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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
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Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Sound Card
Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6
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Steinberg UR242 Sound Card
Steinberg UR242
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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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If you want an affordable audio interface that also offers control of your modular system, read on...Read more
It has all the features, but it's the software that tips the balanceRead more
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When two giant names team up…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
36 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
2 %
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3.9 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Connectivity

Headphone outputs1
N/A
N/A
Microphone inputyesyesyes
Line-inyes
N/A
N/A
S/PDIF out portyes
N/A
N/A
Analog 3.5mm output
N/A
00
Analogue RCA outputs
N/A
00
Headphone output
N/A
yesyes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)
N/A
00
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
11
Jack Plug input
N/A
24
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
22
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)
N/A
00
XLR
N/A
12
Other connectors
N/A
  • Digital coaxial input
  • Digital coaxial output
  • MIDI
MIDI
USB
N/A
yesyes

Design

Placement TypeExternalExternalExternal

Audio properties

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

Often compared with Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6

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Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Sound Card
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Native InstrumentsKomplete Audio 6
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Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Sound Card
Focusrite Scarlett 2i4
Native InstrumentsKomplete Audio 6
FocusriteScarlett 2i4

Often compared with Steinberg UR242

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