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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
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Focusrite Saffire 6 USB Sound Card
Focusrite Saffire 6 USB
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Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 Sound Card
Focusrite Scarlett 2i4
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PreSonus Audiobox iTwo Sound Card
PreSonus Audiobox iTwo
Editiorial reviews
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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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Focusrite's Saffire range of audio interfaces has proved popular with many a computer musician. The combination of generous I/O and Focusrite's own highly regarded mic pres has proved irresistible.ButRead more
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3 editorial reviews
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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One box iOS, PC and Mac interfaceRead more
PreSonus have expanded their AudioBox range with two compact interfaces that will work with your Mac, PC or iOS device.Read 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
42 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
2 %
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 %
48
3.7 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
22 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
4 %

Connectivity

Headphone outputs1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Microphone inputyesyesyesyes
Line-inyes
N/A
yes
N/A
S/PDIF out portyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Analog 3.5mm output
N/A
000
Analogue RCA outputs
N/A
220
Headphone output
N/A
yesyesyes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)
N/A
00
N/A
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
111
Jack Plug input
N/A
022
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
222
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)
N/A
00
N/A
XLR
N/A
222
Other connectors
N/A
  • Balanced input XLR
  • MIDI
MIDIMIDI
USB
N/A
yesyesyes
Line-out
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

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
24.0 bit
N/A
Noise level (SNR)
N/A
105.0 dB100.0 dB105.0 dB

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