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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 vs Tascam US-2x2

    Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
    Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
      Tascam US-2x2 Sound Card
      Tascam US-2x2
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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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      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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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Connectivity

      Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
      Tascam US-2x2Tascam US-2x2
      Microphone inputyesyes

      Design

      Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
      Tascam US-2x2Tascam US-2x2
      Placement TypeExternalExternal

      Audio properties

      Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
      Tascam US-2x2Tascam US-2x2
      D/A audio24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz

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