RightMark Audio Analyzer test report

Testing device Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit
Sampling mode 24-bit, 44 kHz
Interface DirectSound
Testing chain Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
RMAA Version 6.0.6
   
   
20 Hz - 20 kHz filter ON
Normalize amplitude ON
Level change -0.6 dB / -0.6 dB
Mono mode OFF
Calibration singal, Hz 1000
Polarity inverted/inverted



Summary

Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB
+0.07, -0.15
Very good
Noise level, dB (A)
-101.2
Excellent
Dynamic range, dB (A)
97.2
Excellent
THD, %
0.0066
Very good
THD + Noise, dB (A)
-78.7
Average
IMD + Noise, %
0.013
Very good
Stereo crosstalk, dB
-97.7
Excellent
IMD at 10 kHz, %
0.012
Very good
General performance
 
Very good



Frequency response

Spectrum graph

From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB
-4.33, +0.07
From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB
-0.15, +0.07



Noise level

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
RMS power, dB
-100.0
-100.2
RMS power (A-weighted), dB
-101.0
-101.3
Peak level, dB FS
-86.8
-86.6
DC offset, %
-0.0
-0.0



Dynamic range

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
Dynamic range, dB
+96.9
+97.0
Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB
+97.1
+97.2
DC offset, %
-0.00
+0.00



THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
THD, %
+0.0066
+0.0066
THD + Noise, %
+0.0124
+0.0124
THD + Noise (A-weighted), %
+0.0116
+0.0116



Intermodulation distortion

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
IMD + Noise, %
+0.0126
+0.0126
IMD + Noise (A-weighted), %
+0.0105
+0.0106



Stereo crosstalk

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB
-96
-95
Crosstalk at 1000 Hz, dB
-97
-96
Crosstalk at 10000 Hz, dB
-94
-88



IMD (swept tones)

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Left
Right
IMD + Noise at 5000 Hz,
0.0121
0.0122
IMD + Noise at 10000 Hz,
0.0126
0.0126
IMD + Noise at 15000 Hz,
0.0127
0.0125