RightMark Audio Analyzer test report
| Testing device |
Sound Blaster AE-9 |
| Sampling mode |
24-bit, 192 kHz |
| Interface |
|
| Testing chain |
External loopback (line-out – line-in) |
| RMAA Version |
6.4.5 |
| |
|
| 20 Hz – 20 kHz filter |
ON |
| Normalize amplitude |
ON |
| Level change |
0.7 dB / 0.7 dB |
| Mono mode |
OFF |
| Calibration singal, Hz |
1000 |
| Polarity |
inverted/inverted |
Summary
| Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB |
+0.01, -0.09 |
Excellent |
| Noise level, dB (A) |
-115.0 |
Excellent |
| Dynamic range, dB (A) |
114.7 |
Excellent |
| THD, % |
0.00115 |
Excellent |
| THD + Noise, dB (A) |
-96.5 |
Excellent |
| IMD + Noise, % |
0.00171 |
Excellent |
| Stereo crosstalk, dB |
-110.6 |
Excellent |
| IMD at 10 kHz, % |
0.00158 |
Excellent |
| General performance |
|
Very good |
Frequency response
|
Left |
Right |
| From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB |
-0.32, +0.01 |
-0.32, -0.00 |
| From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB |
-0.09, +0.01 |
-0.09, -0.00 |
Noise level
|
Left |
Right |
| RMS power, dB |
-113.7 |
-113.4 |
| RMS power (A-weighted), dB |
-115.1 |
-114.8 |
| Peak level, dB FS |
-88.1 |
-87.7 |
| DC offset, % |
+0.0 |
+0.0 |
Dynamic range
|
Left |
Right |
| Dynamic range, dB |
+113.5 |
+113.1 |
| Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB |
+114.7 |
+114.7 |
| DC offset, % |
+0.00 |
+0.00 |
THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)
|
Left |
Right |
| THD, % |
0.00117 |
0.00113 |
| THD + Noise, % |
0.00129 |
0.00125 |
| THD + Noise (A-weighted), % |
0.00152 |
0.00148 |
Intermodulation distortion
|
Left |
Right |
| IMD + Noise, % |
0.00175 |
0.00167 |
| IMD + Noise (A-weighted), % |
0.00125 |
0.00119 |
Stereo crosstalk
|
Left |
Right |
| Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB |
-105 |
-107 |
| Crosstalk at 1000 Hz, dB |
-109 |
-110 |
| Crosstalk at 10000 Hz, dB |
-105 |
-102 |
IMD (swept tones)
|
Left |
Right |
| IMD + Noise at 5000 Hz, |
0.00180 |
0.00170 |
| IMD + Noise at 10000 Hz, |
0.00154 |
0.00146 |
| IMD + Noise at 15000 Hz, |
0.00150 |
0.00146 |