For games
Get started instantly with Gaming Profiles that have been optimized for the hottest games like PUBG and Fortnite, or tweak the EQ settings further to make the profile truly yours.

For voice chat
Choose from list of pre-tuned Microphone EQs that compensates for your preferred headset's built-in mic so you sound more natural and clearer while communicating. It's all meticulously engineered so you can get to the fun part right away!

Pristine audio clarity
Don't let your PC's onboard audio dilute your audio enjoyment! With a signal-to-noise (SNR) of 116 dB that is 35.4 times better than your default audio, Sound Blaster Z SE delivers pristine audio clarity that is nothing short of impressive. It is also capable of delivering pure and unprocessed audio via Stereo Direct at an amazing bit rate of up to 24-bit / 192 kHz for high-definition audio quality.

Sound Core3D audio processor
The multi-core Sound Core3D audio processor is designed to deliver high-quality, pristine audio without overstressing your primary CPU. This improves your overall PC performance, resulting in drastically superior audio and voice quality, and contributes to an overall enhanced acoustics performance.

Advanced entertainment audio
With Sound Blaster Z SE's gold-plated connectors, speaker optimization technology, and digital content encoding capability, you can be assured of only the best digital audio possible. Plus, the sound card supports Audio Stream Input / Output (ASIO) to provide you with low-latency and high-fidelity audio, even for your recordings!

Bring out the best in your gaming headset
Complementing your gaming headset with a high-performance headphone amplifier brings out the best of the headset, and helps it maximize its performance. The Sound Blaster Z SE comes featured with a headphone amplifier that easily drives studio-grade headphones of up to 600Ω. For the end users, this means that you can bring out the best in your gaming headset, for the ultimate headphones experience.

Pre-tuned headphones EQ presets
On top of that, Creative Technology has also expanded the list of headphones profiles to include the latest models like the Sennheiser HD 280 Pro, Corsair HS50, and Philips Fidelio X2HR, guaranteeing you the best optimized listening experience with the Sound Blaster Z SE. There's certainly no fuss at all; just pristine, high-quality, and immersive headphones audio experience.