Z Series Cards - Any Improvements over XFi?

I am looking to upgrade my PCI XFi to a PCIe solution.
Any one have any input on whether one of the Z series cards would be a worthwhile choice over an XFi card? Looking at the specs I'm not seeing any tangible benefits.
For one there is no 7.1 audio support. I know that 7.1 is becoming rare, but there are still 7.1 Blurays releasing and I think it's a worthwhile upgrade over 5.1. Especially if game developers can be convinced in supporting it. So I'm confused as to why a high end audio card is limited to 5.1
As for the rest of the features I'm guessing that the SBX suite is the same tech that was on the XFi cards, just renamed. SBX Surround = CMSS3D for example. Have any improvements been made?

You can Google or Bing the Z series for specs to get an idea of how those cards differ from the X-Fi family. I think the X-Fi cards host more processes in hardware but take this with a grain of salt.

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