Creative Sound Blaster GC7 External USB DAC

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

Yes ( Mobile Creative app support, Super X-Fi Profile Transfer and OTA Firmware upgrades)            

Controls

Master volume dial, GameVoice Mix dial, SXFI button, Surround button, Bass button, Treble button, Mic button, Rotary dial, Mic mute / unmute button, Power button, Platform mode switch, Headphone gain switch, 4 Reassignable C1-C4 buttons 

Weight

280g     

Dimensions

47 x 114 x 173 mm         

Dynamic Range (DNR)

116 dB 

Audio Technology

X-Fi, SB-Axx1™, Super X-Fi Ultra DSP        

Max. Playback Quality

DSP Mode: PCM 16 / 24-bit 48.0, 96.0kHz, 192 kHz, SPDIF Output: PCM 16 / 24-bit, 48.0 kHz        

Max. Recording Quality

Line-in: 16/24-bit, 48.0, 96.0, 192.0 kHz

Mic-in:16/24-bit / 48.0, 96.0, 192,0 kHz

Optical-in: 16 / 24-bit 48.0, 96.0, 192.0 kHz

SPDIF Input: 16 / 24-bit, 48.0, 96.0, 192 kHz

SPDIF passthrough: 16 / 24-bit, 48.0, 96.0, 192 kHz          

Recording Resolution

Mic-in: 16 / 24-bit 48.0, 96.0, 192.0 kHz

Optical In: 16 / 24-bit 48.0, 96.0, 192.0 kHz

Line-in: 16 / 24-bit 48.0, 96.0, 192.0 kHz

SPDIF Input: 16 / 24-bit, 48.0, 96.0, 192 kHz

SPDIF passthrough: 16 / 24-bit, 48.0, 96.0, 192 kHz          

Platform

USB 2.0, USB 3.0             

Connectivity Options (Main)

1 x 1/8″ Ext. Mic-in Jack, 1 x 1/8″ Line In / Mobile, 1 x 1/8″ Line Out, 1 x 1/8″ 4-Pole Combo Jack, 1 x SPDIF In, 1 x SPDIF Out, 1 x Type-C port for PC / Mac / Consoles        

Headphone Amp

32–300Ω, Output Impedance: 10Ω          

Max Channel Output

Stereo  

Audio Technologies

CrystalVoice       

Supported Operating Systems

Windows® 10, Windows® 11      

Included Accessories

US TOSLINK Cable, USB-C to USB-A Cable, 4-pole 3.5 mm AUX Cable         

DAC

S/N (Noise Gate Enabled) 125 dB (A-weighted), THD+N: ~0.0005%            

ADC

Dynamic Range: 114dB (A-weighted), THD+N: 0.0006%  

Power

USB 2.0 / 3.0, USB Bus Powered

Recommended Usage

Gaming

System Requirements

Windows® OS   

Intel® Core™i3 or AMD® Ryzen equivalent processor        

Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard     

Microsoft® Windows 10 32 / 64 bit or higher       

1 GB RAM           

>600 MB of free hard disk space

USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 port  

Mac® OS             

macOS 10.15 Catalina or higher 

Supports Intel-based and Apple CPU chipsets      

1 GB RAM           

USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 port  

PS4       

Firmware Ver 5.0 or later              

Available USB port          

Nintendo Switch              

Switch OS 5.0 or later     

Available 3.5 mm headphone port on console     

Available USB port (in docking mode)     

Voice communications supported when connected via 3.5 mm port and with Bluetooth to Android and iOS Nintendo Switch Online app or VOIP client             

Package Contents

1x Sound Blaster GC7    

1x USB-C to USB-A Cable              

1x Optical Cable

1x 3.5 mm AUX-in Cable