Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D THX PCIE Sound Card SB1350 - High Performance Gaming Audio Card for PC, Laptops - Perfect for Gaming, Streaming, Music Production & Home Theater Systems

Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D THX PCIE Sound Card SB1350 - High Performance Gaming Audio Card for PC, Laptops - Perfect for Gaming, Streaming, Music Production & Home Theater Systems

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Product Description Upgrade to mind-blowing PC gaming audio with the Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIE sound card powered by the revolutionary Sound Core3D quad-core Sound and Voice processor. Whether you’re on a headset or desktop speakers you’ll have a distinct tactical advantage over the competition with massively powerful THX TruStudio Pro audio technologies that deliver incredibly immersive surround sound with pin-point accurate audio placement. Lead your fellow warriors on the battlefield with CrystalVoice Voice and Clarity technologies that ensure even in the heat of battle your voice will be heard clearly. Choose the PC audio choice of Champions, and hear the sound of victory. Choose Sound Blaster. From the Manufacturer Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D THX PCIe Sound Card Upgrade to mind-blowing PC gaming audio with the Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe sound card Powerful technologies deliver incredibly immersive sound and voice clarity Enjoy the ultimate in Sound Blaster performance with support for studio quality headsets Upgrade to mind-blowing PC gaming audio with the Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe sound card powered by the revolutionary Sound Core3D quad-core Sound and Voice processor. Whether you're on a headset or desktop speakers you'll have a distinct tactical advantage over the competition with massively powerful THX TruStudio Pro audio technologies that deliver incredibly immersive surround sound with pin-point accurate audio placement. Lead your fellow warriors on the battlefield with CrystalVoice Voice and Clarity technologies that ensure even in the heat of battle your voice will be heard clearly. Choose the PC audio choice of Champions, and hear the sound of victory. Choose Sound Blaster.Hardware-accelerated THX TruStudio Pro audio technologies deliver unsurpassed audio playback quality, while the innovative CrystalVoice processing lets you communicate with crystal clear vocal fidelity in your multiplayer games, online chats and video conferencing. Engineered for low power consumption and high performance, the Sound Core3D processor is Creative's first sound and voice processor to integrate a quad-core high-performance digital signal processor (DSP) and high-quality converters onto a single chip. Connect to your favorite audio equipment with ease. View larger Powered by Sound Core3DSound Core3D is a high performance Sound and Voice processor for accelerating advanced audio and voice technologies. The quad-core Sound Core3D audio processor offloads THX TruStudio Pro and CrystalVoice effects processing from your primary CPU, improving your gaming experience with faster frame rates and drastically superior audio and voice quality.THX TruStudio Pro Sound TechnologyTHX TruStudio Pro Sound Technology creates unprecedented levels of audio realism including stunning 3D surround effects for your speakers and headphones by producing additional virtual speakers around, above and below you.CrystalVoice Voice Enhancement And Clarity TechnologyLet your teammates hear you clearly thanks to the CrystalVoice suite of realtime audio processing tools. CrystalVoice Acoustic Echo Cancellation eliminates echoes that interfere with your conversation. CrystalVoice Noise Reduction eliminates unwanted background noise from your conversation. CrystalVoice Smart Volume allows you to be heard clearly without having to shout or whisper. CrystalVoice FX morphs your voice into different characters and accents. And CrystalVoice Focus suppresses noise outside your acoustic zone and be heard with amazing clarity.Scout ModeHear your enemies before they hear you. Scout Mode is a proprietary technology that allows you to hear your enemies from further away, giving you a distinct tactical advantage in combat.Dolby Digital LiveConnect the Recon3D to your home theater system through a single digital cable and enjoy cinematic DVD movies by transforming any stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1 audio streams into high fidelity immersive surround sound.Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Control Panel SoftwareCalibrate and customize every aspect of the Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe audio and voice settings to really get into your game.High Quality Headphone AmpThe dedicated high quality headphone amp supports studio quality headphones and headsets with up to 600 ohm impedance.What's in the Box?Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe sound card, Quick Start leaflet, installation CD containing drivers for Windows, Creative software suite, and User's Guide.System RequirementsIntel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent processor, 2.2 GHz or fasterIntel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboardMicrosoft Windows 7 (32/64-bit)1GB RAM600MB of free hard disk spaceAvailable PCI Express (x1, x4 or x16) slotAvailable CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive Which Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Sound Card is Right for You?

