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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
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Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Sound Card
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
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Steinberg UR22 MK2 Sound Card
Steinberg UR22 MK2
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Tascam US-2x2 Sound Card
Tascam US-2x2
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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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Everything you need for a high-end XLR recording, streaming, or podcasting setup.Read more
The Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 is a simple stereo input box that's ideal for recording and mixing both music and podcasts.Read more
Focusrite has a well-earned reputation for building high-quality audio interfaces and mic preamps at price-points to cater to users of all requirements and at a wide range of budget points. With its SRead more
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A rugged interface packed with features that you'd normally find on much more expensive modelsRead more
The compact UR22 offers 24-bit, 192kHz recording, a bundled version of Cubase, and a very reasonable price: what’s not to like?Read more
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The Tascam US-2×2 is an audio interface which offers two mic preamps/A-D & D-A converters. Those two mic preamps offer up to 57 dB of gain each, with nearly inaudible noise and distortion. I applaud Tascam for publishing this gain spec, since very few interface manufacturers bother to do so in this relatively low price [...]Read More... from Tascam US–2X2 preamp/A-D converter interface reviewRead more
A new force in the budget audio interface warRead more
Home studios have always been popular but it's only really over the past 10-15 years that they have actually been in the reach of most people. I remember getting my first tape 4 track recorderRead 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
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1 stars
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3.3 out of 5
235 user ratings
5 stars
18 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
40 %
2 stars
17 %
1 stars
5 %
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3.8 out of 5
56 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
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4.0 out of 5
64 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Connectivity

Headphone outputs1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Microphone inputyesyesyesyes
Line-inyesyes
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
00
N/A
Headphone output
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Headphone output (3.5 mm)
N/A
00
N/A
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
11
N/A
Jack Plug input
N/A
21
N/A
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
22
N/A
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)
N/A
00
N/A
XLR
N/A
22
N/A
Line-out
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
USB
N/A
yesyesyes
Other connectors
N/A
N/A
  • Balanced input XLR
  • MIDI
  • Balanced input XLR
  • MIDI

Design

Placement TypeExternalExternalExternalExternal

Audio properties

D/A audio24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit24.0 bit
N/A
Noise level (SNR)
N/A
100.0 dB
N/A
N/A

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Often compared with Tascam US-2x2

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