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Creative SoundBlaster Audigy



RightMark Audio Analyzer test


Testing chain: Audigy Rear Out - WT2496 Line In
Sampling mode: 96000 Hz, 24 bits




Final results

Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB: -5.00, +0.00Poor
Noise level, dB (A): -86.5Good
Dynamic range, dB (A): 84.4Good
THD, %: 0.003Very good
IMD, %: 0.049Good
Stereo crosstalk, dB: -88.8Excellent

General performance: Good




Frequency response

Spectrum graph


Frequency range Response
From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB-9.42, +0.00
From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB-5.00, +0.00




Noise level

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
RMS power, dB:-81.4-81.2
RMS power (A-weighted), dB:-86.6-86.5
Peak level, dB FS:-67.4-67.4
DC offset, %:0.000.00




Dynamic range

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
Dynamic range, dB:+79.1+79.0
Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB:+84.4+84.4
DC offset, %:0.000.00




THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
THD, %:0.0030.003
THD + Noise, %:0.0520.052
THD + Noise (A-weighted), %:0.0110.011




IMD

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
IMD + Noise, %:0.1750.176
THD + Noise (A-weighted), %:0.0490.048




Stereo crosstalk

Spectrum graph


Parameter L <- R L -> R
Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB:-81.8-82.1
Crosstalk at 1 kHz, dB:-88.9-88.8
Crosstalk at 10 kHz, dB:-78.0-83.2

This report was generated by RightMark Audio Analyzer v.3.1

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