SOUND CREATIVE BLASTER AE-9

Sound Blaster AE-9

PCIe

Headphone Amp
Supported Headphone Impedance: 16–600Ω, IEM: 16–31Ω (1.5V Rms), Normal: 32–149Ω (3V Rms), High Gain: 150–600Ω (5.3V RMS), Output Impedance: 1Ω

Audio Technology
Sound Core3D

Direct Mode
Playback Resolution (Stereo): PCM 16-bit / 44.1, 48.0, 88.2, 96.0, 192.0, 384 kHz, PCM 24-bit / 44.1, 48.0, 88.2, 96.0, 192.0, 384 kHz, PCM 32-bit / 44.1, 48.0, 88.2, 96.0, 192.0, 384 kHz, DSD64 (2.8 MHz)
Playback Resolution (Optical Out): 16-bit / 44.1, 48.0, 88.2, 96.0, 192.0kHz, 24-bit / 44.1, 48.0, 88.2, 96.0, 192.0kHz
Playback Resolution (Surround 5.1): PCM 16-bit / 48.0, 96.0, 192.0kHz, PCM 24-bit / 48.0, 96.0, 192.0kHz

Recording Resolution
Mic-in: 16-bit / 16.0, 44.1, 48.0, 88.2, 96.0 kHz, 24-bit / 44.1, 48.0, 88.2, 96.0 kHz, 32-bit / 44.1, 48.0, 88.2, 96.0 kHz
AUX-in: 16-bit / 44.1, 48.0, 88.2, 96.0, 192.0kHz, 24-bit / 44.1, 48.0, 88.2, 96.0, 192.0kHz
Optical In: 16-bit / 44.1, 48.0, 88.2, 96.0, 192.0kHz, 24-bit / 44.1, 48.0, 88.2, 96.0, 192.0kHz

DSP Mode
Playback Resolution (Stereo & Surround 5.1)
16-bit / 44.1, 48.0, 88.2, 96.0kHz, 24-bit / 44.1, 48.0, 88.2, 96.0kHz, 32-bit / 44.1, 48.0, 88.2, 96.0kHz

Connectivity Options
1 x TOSLINK Optical In
1 x TOSLINK Optical Out
1 x ?″ Rear Out
1 x ?″ Center / Sub Out
1 x ACM Link
1 x 6-pin PCI Express (PCI-e) Power Header (required for ACM)
2 x RCA (L/R) Front Out

Headphone Amp
Output Impedance: 1Ω, Supported Headphone Impedance: 16–600Ω, High Gain: 150–600Ω (5.3V RMS), Normal: 32–149Ω (3V Rms), IEM: 16–31Ω (1.5V Rms)

Audio Technologies
CrystalVoice
Scout Mode
DTS Connect Encoding
Dolby Digital Live Encoding

DAC
Dynamic Range (Stereo) : 129 dB, THD+N (Stereo) : 0.0001%

ADC
Dynamic Range (Stereo) : 123 dB, THD+N (Stereo) : 0.0004%

Power
PCI-e bus power, +12V for ACM (requires 6-pin PCI Express power connector from PC power supply)

Recommended Usage
Gaming

Discrete 5.1 Surround
Virtual 7.1 Surround

Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11