What are the quietest USB audio interfaces available?
| Product ⇅ | Price ⇅ | Sample Rate (kHz) ⇅ | Bit Depth (bits) ⇅ | Inputs ⇅ | Outputs ⇅ | Latency (ms) ⇅ | Phantom Power ⇅ |
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Audient iD14 MkII
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£21244.45 ≈ | 96 kHz | 24-bit | — | — | DSP mixer round-trip 0.65ms at 44.1kHz; 0.6ms at 48kHz; 0.33ms at 88.2kHz; 0.31ms at 96kHz | ✓ |
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Two class-A mic preamps, JFET instrument input, ADAT expansion and high-performance converters up to 24-bit/96kHz. Suited for home and project studios, podcasters, and guitarists who want low-latency monitoring and expandability.
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Apogee Duet 3
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£484.93 ≈ | 192kHz | 24-bit | — | — | — | ✓ |
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Duet 3 is a compact 2-in/4-out USB-C audio interface with Apogee AD/DA conversion, two studio-quality preamps, onboard DSP for near-zero-latency monitoring and a zero-ohm headphone output. It's aimed at mobile musicians, producers, and podcasters who want high-fidelity portable recording and simple desktop workflow.
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RME Babyface Pro FS
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£656.79 ≈ | 28 kHz up to 200 kHz | 24 bit | — | — | 5 samples AD, 7 samples DA | ✓ |
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Portable, bus-powered 24-channel (expandable via ADAT) USB audio interface with RME's SteadyClock FS, two high-quality mic preamps, DC-coupled outputs and dual headphone outputs. Suited to professional musicians, mobile recordists and producers who need ultra-low latency, rock-solid drivers and expandability via ADAT. |
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Universal Audio Apollo Twin X DUO
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£746.45 ≈ | 44.1 to 192 kHz | 24-Bit | — | — | 1.1 ms at 96 kHz | ✓ |
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Desktop Thunderbolt/USB-C audio interface with two Unison mic preamps, DUO Core real-time UAD DSP, and elite-class 24-bit/192 kHz conversion. Suited to musicians, producers, and project-studio engineers who need high-quality conversion, near-zero latency tracking with UAD plug-ins, and expandable I/O via ADAT.
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Focusrite Clarett+ 4Pre
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£560.39 ≈ | 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz | 24-bit | — | — | — | ✓ |
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Compact 18-in/8-out USB-C audio interface with four Clarett+ mic preamps, two instrument inputs, ADAT expandability and low-noise 24-bit/192 kHz converters. Suits home and project studios needing high-quality preamps, multiple outputs and low-distortion converters.
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