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Creative - Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus Black

Creative - Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus BlackUPGRADE PROGRAM FOR SOUND BLASTERX AE-5 CUSTOMERS. Customers who purchased the Sound BlasterX AE-5 (non-Plus version) directly from creative.com in the last 90 days now have the option of returning the product bac…
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Creative - Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus Black

UPGRADE PROGRAM FOR SOUND BLASTERX AE-5 CUSTOMERS
Customers who purchased the Sound BlasterX AE-5 (non-Plus version) directly from creative.com in the last 90 days now have the option of returning the product back to us. This option is only available to those who would like to upgrade to the Sound Blaster AE-5 Plus for additional Dolby Digital and DTS support.

Be one of the proud OPs showing off their gaming rigs on r/battlestations! The Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus is a perfect convergence between aesthetics and performance that features a SABRE32 ultra-class hi-res PCI-e gaming sound card and DAC with customizable RGB LEDs on its body, and comes with an included RGB LED strip. It also features our award-winning Xamp discrete headphone amp that utilizes a bi-amplification technology, as well as our full suite of industry-leading audio processing technologies including Surround Virtualization.

SABRE-class DAC
The Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus is a SABRE-class PCI-e DAC that is perfect for high resolution audio for games, music and movies. It delivers extremely clean 122 dB DNR audio stream at up to 32-bit / 384 kHz* playback with ultra-low distortion and jitter.

Aurora Reactive Lighting System
Enjoy a symphony of lights and sound with the Aurora Reactive Lighting System! The Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus has customizable RGB LEDs on its body, and also features an included RGB LED strip. Program up to 16.8 million colors in different patterns with the free downloadable Sound Blaster Command software for PC.

Specifications:
Interface/Power
PCI-e bus power, +5V for Aurora lighting (requires 4-pin molex peripheral connector from PC power supply)
Audio Technology
Sound Core3D
Dynamic Range (DNR)
122 dB
Connectivity Options (Main)
1 x TOSLINK Optical Out, 1 x 1/8" (3.5mm) Mic In / Line In, 1 x 1/8" (3.5mm) Headphone / Headset Out, 1 x 1/8" Front Out, 1 x 1/8" Rear Out, 1 x 1/8" Center / Sub Out, 1 x Front Panel Header
Headphone Amp
Output Impedance: 1Ω, Low Gain: 16—149 Ω (+0 dB), Supported Headphone Impedance: 16—600Ω
Audio Technologies
CrystalVoice 
Scout Mode 
DTS Connect Encoding 
Dolby Digital Live Encoding
Supported Operating Systems
Windows® 10
Dimensions
145 x 20 x 128 mm
ASIO
Playback & Recording
Platform
PCI-e
Recommended Usage
Gaming 
Home Entertainment
DAC
Dynamic Range: 122 dB, THD+N (DAC): 0.00032[%]

PACKAGE CONTENTS

  • Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus
  • 1 x LED Strip (30cm / 10 LEDs)
  • 1 x Extension Cable
  • Quick Start Leaflet
  • Warranty Leaflets


Product specifications

General
Brand
Campaign
Product ID
2368M9
SKU
1159875
Title
Creative - Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus Black
Additional info
Tag
Audio
Audio output channels
5.1 channels
Audio quality
32 bit
Audio system direct 3D sound
Yes
Internal
Yes
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
122 dB
Ports & interfaces
Digital audio optical out
1
Headphone connectivity
3.5 mm
Headphone outputs
1
Host interface
PCI-E
Line-in
Yes
Line-out
Yes
Microphone in
Yes
Features
Dolby technologies
DTS, Dolby Digital Live
Product colour
Black
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
0.00032%
Software
Windows operating systems supported
Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
System requirements
Minimum RAM
1000 MB
Minimum processor
Intel Core i3
Weight & dimensions
Depth
128 mm
Height
20 mm
Width
145 mm
Other features
Audio system maximum sampling rate
384 kHz
Minimum storage drive space
600 MB
Sound enhancement technology
BlasterX Acoustic Engine, CrystalVoice

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