| Summary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | My Opinion |
Mode of Operation | ||
| Full Duplex
Loop Back |
Analog > Digital | Digital > Analog | ||
| Frequency Response | Fair | 30-17 kHz +/-3 dB | 30-17kHz +/-2 dB | 30-17kHz +/- 2 dB |
| 1 kHz Total Harmonic Distortion | Poor | 0.48% @ -0.5 dB | 0.01% @ -1.4 dB | 0.006 % @ -0.65 dB |
| Signal to Noise Ratio | Very Poor | 27.4 dB | 28.7 dB | 62 dB |
| 19 & 20 kHz Intermodulation Distortion | Very Poor | bad | bad | bad |
| Dynamic Range | Fair | 70 dB | 76 Db | 70 Db |
| Jitter Distortion | Very Poor | bad | bad | bad |
| Software Used: | Windows95 950B; Driver Release: 9/23/1997 | |||
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