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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
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Roland Rubix 44 Sound Card
Roland Rubix 44
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Steinberg UR44 Sound Card
Steinberg UR44
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Tascam US-4x4 Sound Card
Tascam US-4x4
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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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Could Steinberg’s mid–sized USB audio interface provide the perfect package for the home studio and music on the move?Read more
Mic-focussed audio/MIDI interfaceRead more
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A new force in the budget audio interface warRead more
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User rating
32
4.0 out of 5
32 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
63
4.0 out of 5
63 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
1 %
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4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
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Connectivity

Headphone outputs1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Microphone inputyesyesyesyes
Line-inyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
S/PDIF out portyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Analog 3.5mm output
N/A
00
N/A
Analogue RCA outputs
N/A
000
Headphone output
N/A
yesyesyes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)
N/A
000
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
121
Jack Plug input
N/A
462
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
424
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)
N/A
0
N/A
0
XLR
N/A
444
Other connectors
N/A
MIDI
  • Balanced input XLR
  • MIDI
  • Balanced input XLR
  • MIDI
USB
N/A
yesyesyes

Design

Placement TypeExternalExternalExternalExternal

Audio properties

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

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