Product description
Discover details you've never heard before with the Sound Blaster X1.
Designed specifically to deliver powerful and pristine audio to your headphones, the super compact Sound Blaster X1 upgrades your audio quality instantly to high-resolution playback with its built-in AKM 4377 DAC. Coupled with the Ti/Burr-Brown INA1620 dual audio operational amplifier, the Sound Blaster X1 amplifies and delivers crisp audio to further enhance your listening experience. In simple terms, the Sound Blaster X1 acts as the middleman between your device and headphones to give your audio a clearer, louder and more impactful boost along with Super X-Fi Headphone Holography.
Connect it directly via USB-C to your PC, Mac, PlayStation consoles, or Nintendo Switch, and it enhances your device's audio with little effort. It also comes with playback and mic mute buttons, as well as SmartComms Kit via the Creative app on PC and Mac, for a fuss-free way to communicate online during meetings or even in-game chats.
INSTANT AUDIO UPGRADE
Hear every layer, every detail, and every nuance of your favorite media. The Sound Blaster X1 delivers pristine audio yielding up to 115 dB SNR and 0.00056% THD, at 24-bit / 96 kHz playback resolution.
IMMERSIVE SURROUND EXPERIENCE
With the award-winning Super X-Fi Headphone Holography, experience natural and lifelike soundstage that's deeply immersive and highly realistic, akin to the movie theater, right in your favorite headphones.
HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER
The Sound Blaster X1 is capable of driving headphones with high impedances of up to 600?, even studio-grade ones.
PLUG-AND-PLAY
With a convenient plug-and-play USB-C interface, the Sound Blaster X1 connects directly to your PC, Mac, or gaming console, and does not require any driver for setup.
CONVENIENT CONTROLS
Access handy functions like volume, mic mute, and Super X-Fi control on the Sound Blaster X1 without reaching out to your device to adjust on-screen settings.
CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING
The downloadable Creative app softwareallows you to customize your audio quickly for your specific needs, including EQ adjustments, Sound Blaster Acoustic Engine suite of enhancements like Bass, Crystalizer, and Surround Virtualization.
You can also access and control our SmartComms Kit’s suite of smart communication via the Creative app. Enjoy features such as VoiceDetect, NoiseClean-out, and NoiseClean-in to improve your online calls experience.
CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING
TWEAK EQ SETTINGS
ENHANCE YOUR AUDIO FURTHER
COMMUNICATE SMARTER
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Audio Quality 115 dB DNR 115 dB DNR 114 dB DNR
Dimension 9.7 x 175 x 67 mm / 0.4 x 0.7 x 2.6 inches 129 x 129 x 40.6 mm / 5.07 x 5.07 x 1.60 inches 130.5 x 130.5 x 40.6 mm / 5.14 x 5.14 x 1.60 inches
DAC Specs 24-bit / 96 kHz 32-bit / 192 kHz 24-bit /192 kHz
Amp Specs Up to 600? headphones Up to 600? headphones Up to 600? headphones
Super X-Fi ? ? ?
Surround Virtual 7.1 / 5.1 Discrete 7.1 / 5.1, Virtual 7.1 / 5.1 Discrete 7.1 / 5.1, Virtual 7.1 / 5.1
SXFI BATTLE Mode X X ?
SmartComms Kit ? X ?
Creative app ? ? ?
Connectivity 1 x USB-C port for PC, 1 x 1/8? Headphone / Headset Jack 1 x TOSLINK Optical Out, 1 x ?? Rear Out, 1 x ?? Center / Sub Out, 1 x 1/8? Headphone / Headset Jack, 1 x 1/8? Ext. Mic-in Jack, 1 x ?? Front-out, 1 x ?? Side Out Jack, 1 x USB-C port for PC / Mac, 1 x ?? Line-in Jack 1 x TOSLINK Optical Out, 1 x ?? Rear Out, 1 x ?? Center / Sub Out, 1 x 1/8? Headphone / Headset Jack, 1 x 1/8? Ext. Mic-in Jack, 1 x ?? Front-out, 1 x ?? Side Out Jack, 1 x USB-C port for PC / Mac, 1 x ?? Optical / Line-in Combo Jack