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Quad-core Sound Core3D Audio Processor

THX TruStudio Pro sound technologies

Dolby Digital Live for compelling 5.1 surround sound from any source

Dedicated high quality headphone amp; supports headphones and headsets with up to 600 ohms impedance

Calibrate and customize every aspect of the Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIE audio and voice settings to really get into your game

Connects to your home theatre system through a single digital cable and enjoy cinematic DVD movies by transforming any stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1 audio streams into high fidelity immersive surround sound

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Let me start off by saying I am no audiophile but just someone who really loves their PC gaming (Mainly CSGO). After spending a good chunk of change on some Audio-Technica ATH-AD900X's and a Antlion Audio ModMic to step my gaming and positional audio up to the next level, the next move was to upgrade from my mobo's onboard sound (Realtek ALC892) to some sort of upgraded audio hardware. I did some homework and found myself trying to choose between a sound card or a external DAC. In the end I decided I have enough clutter on my desk and would prefer a card that I could put in my case and out of sight. I had my eye on a few different models but with so many mixed reviews out there it was hard to tell who was right and who was wrong. In the end I came across this and with the majority of reviews being so positive I decided to pull the trigger and order it.-------------------------------------------INSTALLATIONSure it's pretty dated (originally released in 2011 I believe) but so far it has worked flawlessly. Simply plugged it in and it was instantly detected and installed on Windows 7. Next ran my driver updating software to get it to it's most current (and mostly likely last ever) software updates which are dated 11/17/2014 for the SB Recon3D PCIe and the other 11/17/2014 for the Sound Blaster Audio Controller. Afterwards it was a simple matter of going into the audio devices and setting the SB Recon3D PCIe as the Default device and disabling the other devices (onboard sound) so there would be no conflicts. Doing this for the microphone as well.Next, in the SB software it was as simple as setting the Speakers/Headphones tab to Headphones and plugging my headphone jack into the headphone audio outlet (right next to the microphone jack and not the Green jack unless you want to use speakers). In CSGO I'm a fan of standard Stereo settings rather than 5.1 surround sound because it just doesn't work that well in Counter Strike. From there I instantly noticed the upgrade in performance. Sounds were amplified and what was once nearly maxed out volume levels have now been lowered to usually the mid 20% range. Sounds are crisp and positional audio is easier to pinpoint on the sound stage. So those features alone were worth it to me.-------------------------------------------ABOUT THE SOFTWARE (SBX Pro Studio)Now the software comes with a couple of other fun features you can play around with. Features that allow you to adjust the level of things you want like Surround sound, Crystalizer (enhances music and movies to make them sound "livelier"), Bass, Smart Volume, Dialog Plus (no idea what that is).For the microphone is has the CRYSTALVOICE tab which allows you to adjust mic volume, mic boost. As well as smart volume, noise reduction, acoustic echo cancellation and focus. One of the more fun parts in this section is the FX feature which is basically a voice changer for those who like to mess around with that stuff for fun."Scout Mode" - This was an interesting setting which is supposed to be directed at FPS players. The description we're given is "THIS PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS YOU TO HEAR YOUR ENEMIES FROM FURTHER AWAY, GIVING YOU A DISTINCT TACTICAL ADVANTAGE IN COMBAT." Once enabled I will admit it did exactly what it said and I was able to hear certain sounds like footsteps from further away with ease but this setting basically overrides everything. It uses the Smart Volume, 5.1 surround sound and the Smart Volume for the mic. which meant it would quiet my teammates talking, quiet gunshots that one would want to hear for position and once again surround sound which I just don't like. So in the end I don't use it.Lastly with the final update they did include a couple did profiles you can use depending on the game type your playing. Otherwise you can make a custom one fine tuned to your liking.---------------------------------------------CONCLUSIONOverall I'm satisfied and at the same time a little disappointed. It works great and it's nice that it has it's own CPU to take some stress off my main CPU while I'm running my games. I'm disappointed that it is essentially dated hardware that hasn't seen a driver update in over 3 years and probably never will again. Still a tad on the spendy side as well ($80) even though it's 5 years old but I feel it was worth it. If you're a FPS player or a PC gamer in general then I would definitely throw this in the ring for sound upgrade options.

Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D THX PCIE Sound Card SB1350 - High Performance Gaming Audio Card for PC, Laptops - Perfect for Gaming, Streaming, Music Production & Home Theater Systems

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