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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
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Focusrite Saffire Pro 14 Sound Card
Focusrite Saffire Pro 14
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Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 Sound Card
Focusrite Saffire Pro 24
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Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 Sound Card
Focusrite Scarlett 2i4
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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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A cut-down Saffire without compromise on quality or features? Read on...Read more
Focusrite's newest addition to the well-established Saffire audio interface range is the PRO 24, which arrives in half-rack form. Despite its modest size, a quick glance at the front and back panels rRead more
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Hittin’ the third generationRead more
Focusrite have been listening to their users, and their new Scarletts deliver greatly enhanced low-latency performance among other improvements.Read more
The Focusrite Scarlett series has become one of the most recognizable families of interfaces on the market. High reliability and smooth workflow have...Read more
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User rating
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4.0 out of 5
32 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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4.0 out of 5
50 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %
37
3.8 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
24 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
37 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
0 %
49
3.8 out of 5
49 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
24 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
6 %

Connectivity

Headphone outputs1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Microphone inputyesyesyesyes
Line-inyes
N/A
N/A
yes
S/PDIF out portyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Headphone output
N/A
yesyesyes
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
1
N/A
1
Other connectors
N/A
  • Digital coaxial input
  • Balanced input XLR
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
  • Digital coaxial output
  • Thunderbolt
  • Balanced input XLR
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
  • Thunderbolt
MIDI
USB
N/A
N/A
noyes
Analog 3.5mm output
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
Analogue RCA outputs
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
Headphone output (3.5 mm)
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
Jack Plug input
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
XLR
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
Line-out
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Placement TypeExternalExternalExternalExternal

Audio properties

D/A audio24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit
N/A
N/A
24.0 bit
Noise level (SNR)
N/A
106.0 dB105.0 dB100.0 dB

Often compared with Focusrite Saffire Pro 14

Often compared with Focusrite Saffire Pro 24

Often compared with Focusrite Scarlett 2i4