RightMark Audio Analyzer test report

Testing device Creative Sound Blaster AE-X
Sampling mode 24-bit, 44 kHz
Interface MME
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 -0.1 dB / -0.1 dB
Mono mode OFF
Calibration singal, Hz 1000
Polarity inverted/inverted



Summary

Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB
+0.04, -0.28
Very good
Noise level, dB (A)
-115.3
Excellent
Dynamic range, dB (A)
115.3
Excellent
THD, %
0.00058
Excellent
THD + Noise, dB (A)
-93.9
Very good
IMD + Noise, %
0.00552
Excellent
Stereo crosstalk, dB
-97.8
Excellent
IMD at 10 kHz, %
0.00107
Excellent
General performance
 
Excellent



Frequency response

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB
-0.56, +0.04
-0.55, +0.04
From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB
-0.28, +0.04
-0.28, +0.04



Noise level

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
RMS power, dB
-110.4
-110.5
RMS power (A-weighted), dB
-115.4
-115.3
Peak level, dB FS
-96.5
-96.3
DC offset, %
-0.0
+0.0



Dynamic range

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
Dynamic range, dB
+110.6
+110.7
Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB
+115.3
+115.3
DC offset, %
+0.00
+0.00



THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
THD, %
0.00061
0.00055
THD + Noise, %
0.00197
0.00194
THD + Noise (A-weighted), %
0.00204
0.00201



Intermodulation distortion

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
IMD + Noise, %
0.00552
0.00552
IMD + Noise (A-weighted), %
0.00543
0.00543



Stereo crosstalk

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB
-97
-97
Crosstalk at 1000 Hz, dB
-97
-97
Crosstalk at 10000 Hz, dB
-88
-88



IMD (swept tones)

Spectrum graph

 
Left
Right
IMD + Noise at 5000 Hz,
0.00108
0.00101
IMD + Noise at 10000 Hz,
0.00113
0.00107
IMD + Noise at 15000 Hz,
0.00107
0.00103