PERFORMANCE

We always quote 'real world' performance figures (measured to the AES17 standard). Some companies choose to quote chipset performance, which is misleading, and here's why.

Microphone Inputs

?Dynamic Range (A-Weighted): 106dB
?SNR (A-weighted): -105.3dB
?Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1 dB
?THD+N: 0.001% (measured at 1kHz with a 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
?Noise: EIN > 125dB (128dB analogue to digital) (measured at 60dB of gain with 150 Ohm termination (20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
?Maximum level (A-weighted): 8.6dBu at 1%

Line Inputs

?Dynamic Range (A-Weighted): 106.5dB
?SNR (A-weighted): -106dB
?Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1dB
?THD+N (A-Weighted): < 0.001% (measured with 0dBFS input and 22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
?Noise: -90dBu (22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
?Maximum level (A-weighted): 16.3dBu at 1%

Instrument Inputs

?Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1dB
?THD+N: 0.004% (measured with 0dBu input and 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
?Noise: -87dBu (20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)

Line level Outputs

?Dynamic Range (A-Weighted): 105dB
?SNR (A-weighted): -104.5dB
?THD+N: < 0.001% (measured with 0dBFS input and 22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
?Maximum level (A-weighted): 16.13dBu at 0.885%

Additional Conversion Performance

?Clock jitter < 250 picoseconds
?THD+N AMPL (A-weighted)= -107dBFS


CONNECTIVITY

Analogue Channel Inputs (Inputs 1-4)
?2 x XLR Mic/Line Neutrik Combi-Jacks (Inputs 1-2)
?2 x XLR Instrument Neutrik Combi-Jacks (Instrument on inputs 1 and 2 only)

Automatic switch of Mic / Line (inserting a jack switches from Mic to either Line or Instrument (instrument selected via the software control panel)

Line inputs 3-4 have low and high gain settings can be controlled from the Saffire MixControl software (low gain being the default)

Digital Channel Inputs (Inputs 5-14) 44.1-96kHz
?Stereo S/PDIF input on RCA
?1 x 8 channel ADAT input on Optical Connector (SDPIF 3&4 set in preferences menu)

Analogue Audio Outputs (Outputs 1-6)
6 x TRS analogue outputs (Outputs 1-6)
2 x TRS stereo headphone output (headphone mix 1 same as outputs 3 & 4)

Digital Channel Outputs (Outputs 7-8) 44.1-96kHz
?Stereo S/PDIF output on RCA

Other I/O
?1 x 6-pin Firewire socket
?2 Standard 5-pin DIN MIDI connectors: In and Out
?12V DC power input connector for use with external PSU

Weight and Dims
?1.6kg / 3.5 lbs
?215mm / 8.5' (W) x 45mm / 1.8' (H) x 220mm / 8.65' (D)