RightMark Audio Analyzer test report

Testing device Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit
Sampling mode 16-bit, 48 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 -0.2 dB / -0.2 dB
Mono mode OFF
Calibration singal, Hz 1000
Polarity inverted/inverted



Summary

Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB
+0.01, -0.04
Excellent
Noise level, dB (A)
-102.1
Excellent
Dynamic range, dB (A)
94.8
Very good
THD, %
0.0011
Excellent
THD + Noise, dB (A)
-88.9
Good
IMD + Noise, %
0.0049
Excellent
Stereo crosstalk, dB
-102.2
Excellent
IMD at 10 kHz, %
0.0059
Excellent
General performance
 
Excellent



Frequency response

Spectrum graph

From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB
-0.17, +0.01
From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB
-0.04, +0.01



Noise level

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
RMS power, dB
-101.0
-101.1
RMS power (A-weighted), dB
-102.1
-102.1
Peak level, dB FS
-84.0
-80.6
DC offset, %
+0.0
+0.0



Dynamic range

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
Dynamic range, dB
+94.1
+94.1
Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB
+94.8
+94.9
DC offset, %
-0.00
-0.00



THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
THD, %
+0.0010
+0.0012
THD + Noise, %
+0.0039
+0.0040
THD + Noise (A-weighted), %
+0.0035
+0.0036



Intermodulation distortion

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Left
Right
IMD + Noise, %
+0.0048
+0.0049
IMD + Noise (A-weighted), %
+0.0042
+0.0043



Stereo crosstalk

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB
-103
-101
Crosstalk at 1000 Hz, dB
-102
-100
Crosstalk at 10000 Hz, dB
-98
-95



IMD (swept tones)

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Left
Right
IMD + Noise at 5000 Hz,
0.0053
0.0057
IMD + Noise at 10000 Hz,
0.0058
0.0058
IMD + Noise at 15000 Hz,
0.0068
0.0061