RightMark Audio Analyzer test report

Testing device Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit
Sampling mode 24-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)
-101.3
Excellent
Dynamic range, dB (A)
97.6
Excellent
THD, %
0.0022
Excellent
THD + Noise, dB (A)
-91.3
Very good
IMD + Noise, %
0.0034
Excellent
Stereo crosstalk, dB
-98.8
Excellent
IMD at 10 kHz, %
0.0044
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
-100.2
-100.4
RMS power (A-weighted), dB
-101.2
-101.5
Peak level, dB FS
-84.1
-84.4
DC offset, %
+0.0
+0.0



Dynamic range

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
Dynamic range, dB
+97.1
+97.2
Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB
+97.5
+97.7
DC offset, %
-0.00
-0.00



THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
THD, %
+0.0022
+0.0022
THD + Noise, %
+0.0030
+0.0031
THD + Noise (A-weighted), %
+0.0027
+0.0027



Intermodulation distortion

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Left
Right
IMD + Noise, %
+0.0034
+0.0035
IMD + Noise (A-weighted), %
+0.0030
+0.0030



Stereo crosstalk

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB
-96
-94
Crosstalk at 1000 Hz, dB
-99
-97
Crosstalk at 10000 Hz, dB
-93
-88



IMD (swept tones)

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Left
Right
IMD + Noise at 5000 Hz,
0.0039
0.0042
IMD + Noise at 10000 Hz,
0.0043
0.0042
IMD + Noise at 15000 Hz,
0.0052
0.0048