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Apogee Duet 2 Sound Card
Apogee Duet 2
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RME BabyFace Sound Card
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RME Fireface 802 Sound Card
RME Fireface 802
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RME Fireface UC Sound Card
RME Fireface UC
Editiorial reviews
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4 editorial reviews
The Apogee Duet 2 is a top-quality audio interface for recording or just listening to music on a Mac, but it's no longer the only game in town.Read more
Duet 2 is, as its name suggests, a second-generation, dual-channel audio interface made by Apogee for the Macintosh. While this updated release has given Apogee an opportunity to address several key fRead more
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2 editorial reviews
RME's interfaces get ever smaller — but this baby packs a powerful punch despite its miniature dimensions.Read more
RME miniaturise the Fireface range into a portable solutionRead more
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2 editorial reviews
The Fireface 802 picks up where its highly successful predecessor left off.Read more
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3 editorial reviews
All audio interfaces are not created equal. Where will this passenger sit on the universal bus? Text: Andrew Bencina If I had a dollar [...]Read More...Read more
The Fireface UC is ostensibly the same as RME's Fireface 400, providing 36 channels of analogue and digital I/O with only the interface format changed from FireWire to USB 2.0. The analogue inputs areRead more
It may be small, but the RME Fireface UC is very powerful and boasts astonishingly low latency.Read more
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User rating
68
3.6 out of 5
68 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
30 %
2 stars
1 %
1 stars
11 %
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4.0 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.1 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
47 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
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4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
4 %
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General

Sound TypeStereoStereoStereoStereo
Interface Type
N/A
USBFireWireFireWire
Number of channels
N/A
127.118

Connectivity

Analog 3.5mm output0
N/A
N/A
0
Analogue RCA outputs0
N/A
N/A
0
Headphone outputyesyesyesyes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)0
N/A
N/A
0
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)1121
Jack Plug input2
N/A
86
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)2
N/A
42
Microphone inputyesyesyesno
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)0
N/A
N/A
0
XLR2142
Other connectors
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
  • Balanced input XLR
  • Digital optical input
  • MIDI
  • Balanced output XLR
  • Digital optical output
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
  • Digital coaxial input
  • Digital coaxial output
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
USByesyesyesyes
Headphone outputs
N/A
111
Line-in
N/A
yesyesyes
Line-out
N/A
yesyesyes
S/PDIF in port
N/A
yesyesyes
S/PDIF out port
N/A
yesyesyes

Design

Placement TypeExternalExternalExternalExternal

Audio properties

D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
Noise level (SNR)
N/A
98.0 dB110.0 dB100.0 dB
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
N/A
100.0 dB115.0 dB100.0 dB
Audio quality
N/A
N/A
24.0 bit24.0 bit

Power

Power source
  • Powerline
  • USB
  • Powerline
  • USB
Powerline
  • Powerline
  • USB

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