Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of Sound Blaster
®
E5! This portable headphone amplifier and USB
DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter) features powerful noise reduction microphones that record clean,
high quality audio directly to smart devices or PCs and Macs. The built-in powerful SB-Axx1™ sound and
voice processor with SBX
®
Pro Studio™ technology was designed to perfectly deliver our legendary
microphone reverb engine and produce an amazing cinematic audio playback experience. The Sound
Blaster E5 provides support for high performance headphones for a studio-grade listening experience
and it also comes with dual headphone jacks for easy music sharing. It also boasts NFC for one-touch
Bluetooth
®
pairing.
Package Checklist
Your Sound Blaster E5 package comes with the following:
l The Sound Blaster E5
l Micro-USB 2.0 cable
l 3.5 mm (1/8") Mini-TOSLINK cable
l Two elastic bands
l Desk stand
l Quick Start leaflet
Minimum System Requirements
For Windows
®
OS
l Intel
®
Core™2 Duo or AMD equivalent processor, 2.8 GHz or faster recommended
l Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard
l Microsoft
®
Windows 8.1 32-bit or 64-bit, Windows 8 32-bit or 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit,
Windows Vista
®
32-bit or 64-bit (Service Pack 1 or higher)
l 1 GB RAM
l >600 MB of free hard disk space
l Available USB 2.0/3.0 port (High Speed recommended with driver)
For Mac
®
OS
l Mac OSX
®
10.6.8 or higher
l 1 GB RAM
l >600 MB of free hard disk space
l Available USB 2.0/3.0 port (High Speed recommended with software)
For iOS device
l iPhone
®
/ iPad
®
running iOS 6.0 or higher for Bluetooth
#
l iPhone / iPad running iOS 6.0 or higher for USB Host Audio Streaming via Lightning Port
#
Devices must support Bluetooth V4.1
For Android™ device
l Phone / tablet running Android 2.3 or higher for Bluetooth
l Phone / tablet running Android 4.1 or higher for USB Host Audio Streaming*
* Devices firmware must implement AOA2 protocol that support USB Host Audio Streaming
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