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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
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MOTU 1248 Sound Card
MOTU 1248
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MOTU 828ES Sound Card
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Universal Audio Apollo Twin Solo MK2 Sound Card
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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 1248 offers a lot of interface for the money, not to mention MOTU’s take on networked audio.Read more
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MOTU’s 828 series has been a valuable studio workhorse for nearly two decades, and the latest is the best one yet.Read more
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D/A audio24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit
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