Product Features 

• Dolby Digital and DTS Compatible – Now with support for Dolby Digital Live and DTS encoding for even more delivery options to your external audio devices. The AE-5 Plus also supports discrete 5.1 and 7.1 virtual surround, as well as Sound Blaster surround virtualization technology.
• Powerful and Discreet Headphone Amplifier: The Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus features Xamp, our custom designed discrete headphone amplifier that uses bi-amplification technology to power each headphone individually with 1Ω output impedance and drives studio grade headphones up to 600Ω, including high-end planar-magnetic earphones
• Pristine Audio Quality: With the ultra-class SABRE32 PCI-e DAC to deliver up to 32-bit / 384 kHz playback with a 122 dB DNR, ultra-low distortion, and jitter, the AE-5 Plus is more than capable of audio from high resolution for games, music and movies; In short, for demanding audio lovers of any kind, the AE-5 Plus, is set up to blow. Exceed your expectations with flawless audio and powerful performance
• RGB Your Gaming Gear – The AE-5 Plus has customizable RGB LED lights on its body, and it also features an included RGB LED strip. Enjoy a symphony of lights and sound with 16.8 million colors in different patterns to choose from, all through Blaster Command sound software for PC.
• Industry Leading Audio Processing: The Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus builds on the long legacy of audio processing and sound enhancements Blaster, available through Sound Blaster Command software and with fully customizable audio processing technologies to offer Clearer voices, accurate studs, and increased bass

Hi-Res PCI-E Gaming Sound Card And DAC With RGB Lighting, Dolby Digital Live, And DTS Encoding

Be one of the proud OPs showing off their gaming rigs on r/battlestations! The Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus is a perfect convergence between aesthetics and performance that features a SABRE32 ultra-class hi-res PCI-e gaming sound card and DAC with customizable RGB LEDs on its body, and comes with an included RGB LED strip. It also features our award-winning Xamp discrete headphone amp that utilizes a bi-amplification technology, as well as our full suite of industry-leading audio processing technologies including Surround Virtualization.

Custom Xamp Discrete Headphone Bi-amp

 

Maximize your prized headset’s potential! Powerful headsets require audiophile-grade headphone amplifier to drive outstanding audio performance, and that’s where Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus comes in. The hi-res sound card features Xamp, our custom-designed discrete headphone bi-amplifier.

Typical Headphone Amp

In a typical headphone amp, your left and right channels are amplified all at once using the same amplifier IC.

The end result in your ears is silky smooth audio regardless of how dynamic or demanding the current audio scene may be. For the pro-audio users, the Xamp Discrete Headphone Bi-amp satisfies even the most demanding needs of audiophiles seeking for music in its original form, and appreciate music the way it is intended to be.

It also features an ultra-low 1Ω headphone output impedance that can drive studio-grade headphones of up to 600Ω, including high-end planar-magnetic headphones.

Xamp Headphone Amp

In Xamp discrete headphone bi-amp, each audio channel is individually amplified, allowing the Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus to deliver pristine audio fidelity in an unaltered lossless model to each earcup regardless of demand.

It also features an ultra-low 1Ω headphone output impedance that can drive studio-grade headphones of up to 600Ω, including high-end planar-magnetic headphones.

The end result? Silky smooth audio regardless of how dynamic or demanding the current audio scene may be. From times when you need a break from gaming, the Xamp also satisfies even the most demanding needs of audiophiles seeking for music in its original form, and appreciate music the way it is intended to be.

SABRE-class DAC

The Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus is a SABRE-class PCI-e DAC that is perfect for high resolution audio for games, music and movies. It delivers extremely clean 122 dB DNR audio stream at up to 32-bit / 384 kHz* playback with ultra-low distortion and jitter.

*32-bit playback only available in Windows 10 or higher.

 

 

Aurora Reactive Lighting System

Enjoy a symphony of lights and sound with the Aurora Reactive Lighting System! The Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus has customizable RGB LEDs on its body, and also features an included RGB LED strip. Program up to 16.8 million colors in different patterns with the free downloadable Sound Blaster Command software for PC.

Surround Sound Technologies

Transform your gaming audio into immersive, theatrical audio! On top of support for Dolby Digital Live and DTS Connect Encoding, the Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus also features discrete 5.1 on speakers, and up to 7.1 virtual surround on both speakers and headphones.