USB Audio Interfaces - Low- Mid - High - Prof - Budget (Market overview 4-2021)

1. Low Budget
2. Mid Budget
3. High Budget
4. Studio Professional Budget

Spoiler: USB Audio Interfaces - Low- Mid - High - Prof - Budget

1. Low Budget

Audient - iD4 MKII (139 €)
Desktop Audio Interface mit Class A Preamp

Focusrite - Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen (104 €)
2-channel USB2.0 audio interface with USB-C connection

Mackie - Onyx Producer 2x2 (109 €)
USB 2.0 Audio Interface, 24 Bit / 192 kHz

Native Instruments - Komplete Audio 2 (119 €)
24 Bit / 192 kHz, 2 microphone / line inputs: XLR / TRS combo socket - switchable to Hi-Z

Presonus - AudioBox USB 96 25th Anniv Ed (89 €)
2x2 USB 2.0 Recording-Interface 24-Bit / 96 kHz

Roland - Rubix 22 (153 €)
Compact USB audio interface with 2 preamplifiers and 2 outputs

Steinberg - UR22C - 149,00 €
USB-C audio interface 2 analog inputs and outputs, MIDI I / O, 32 bit / 192 kHz, iPad-compatible

2. Mid Budget

Audient - EVO 8 (176 €)
USB audio interface with 4 preamps and innovative functions

Audient iD14 MKII (239 €)
USB C / Audient iD14 MKII, desktop audio interface with 2 Class A preamps and ADAT input

Audient - iD22 - 359 €
USB-Audio-Interface mit Monitor-Controller, 24Bit/96kHz, ADAT-I/O, Class A Preamps

Behringer - UMC1820 (199 €)
USB 2.0 audio interface 18 x 20, up to 24 bit / 96 kHz

Focusrite - Scarlett 4i4 3rd Gen - 209 €
USB audio interface with 4 inputs and 4 outputs. Focusrite quality at 192 kHz, 24 bit

Focusrite - Clarett 2Pre USB (349 €)
Focusrite Clarett 2Pre USB, USB audio interface with 2 preamps and 4 analog outputs, ADAT In, MIDI I / O

MOTU - M2 (195 €)
2-channel USB C audio interface

Motu - M4 (259 €)
USB C Audiointerface / 24 Bit / 192 kHz / ESS Sabre32 Ultra DAC (USB bus-powered)

Motu - MicroBook IIc (307 €)
24 Bit / 96 kHz, 1x Mikrofon, 1x Hi-Z, 2x Line In, 2x Line Out, 1x Headphone Out, 1x SPDIF Out

Presonus Studio 26c (199 €)
USB C / 24 Bit / 192 kHz (USB bus-powered)

Roland - Rubix 44 (245 €)
USB audio interface with 4 preamps and 4 outputs, compressor / limiter at the inputs

SSL 2+ Audio Interface - 245 €
USB audio interface with 2 inputs and 4 outputs, MIDI

Steinberg - UR24C - 205 €
USB-C audio interface with 2 Class-A D-Pre preamplifiers, 4 cinch line outputs, MIDI I / O, 24Bit / 192kHz

3. High Budget

Arturia - AudioFuse Rev2 (599 €)
14x14 USB audio interface, 24-bit / 192 kHz

Antelope - Zen Go Synergy Core (499 €)
USB-C audio interface with 2 channels

Black Lion Audio - Revolution 2x2 (458 €)
24bit, 192KHz USB C interface

TASCAM - Celesonic US-20×20 (579 €)
Comprehensively equipped USB 3.0 audio interface with 20 channels.

4. Studio Professional Budget

Antelope - Discrete 8 Synergy Core (1499 €)
24 Bit / 192kHz, Thunderbolt und USB 2.0 Port

Apogee - Symphony Desktop (1429 €)
10 in x 14 out desktop audio interface with high-quality converters and circuit technology

Lynx Studio - Aurora(n) 8 USB (2999€)
Digital converter, 24 bit / 192 kHz AD / DA converter

Lynx Studio - Hilo Black USB (2499 €)
2-Kanal AD/DA Wandler bis zu 24-Bit / 192 kHz, touchscreen display

RME - Babyface Pro FS (698 €)
24-channel USB audio interface, 24 bit / 192 kHz

RME - Fireface UCX (1099 €)
36-channel USB 2.0 & FireWire 400 audio interface

RME - Fireface UFX+ (2198 €)
188 channel USB and Thunderbolt audio interface

SPL - Crimson 3 (699 €)
USB & monitor controller, 24 bit / 192 kHz AD / DA converter

Universal Audio - Apollo Twin USB Duo Heritage (1127 €)
USB 3.0 Audio-Interface, almost latency-free recording with UAD plug-ins

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Last edited: Apr 28, 2021

Low Budget - EVO by audient
Mid Budget - Baby face RME, SSL 2
High Budget - Apollo 4 , HILO by lynx
Studio Professional Budget- Aurora by lynx

 

The motu m2 also has the ESS Sabre32 Ultra DAC.

 

SPL Crimson 3 should be included in there, especially as it can serve as a monitor controller as well

 

I've completed the list: SPL - Crimson 3 (699 €) / Lynx Studio - Aurora(n) 8 USB (2999€) / Lynx Studio - Hilo Black USB (2499 €)