Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit

RightMark Audio Analyzer test


Testing chain: External loopback (line-out - line-in)
Sampling mode: 24-bit, 96 kHz




Summary

Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB: +0.02, -0.14Very good
Noise level, dB (A): -101.3Excellent
Dynamic range, dB (A): 97.3Excellent
THD, %: 0.0007Excellent
IMD, %: 0.0026Excellent
Stereo crosstalk, dB: -95.8Excellent
IMD at 10 kHz, %: 0.011Very good

General performance: Excellent




Frequency response

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Frequency range Response
From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB-0.57, +0.02
From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB-0.14, +0.02




Noise level

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Parameter Left Right
RMS power, dB:-100.1-97.3
RMS power (A-weighted), dB:-101.3-97.4
Peak level, dB FS:-77.9-77.0
DC offset, %:0.000.00




Dynamic range

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Parameter Left Right
Dynamic range, dB:+100.3+97.3
Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB:+101.5+97.3
DC offset, %:-0.00-0.00




THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)

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Parameter Left Right
THD, %:0.00090.0007
THD + Noise, %:0.00220.0029
THD + Noise (A-weighted), %:0.00210.0029




Intermodulation distortion

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Parameter Left Right
IMD + Noise, %:0.00260.0037
IMD + Noise (A-weighted), %:0.00230.0036




Stereo crosstalk

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Parameter L <- R L -> R
Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB:-90-91
Crosstalk at 1 kHz, dB:-89-95
Crosstalk at 10 kHz, dB:-91-86




IMD (swept tones)

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Parameter Left Right
IMD + Noise at 5 kHz, %:0.00820.0090
IMD + Noise at 10 kHz, %:0.01090.0117
IMD + Noise at 15 kHz, %:0.01460.0158

This report was generated by RightMark Audio Analyzer 5.4