High quality Nichicon Japanese Capacitors are specially designed for audio and enable the best possible filtering for high-end acoustics. A significant long-term weakness for USB, is great to see MSI and others address the quality of power being delivered to external peripherals.ĭual built-in amplifiers improve audio clarity to headphones of up to 600-ohm impedance, headphones which can be hooked up to either the back panel or chassis audio ports. USB Audio Power ensures a consistent 5V supply to the rear USB ports, even under the heavy draw a device such as a USB DAC would cause. In addition to the standard 7.1 analogue output GAMING-series motherboards are bundled with Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2 software, boosting simulated surround-sound to headphones and headsets for more immersive gameplay. But that's not the end of their audio optimisations.Īudio Boost 2 physically isolates the audio PCB for lower interference and makes use of a dedicated power interface to ensure that it's both more powerful and stable.
Positioning is key and MSI have located their Realtek audio chip at the bottom-right and underneath an illuminated EM shield, thereby reducing electrical interference as much as possible without the use of a riser card. Motherboard audio has advanced leaps and bounds since the early days of integrated sound chips, and Audio Boost 2 should provide some of the cleanest and highest quality of any Z97 'board.