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Apogee One for Mac vs Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1

    Apogee One for Mac Sound Card
    Apogee One for Mac
      Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
      Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
      Editiorial reviews
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      3 editorial reviews
      Apogee's One is a versatile and great-sounding audio interface and microphone.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
      Its tiny, shiny and everything youd expect from a quality Apogee interface.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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      User rating
      34
      4.3 out of 5
      34 user ratings
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      4.0 out of 5
      32 user ratings
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      Full Comparison

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      Connectivity

      Apogee One for MacApogee One for Mac
      Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
      Microphone inputyesyes

      Design

      Apogee One for MacApogee One for Mac
      Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
      Placement TypeExternalExternal

      Audio properties

      Apogee One for MacApogee One for Mac
      Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
      D/A audio24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz

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