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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
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Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 Sound Card
Focusrite Scarlett 6i6
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Steinberg UR242 Sound Card
Steinberg UR242
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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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An interface that won't make you see redRead more
Focusrite started out as a high-end audio company building no-compromise mic preamps for the likes of Sir George Martin's Air StudiosRead more
The amount of inputs available to you and the versatility of each one are fundamental features for any PA or digital audio recording system, and is the primary performance quality of any USB audio interface. That being said, there are further considerations that can be made, such as the compatibility, ease of use, and portability with audio editing, production software and devices. There available conversion and sampling rates are a specific performance feature that will make or break this quality no matter how many inputs, outputs and advanced features are included as well. We’ll be giving it considerable attention inRead more
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When two giant names team up…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
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3 stars
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3.9 out of 5
49 user ratings
5 stars
24 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
8 %
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3.9 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 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
Headphone output
N/A
yesyes
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
21
Jack Plug input
N/A
24
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
22
Other connectors
N/A
  • Balanced input XLR
  • Digital coaxial input
  • Digital coaxial output
  • MIDI
MIDI
USB
N/A
yesyes
Analog 3.5mm output
N/A
N/A
0
Analogue RCA outputs
N/A
N/A
0
Headphone output (3.5 mm)
N/A
N/A
0
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)
N/A
N/A
0
XLR
N/A
N/A
2

Design

Placement TypeExternalExternalExternal

Audio properties

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

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