Test report E-MU 1616m
| Testing device | E-MU1616m |
| Sampling mode | 24-bit, 48 kHz |
| Interface | E-MU1616m |
| Testing chain | External loopback (line-out - line-in) |
| RMAA Version | 6.4.5 PRO |
| 20 Hz - 20 kHz filter | ON |
| Normalize amplitude | ON |
| Level change | -0.9 dB / -0.9 dB |
| Mono mode | OFF |
| Calibration singal, Hz | 1000 |
| Polarity | correct/correct |
Summary
| Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB | +0.01, -0.12 |
Excellent |
| Noise level, dB (A) | -116.7 |
Excellent |
| Dynamic range, dB (A) | 116.6 |
Excellent |
| THD, % | 0.00084 |
Excellent |
| THD + Noise, dB (A) | -98.6 |
Excellent |
| IMD + Noise, % | 0.00125 |
Excellent |
| Stereo crosstalk, dB | -112.8 |
Excellent |
| IMD at 10 kHz, % | 0.00211 |
Excellent |
| General performance | Excellent |
Frequency response
Left |
Right |
|
| From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB | -0.22, +0.02 |
-0.25, +0.01 |
| From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB | -0.11, +0.01 |
-0.12, +0.01 |
Noise level
Left |
Right |
|
| RMS power, dB | -115.3 |
-115.2 |
| RMS power (A-weighted), dB | -116.7 |
-116.6 |
| Peak level, dB FS | -82.5 |
-82.7 |
| DC offset, % | +0.0 |
+0.0 |
Dynamic range
Left |
Right |
|
| Dynamic range, dB | +115.5 |
+115.5 |
| Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB | +116.7 |
+116.6 |
| DC offset, % | -0.00 |
-0.00 |
THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)
Left |
Right |
|
| THD, % | 0.00084 |
0.00084 |
| THD + Noise, % | 0.00094 |
0.00095 |
| THD + Noise (A-weighted), % | 0.00117 |
0.00118 |
Intermodulation distortion
Left |
Right |
|
| IMD + Noise, % | 0.00126 |
0.00123 |
| IMD + Noise (A-weighted), % | 0.00114 |
0.00109 |
Stereo crosstalk
Left |
Right |
|
| Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB | -110 |
-110 |
| Crosstalk at 1000 Hz, dB | -113 |
-111 |
| Crosstalk at 10000 Hz, dB | -99 |
-94 |
IMD (swept tones)
Left |
Right |
|
| IMD + Noise at 5000 Hz, | 0.00278 |
0.00261 |
| IMD + Noise at 10000 Hz, | 0.00162 |
0.00160 |
| IMD + Noise at 15000 Hz, | 0.00205 |
0.00200 |
Conclusions
| In addition to the great sounding, confirmed by the ears of a huge number of professional musicians and simply music lovers, and despite his advanced age, this audio interface also has very impressive characteristics, very close to ideal. As a measuring tool this audio interface is redundant, but the choice deliberately fell on it in order to exclude the sound card as a "bottleneck" measuring stand. Summing up, we can say that the closer the characteristics of the tested devices to this audio card the higher its level is in terms of characteristics, while the sound may not be so "ideal". At the same time it is worth remembering that no power amplifier operating on a real load of 4-8 Ohm is able to even closely compare in characteristics with other audio devices operating on a high-impedance load and it will be correct to separate their characteristics into a separate group |
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