB DAC Headphone s Output 2 1 x 1 4 1 x 1 8 Charging Output up to 2 1A Headphone Amplifier Up to 600ohms Digital Amplifier 2 x 50W Wireless Digital RF 2 4GHz Bluetooth NFC ASIO 2 0 Support Playback Record Additional Features Work with PC Mac iOS Android devices Internal Mic Array Hardware...

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Page 23: ...ther countries aptX is a trademark of CSR plc The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by Creative Technology Ltd is under license All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners The software for the product may not be used separately from the hardware Information in this document is subject to change without n...

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