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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
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Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 Sound Card
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
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Mackie Onyx Blackbird Sound Card
Mackie Onyx Blackbird
Editiorial reviews
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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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Interface covers a connection spectrumRead more
The latest generation of Focusrite's extensive Scarlett range offers something for every budget.Read more
Focusrite scores on features, sound quality, and value with this well-priced audio interface with four mic preamps.Read more
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We took a look at Mackie's Blackjack compact two-in/two-out USB audio interface a few months back and now it's the turn of its larger sibling, Blackbird, which features the same Onyx preamps but is anRead more
Mackie have bundled eight of their popular Onyx preamps into a 1U rackmount audio interface. We put it to the test...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 %
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3.9 out of 5
62 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
4 %
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4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
56 %
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
0
N/A
Headphone output
N/A
yesyes
Jack Plug input
N/A
8
N/A
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
10
N/A
Other connectors
N/A
  • Balanced input XLR
  • Digital coaxial input
  • Digital coaxial output
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
  • MIDI
  • Balanced input XLR
  • Firewire
USB
N/A
yes
N/A
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
N/A
2

Design

Placement TypeExternalExternalExternal

Audio properties

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