Creative Sound Blaster X4 Hi-res 7.1 External USB DAC and AMP Sound Card

Dimensions

130.5 mm x 130.5 mm x 40.6 mm (5.14 x 5.14 x 1.60 inches)       

Dynamic Range (DNR)

114 dB 

Audio Technology

Sound Blaster Acoustic Engine, Super X-Fi

Max. Playback Quality

Sampling Rate (Playback) :          

Direct Mode:    

Playback Resolution (Optical Out): PCM 16/24-bit / 48.0, 96.0, 192.0 kHz

Dolby Digital Live: 16-bit, 48.0 kHz           

Playback Resolution (Stereo): PCM 16/24-bit / 48.0, 96.0, 192.0 kHz         

Surround 7.1: PCM 16/24-bit / 48.0, 96.0 kHz     

Max. Recording Quality

Mic-in: 

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

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

16/24-bit / 48.0, 96.0 kHz            

Recording Resolution

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

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

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

Connectivity Options (Main)

1 x TOSLINK Optical Out, 1 x ⅛″ Rear Out, 1 x ⅛″ Centre / Sub Out, 1 x 1/8″ Headphone / Headset Jack, 1 x 1/8″ Ext. Mic-in Jack, 1 x ⅛″ Front-out, 1 x ⅛″ Side Out Jack, 1 x USB-C port for PC / Mac, 1 x ⅛″ Optical / Line-in Combo Jack          

Headphone Amp

Supported Headphone Impedance: 32–600Ω, High Gain: 150–600Ω (2.3V RMS @ 150Ω, 2.9V RMS @ 600Ω), Output Impedance: 10Ω, Low Gain: 32–149Ω (1.2V RMS @ 32Ω)               

Audio Technologies

CrystalVoice      

Scout Mode      

Supported Operating Systems

Windows® 10 Ver 1703, macOS 10.15 and above, Windows® 11 

Included Accessories

Optical Cable (1m / 3.28 ft), USB-A to USB-C Cable (2m / 6.56 ft)

DAC

Dynamic Range (Stereo): 114 dB, THD+N (Stereo): 0.001%            

ADC

Dynamic Range: 104 dB, THD+N: 0.0017%

Power

USB Bus Powered, USB-C            

Recommended Usage

Home Entertainment    

System Requirements

Windows® OS   

Intel® Core™i3 or AMD® equivalent processor   

Intel, AMD, or 100% compatible motherboard   

Microsoft® Windows 11, Windows 10 32 / 64-bit Ver 1703 or higher        

> 4 GB RAM       

> 4 GB of free hard disk space    

USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 port  

macOS 

macOS X® 10.15 or higher           

> 4 GB RAM       

USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 port  

PS5        

Firmware Version 20.02-2.26.00.00-00.00.00.0.1 or later               

Available USB port          

Audio Balance feature requires a HDMI to Optical converter (not included)           

PS4        

Firmware Version 5.0 or later     

Available USB port          

Available Optical-out port (for Audio Balance)    

Nintendo Switch              

Switch OS 5.0 or later    

Available 3.5 mm headphone port           

Available USB port (in docking mode)    

External USB Power (not included)          

Voice communication is title-dependent

Android^            

Android OS Version 8.0 or later 

Device must have built-in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support   

iOS^      

iOS Version 12.0 or later              

Device must have built-in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support   

^Used as a remote controller for Sound Blaster X4 on PS5 / PS4 / Nintendo Switch only, does not support Bluetooth audio streaming           

Package Contents

Sound Blaster X4             

USB-A to USB-C Cable (2m / 6.56 ft)        

Optical Cable (1m / 3.28 ft)         

SmartComms Kit Leaflet

Quick Start Guide and Leaflets  

Warranty Leaflets