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Creative SoundBlaster Audigy



RightMark Audio Analyzer test


Testing chain: Audigy Front Out - WT2496 Line In
Sampling mode: 48000 Hz, 16 bits




Final results

Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB: -0.72, +0.01Good
Noise level, dB (A): -90.2Very good
Dynamic range, dB (A): 87.3Good
THD, %: 0.051Average
IMD, %: 0.037Good
Stereo crosstalk, dB: -83.0Very good

General performance: Good




Frequency response

Spectrum graph


Frequency range Response
From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB-2.58, +0.01
From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB-0.72, +0.01




Noise level

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
RMS power, dB:-88.4-88.4
RMS power (A-weighted), dB:-90.3-90.2
Peak level, dB FS:-74.0-74.1
DC offset, %:0.000.00




Dynamic range

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
Dynamic range, dB:+85.6+85.5
Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB:+87.4+87.3
DC offset, %:0.000.00




THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
THD, %:0.0460.051
THD + Noise, %:0.0510.056
THD + Noise (A-weighted), %:0.0660.073




IMD

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
IMD + Noise, %:0.0330.036
THD + Noise (A-weighted), %:0.0340.037




Stereo crosstalk

Spectrum graph


Parameter L <- R L -> R
Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB:-82.0-86.4
Crosstalk at 1 kHz, dB:-84.9-83.0
Crosstalk at 10 kHz, dB:-77.3-80.7

This report was generated by RightMark Audio Analyzer v.3.1

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