Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit

RightMark Audio Analyzer test


Testing chain: External loopback (line-out - line-in)
Sampling mode: 24-bit, 48 kHz

foobar playing 44.1kHz with SRC to 48kHz




Summary

Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB: +0.01, -0.05 Excellent
Noise level, dB (A): -100.2 Excellent
Dynamic range, dB (A): 100.1 Excellent
THD, %: 0.0019 Excellent
IMD + Noise, %: 0.0035 Excellent
Stereo crosstalk, dB: -99.3 Excellent
IMD at 10 kHz, %: 0.0039 Excellent

General performance: Excellent




Frequency response

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Frequency range Response
From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB -0.16, +0.01
From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB -0.05, +0.01




Noise level

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Parameter Left Right
RMS power, dB: -99.0 -99.0
RMS power (A-weighted), dB: -100.2 -100.1
Peak level, dB FS: -84.9 -85.3
DC offset, %: -0.00 -0.00




Dynamic range

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Parameter Left Right
Dynamic range, dB: +99.0 +98.9
Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB: +100.1 +100.1
DC offset, %: -0.00 -0.00




THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)

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Parameter Left Right
THD, %: 0.0021 0.0019
THD + Noise, %: 0.0032 0.0033
THD + Noise (A-weighted), %: 0.0035 0.0035




Intermodulation distortion

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Parameter Left Right
IMD + Noise, %: 0.0035 0.0036
IMD + Noise (A-weighted), %: 0.0028 0.0029




Stereo crosstalk

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Parameter L <- R L -> R
Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB: -93 -94
Crosstalk at 1 kHz, dB: -98 -97
Crosstalk at 10 kHz, dB: -92 -97




IMD (swept tones)

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Parameter Left Right
IMD + Noise at 5 kHz, %: 0.0039 0.0044
IMD + Noise at 10 kHz, %: 0.0041 0.0053
IMD + Noise at 15 kHz, %: 0.0038 0.0047

This report was generated by RightMark Audio Analyzer 5.4