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Apogee Quartet Sound Card
Apogee Quartet
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RME Fireface 800 Sound Card
RME Fireface 800
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RME Fireface UCX Sound Card
RME Fireface UCX
User rating
52
4.3 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
49
3.8 out of 5
49 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
0 %
50
4.1 out of 5
50 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %

General

Sound TypeSurroundStereoStereo
Interface TypeUSBFireWire
N/A
Number of channels5.156
N/A

Connectivity

Headphone outputyesyesyes
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)111
Headphone outputs11
N/A
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)643
Microphone inputyesyesyes
XLR04
N/A
Line-innoyes
N/A
Line-outnoyes
N/A
S/PDIF in portnoyes
N/A
S/PDIF out portnoyes
N/A
Other connectors
  • Balanced input XLR
  • MIDI
  • Digital coaxial input
  • Digital coaxial output
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
USByesnoyes
Jack Plug input
N/A
84

Design

Placement TypeExternalExternalExternal

Features

Plug and Playyesyes
N/A
Remote controlnonoyes
DirectSound support
N/A
yes
N/A
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
N/A
0.0 %
N/A
Support for ASIO
N/A
yesyes

Audio properties

Noise level (SNR)123.0 dB110.0 dB111.0 dB
D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
N/A
103.0 dB
N/A
Audio quality
N/A
24.0 bit
N/A

Power

Power sourcePowerlinePowerlinePowerline

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