Quantitative Analysis: RMAA 24-bit / 96 kHz
Publish date: 2024-10-06
The highest quality test we run puts the X-Fi clearly above its competitors. These are the settings that DVD-Audio will use, and musicians will also likely record at this bitrate.| Test | Echo Audio Gina3G | SB Audigy 4 Audio [BC00] | SB X-Fi Audio |
| Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB: | +0.01, -0.10 | +0.02, -0.09 | +0.01, -0.07 |
| Noise level, dB (A): | -102.8 | -109.6 | -113.9 |
| Dynamic range, dB (A): | 102.7 | 108.9 | 113.6 |
| THD, %: | 0.0054 | 0.0019 | 0.0006 |
| IMD + Noise, %: | 0.0062 | 0.0023 | 0.0011 |
| Stereo crosstalk, dB: | -102.8 | -108.6 | -101.7 |
We do see a bit less consistency in the X-Fi graph at this setting, but even if the graph doesn't look as clean as it could, the X-Fi shows better performance than all our other cards at every step along the way.
Frequency Response
Noise Level
Dynamic Range
THD+N at -3dB FS
Intermodulation Distortion
Stereo Crosstalk
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