[Dennis H]

People wondering just How Good the EMU USB cards are should read Bill Waslo's review of the 0202 used with Praxis, the well-regarded $1K measurement program he developed. To say the least, he was impressed with the noise and distortion performance.

"I even saw it down to 0.0003% THD at midband, which is insanely low"

"This is the first card in which I've seen a substantial improvement when going from 16bits to 24bits"

"So, I'd say its a great 24/96kHz card and a not-as-great one at 192kHz. Of course considering how few USB cards even do 96kHz decently, that's quite an accomplishment."

http://www.libinst.com/EMU 0202 USB.htm

 

[Dennis H]

Yeah, the problem with Mic/USB cards wasn't one of quality, but rather the cards don't have a line-in, so creating a soundcard calibration file for REW is not easy.

brucek

The EMU USB cards all have both mic and line inputs. The Tracker looks like it may be the most convenient for measuring with its dual-purpose input jacks on both channels -- TRS line jack mounted inside an XLR mic jack. Phantom power only goes to the XLR. All the inputs are unity gain with the pots all the way to the left so you don't have to worry about getting the pot in the right position from session to session.

http://www.emu.com/products/product.asp?category=610&subcategory=611&product=17511