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Apogee Duet Sound Card
Apogee Duet
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Apogee Ensemble Sound Card
Apogee Ensemble
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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
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RME Fireface UFX Sound Card
RME Fireface UFX
Editiorial reviews
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4 editorial reviews
Apogee's Duet 2 puts the company’s famed A-D/D-A conversion into a box that’s attractive in terms of both styling and price...Read more
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
A FireWire audio interface with a compact design and chic and silky operationRead more
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3 editorial reviews
The Ensemble Thunderbolt isn’t just an update — Apogee have completely redesigned it, and the results are impressive.Read more
Thorough overhaul for the classy audio interfaceRead more
In this weeks episode of Logic Pros, we are taking a look at the new Apogee Element Thunderbolt audio interfaces. Apogee has sat atop the world of digital audio conversion for quite some time now. Its premium Thunderbolt Ensemble and flagship Symphony interfaces are among the top choices for industry professionals in terms of overall sound […]Read 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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The UFX adds USB, DSP and a host of goodies to this interface rangeRead more
RME have established a solid pedigree for their extensive range of digital interfaces. Their latest model offers powerful functionality, and promises an unexpected extra for the future...Read more
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User rating
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38 user ratings
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3 stars
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Connectivity

Headphone outputyesyes
N/A
yes
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)12
N/A
1
Microphone inputyesyesyesyes
Other connectors
  • Balanced input XLR
  • MIDI
  • 6.3mm phone connector
  • Digital coaxial input
  • Digital coaxial output
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
  • Firewire
  • Thunderbolt
N/A
  • Balanced input XLR
  • Balanced output XLR
  • Firewire
USByesno
N/A
yes
Analog 3.5mm output
N/A
8
N/A
N/A
Analogue RCA outputs
N/A
0
N/A
N/A
Headphone output (3.5 mm)
N/A
0
N/A
N/A
Jack Plug input
N/A
4
N/A
N/A
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
4
N/A
N/A
XLR
N/A
4
N/A
4
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 TypeExternalExternalExternalExternal

Audio properties

D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit
N/A
24.0 bit
N/A
Noise level (SNR)
N/A
N/A
N/A
110.0 dB

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