SNR (20kHz Low-pass filter, A-Wgt), 24-bit, 96kHz Texas Instrument 6120A2 (120dB DAC, 80mW into 600 ohm).TI Burr-Brown PCM4220 (Dynamic Range 123dB).TI Burr-Brown PCM1798 (123dB DAC, 24bit / 192kHz) for Rear / C / SubĪnalog-to-Digital Convertor (ADC) – DBPro board.TI Burr-Brown PCM1794 (127dB DAC, 24bit / 192kHz) for Front L / R.Creative Sound Blaster ZxR Specifications Featureĭigital-to-Analog Convertor (DAC) – Main board With the Sound Blaster ZxR, Creative has made a number of changes and additions to cater more specifically to the audio enthusiast/audiophile crowd, so let's dive in! Now a couple months ago, we reviewed the Sound Blaster Z, which is a fantastic soundcard that offered a good balance between sound quality and price, but it's merely the entry level soundcard in the Sound Blaster Z.
SOUND BLASTER ZXR REVIEW AUDIOPHILE SERIES
That being said, today we'll be reviewing the Creative Sound Blaster ZxR, which is the flagship soundcard in the Sound Blaster Z series of soundcards. Unlike the Sound Blaster Recon 3D series of soundcards, the Sound Blaster Z series soundcards carried real audio hardware such as dedicated Op-Amps, ADCs, and DACs, which greatly improved sound quality in addition to the Sound Core 3D audio processing chip – something that that Sound Blaster Recon 3D failed to do. Late last year, only a year after the introduction of the Recon 3D series of soundcards, Creative unveiled the new Sound Blaster Z series of soundcards. This unfortunately led many audio enthusiasts and audiophiles to dismiss the Recon 3D series, which allowed other vendors such as ASUS for example to capture a large portion of the dedicated soundcard market previously dominated by Creative. While the Sound Core 3D chipset is definitely impressive especially with its audio processing ability and lower power consumption, the problem with this is that with proper headphones and speakers, the sound quality on the Recon 3D series soundcards couldn't match older Sound Blaster X-Fi soundcards such as the Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium, X-Fi Titanium HD, and even the older Audigy 2 cards, which sported superior audio hardware when compared to the Recon 3D series. Creative's Z-Series Flagshipīack in 2011, Creative unveiled the Recon 3D series of soundcards based off their (at the time) new Sound Core 3D chipset, which were decent soundcards for gaming and general audio, but didn't include any real audio processing hardware (DACs, ADCs, etc.) other than the Sound Core 3D chipset itself.
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