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Apogee Duet 2 Sound Card
Apogee Duet 2
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RME Fireface UC Sound Card
RME Fireface UC
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RME Fireface UCX Sound Card
RME Fireface UCX
Editiorial reviews
4
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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3 editorial reviews
All audio interfaces are not created equal. Where will this passenger sit on the universal bus? Text: Andrew Bencina If I had a dollar [...]Read More...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
It may be small, but the RME Fireface UC is very powerful and boasts astonishingly low latency.Read more
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2 editorial reviews
A small, mighty and well-connected interface with some cool new tricks up its sleeveRead more
Can the iPad really be a serious recording tool? When you add a state-of-the-art audio interface from RME, quite possibly...Read more
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User rating
68
3.6 out of 5
68 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
30 %
2 stars
1 %
1 stars
11 %
45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.1 out of 5
50 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
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General

Sound TypeStereoStereoStereo
Interface Type
N/A
FireWire
N/A
Number of channels
N/A
18
N/A

Connectivity

Analog 3.5mm output00
N/A
Analogue RCA outputs00
N/A
Headphone outputyesyesyes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)00
N/A
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)111
Jack Plug input264
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)223
Microphone inputyesnoyes
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)00
N/A
XLR22
N/A
Other connectors
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
  • Digital coaxial input
  • Digital coaxial output
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
USByesyesyes
Headphone outputs
N/A
1
N/A
Line-in
N/A
yes
N/A
Line-out
N/A
yes
N/A
S/PDIF in port
N/A
yes
N/A
S/PDIF out port
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Placement TypeExternalExternalExternal

Audio properties

D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
Noise level (SNR)
N/A
100.0 dB111.0 dB
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
N/A
100.0 dB
N/A
Audio quality
N/A
24.0 bit
N/A

Power

Power source
  • Powerline
  • USB
  • Powerline
  • USB
Powerline

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