In terms of connectivity, it features a USB-A Host port with USB audio that works with USB microphones and headphones, even wireless Bluetooth® transmitters for wireless audio. This is one of the plethora of connectivity options, such as TOSLINK and RCA optical sockets, so you can connect the Sound Blaster X5 to various platforms, such as PC, Mac, PS5, PS4, even to your audio systems, AV receivers, set-top boxes, and Blu-ray players.

To enhance the Sound Blaster X5 for smoother operation, the dual microcontroller unit (MCU) design also serves to minimize interdependence between the main components, reducing the risk of a single point of failure. This allows for improved performance with faster response time between user interaction and device control, and enhances the overall performance of the product.

It also supports ASIO 2.2 playback and recording via USB and S/PDIF, so you have easy access to multiple audio inputs and outputs with ultra-low latency and enjoy sound in its purest form.

Featuring not one, but two Cirrus Logic CS43198 DACs in the Sound Blaster X5, you are ready for ultra-high-resolution lossless playback at 32-bit / 384 kHz via PCM with an ultra-high dynamic range of up to 130 dB DNR. These DACs are also capable of decoding audio formats in DoP128 and DSD256 to deliver high-fidelity audio streaming and acoustic details that should not be missed.

Additionally, with an oversampling multi-bit modulator using mismatch shaping technology for incredibly low total harmonic distortion ~0.00018%, audio distortion is almost non-existent with the Sound Blaster X5.

Experience the smooth sound that satisfies even the most demanding desires of professional audio users! The Sound Blaster X5 is equipped with the specially designed Xamp dual headphone amplifier technology, which controls each headphone individually through 3 stages of amplification circuits.

This external sound card works with a wide range of headphones, capable of driving studio headphones up to 600Ω, including the most demanding high-tech, open-type, planar magnetic headphones, as well as sensitive IEMs, with an extremely low composite headphone output impedance of 1Ω.

How? Our Xamp technology works in conjunction with the dual DAC set to independently amplify the audio signals of the left and right headphones. This arrangement eliminates noise caused by in-circuit interference and minimizes disruptions. The fully balanced sound can then be delivered through a gold-plated 4.4 mm headphone output jack for accurate reproduction of the original audio content in its purest and most authentic form, ensuring only fidelity to satisfy the desires of your inner audiophile.

It also supports virtual surround on your headphones, developing HRTF (head-related transfer function) algorithms in audio streams for immersive, cinematic sound wrapping with realistic spatial sound placement, in whatever content you choose to enjoy.

• 1. Power
• Press x1 to turn the device on/off
• 2. Microphone Mute
• Press x1 to mute/unmute the microphone
• 3. Bluetooth

• Enter Bluetooth pairing mode
  : Press and hold for 2 seconds
• To reset Bluetooth pairing:
  Press and hold for 5 seconds
• 4. Microphone Gain Button
• Turn left to decrease microphone input gain
• Turn right to increase microphone input gain
• 5. Display Button
• Press x1 to toggle between different display states
• 6. Headphone Gain Switch
• Turn the switch up for high-impedance headphones (>150 ohms)
• Turn the switch down for low-impedance headphones (<150 ohms>)
• 7. Headphone/Speaker Switch
• Press x1 to toggle between headphone/speaker output
• 8. Direct Mode/DSP Switch
• Press x1 to toggle between DSP mode and direct mode
• 9. Equalizer
• Press x1 to toggle between three stored EQ presets
• 10. PC/Console Switch
• Turn the switch up for PC / Mac
• Turn the switch down for PS5 and PS4
• 11. Volume Button
• Turn left to decrease playback volume
• Turn right to increase playback volume