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Apogee Duet 2 Sound Card
Apogee Duet 2
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Apogee One Sound Card
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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
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ESI Maya44 eX Sound Card
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Editiorial reviews
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4 editorial reviews
The Apogee Duet 2 is a top-quality audio interface for recording or just listening to music on a Mac, but it's no longer the only game in town.Read more
Duet 2 is, as its name suggests, a second-generation, dual-channel audio interface made by Apogee for the Macintosh. While this updated release has given Apogee an opportunity to address several key fRead more
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5
5 editorial reviews
Its tiny, shiny and everything youd expect from a quality Apogee interface.Read more
The Apogee One is a smartly conceived, excellent-sounding solution for personal music listening and recording on both Macs and iOS devices.Read more
A high-quality but modestly-appointed audio interfaceRead more
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2 editorial reviews
REVIEW - Are you looking for powerful sound combined with snazzy looks, from a company with decades of multimedia experience? I've been running someRead more
The Creative Sound Blaster X4 is a direct successor to the excellent Sound Blaster X3. This external USB sound card keeps everything good about its predecessor and adds a couple of interesting additions to the mix, most notably SmartComm Kit—a combination of features aimed at improving our online call quality.Read more
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1 editorial reviews
If you need four analogue inputs and outputs, Audiotrak's 24-bit/96kHz-capable soundcard is about the most affordable option on the market.Read more
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User rating
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3.6 out of 5
68 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
25 %
3 stars
30 %
2 stars
1 %
1 stars
11 %
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4.3 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.0 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Connectivity

Analog 3.5mm output01
N/A
4
Analogue RCA outputs0
N/A
N/A
0
Headphone outputyesyes
N/A
yes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)01
N/A
N/A
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Jack Plug input2
N/A
N/A
0
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)21
N/A
0
Microphone inputyesyesyesyes
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)0
N/A
N/A
N/A
XLR21
N/A
N/A
Other connectors
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
N/A
N/A
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
USByesyes
N/A
no
Headphone outputs
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Line-in
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
S/PDIF out port
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Placement TypeExternalExternalExternalInternal

Audio properties

D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz
Noise level (SNR)
N/A
110.0 dB
N/A
N/A
Audio quality
N/A
N/A
24.0 bit
N/A

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