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Apogee Duet 2 Sound Card
Apogee Duet 2
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Audient iD22 Sound Card
Audient iD22
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Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Sound Card
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
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RME Fireface 400 Sound Card
RME Fireface 400
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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World-class preamps in a stylish boxRead more
Audient have brought their respected ASP-series preamps to the masses in the form of a new USB audio interface.Read more
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4 editorial reviews
Everything you need for a high-end XLR recording, streaming, or podcasting setup.Read more
The Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 is a simple stereo input box that's ideal for recording and mixing both music and podcasts.Read more
Focusrite has a well-earned reputation for building high-quality audio interfaces and mic preamps at price-points to cater to users of all requirements and at a wide range of budget points. With its SRead more
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2 editorial reviews
RME pass down some of the excellent features of their Fireface 800 to the more affordable 400 model, but have they cut any corners in doing so?Read more
The Fireface UC is ostensibly the same as RME's Fireface 400, providing 36 channels of analogue and digital I/O with only the interface format changed from FireWire to USB 2.0. The analogue inputs areRead more
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User rating
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3.6 out of 5
68 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
30 %
2 stars
1 %
1 stars
11 %
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3.7 out of 5
55 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
3 %
235
3.3 out of 5
235 user ratings
5 stars
18 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
40 %
2 stars
17 %
1 stars
5 %
49
3.8 out of 5
49 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
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1 stars
6 %

Connectivity

Analog 3.5mm output0
N/A
0
N/A
Analogue RCA outputs0
N/A
0
N/A
Headphone outputyesyesyes
N/A
Headphone output (3.5 mm)0
N/A
0
N/A
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)111
N/A
Jack Plug input2
N/A
2
N/A
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)2
N/A
2
N/A
Microphone inputyesyesyesyes
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)0
N/A
0
N/A
XLR2
N/A
2
N/A
Other connectors
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
  • Balanced input XLR
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
N/A
N/A
USByesyesyes
N/A
Line-in
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Line-out
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Headphone outputs
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
S/PDIF in port
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
S/PDIF out port
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Placement TypeExternalExternalExternalExternal

Audio properties

D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
Noise level (SNR)
N/A
N/A
100.0 dB100.0 dB
Audio quality
N/A
N/A
24.0 bit24.0 bit
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
N/A
N/A
N/A
100.0 dB

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