RightMark Audio Analyzer Test Report ~ June 28, 2007

Testing device Roland/Edirol UA-5 USB 1.0 Audio Interface w/ADV Mode = OFF
DirectSound Playback / MME Record
Sampling mode 16-bit, 48 kHz
Interface Coaxial S/PDIF output to coaxial S/PDIF input
Testing chain External loopback (line-out - line-in)
RMAA Version 6.0.5
   
   
20 Hz - 20 kHz filter ON
Normalize amplitude ON
Mono mode OFF
Calibration signal, Hz 1000
Polarity correct/correct

Roland/Edirol UA-5 USB 1.0 Audio Interface.

Summary

Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB
+0.00, -0.00
Excellent
Noise level, dB (A)
-95.9
Excellent
Dynamic range, dB (A)
95.0
Excellent
THD, %
0.0050
Very good
THD + Noise, dB (A)
-81.7
Good
IMD + Noise, %
0.010
Very good
Stereo crosstalk, dB
-98.0
Excellent
IMD at 10 kHz, %
0.0099
Very good
General performance
 
Excellent

Frequency response

Spectrum graph
From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB
-0.15, +0.01
From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB
-0.00, +0.00

Noise level

Spectrum graph
 
Left
Right
RMS power, dB
-93.8
-93.8
RMS power (A-weighted), dB
-95.9
-95.9
Peak level, dB FS
-82.3
-82.3
DC offset, %
-0.0
-0.0

Dynamic range

Spectrum graph
 
Left
Right
Dynamic range, dB
+94.0
+93.9
Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB
+95.0
+95.0
DC offset, %
-0.00
-0.00

THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)

Spectrum graph
 
Left
Right
THD, %
+0.0051
+0.0050
THD + Noise, %
+0.0099
+0.0099
THD + Noise (A-weighted), %
+0.0082
+0.0082

Intermodulation distortion

Spectrum graph
 
Left
Right
IMD + Noise, %
+0.0102
+0.0102
IMD + Noise (A-weighted), %
+0.0087
+0.0086

Stereo crosstalk

Spectrum graph
 
Left
Right
Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB
-98
-98
Crosstalk at 1000 Hz, dB
-98
-96
Crosstalk at 10000 Hz, dB
-92
-93

IMD (swept tones)

Spectrum graph
 
Left
Right
IMD + Noise at 5000 Hz,
0.0102
0.0102
IMD + Noise at 10000 Hz,
0.0097
0.0097
IMD + Noise at 15000 Hz,
0.0099
0.0098

Roland/Edirol UA-5 PDF Documentation
Getting Started (Manual in English) Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) logo.
[September 10, 2001 - 68 pages - 2,058,676 bytes]
Getting Started (Manual in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish) Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) logo.
[December 15, 2004 - 274 pages - 5,539,487 bytes]
Manual in Dutch Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) logo.
[March 5, 2002 - 68 pages - 1,715,826 bytes]
Manual in Japanese Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) logo.
[September 11, 2004 - 76 pages - 3,122,381 bytes]
U.S. Press Release of July 15, 2001 Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) logo.
[July 18, 2001 - 1 page - 23,343 bytes]

UA-5 Photos and Block Diagram

Roland/Edirol UA-5 Front Panel Photo.
Roland/Edirol UA-5 Front Panel

Roland/Edirol UA-5 Rear Panel Photo.
Roland/Edirol UA-5 Rear (Back) Panel

Roland/Edirol UA-5 Block Diagram.
Roland/Edirol UA-5 Block Diagram (Signal Flow)


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