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 |
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 |
From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB | -4.33, +0.07 |
From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB | -0.15, +0.07 |
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 |
Left |
Right |
|
Dynamic range, dB | +96.9 |
+97.0 |
Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB | +97.1 |
+97.2 |
DC offset, % | -0.00 |
+0.00 |
Left |
Right |
|
THD, % | +0.0066 |
+0.0066 |
THD + Noise, % | +0.0124 |
+0.0124 |
THD + Noise (A-weighted), % | +0.0116 |
+0.0116 |
Left |
Right |
|
IMD + Noise, % | +0.0126 |
+0.0126 |
IMD + Noise (A-weighted), % | +0.0105 |
+0.0106 |
Left |
Right |
|
Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB | -96 |
-95 |
Crosstalk at 1000 Hz, dB | -97 |
-96 |
Crosstalk at 10000 Hz, dB | -94 |
-88 |
Left |
Right |
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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 |