CONNECT 2
interface_dac
$169
Used market: $120*
Specifications
5 of 12 values have a recorded source- Type
- Audio Interface·
- Ein dBu
- -126.8✓
- Bus Powered
- yes·
- Max Gain dB
- 72✓
- Analog Inputs
- 1x XLR/TRS combo (Mic), 1x 1/4" TRS Instrument·
- Analog Outputs
- 2x 1/4" TRS Balanced Line Out, 1/4" TRS Headphones, 3.5 mm Headphones·
- Digital Inputs
- USB-C·
- Min Usb Power W
- 4.5·
- Headphone Output
- Max Voltage Vrms: 2.19 · Output Impedance ohms: 1.9·
- Max Input Level dBu
- 18✓
- Phantom Power Provided
- yes·
- Release Year
- 2023·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Gain Staging Advice
72 dB of gain in a bus-powered two-input box — more than the Focusrite 4th Gen and 16 dB more than a Scarlett 3rd Gen. With a -59 dBV dynamic microphone this removes the inline booster question entirely.
Amplification Warning
1.9 ohm output impedance and 2.19 V into it: this drives in-ears without bending their response and reaches sane levels on 250 ohm studio headphones, though not with much reserve.
What the datasheet actually says
Quoted verbatim from the manufacturer’s own page, with the date we checked it. We state what is printed, not what anyone intended by it.
«Equivalent input noise –129 dBV (A) / Max input level 15.8 dBV»
Lewitt publishes every level on this page in dBV, while essentially every other interface maker publishes in dBu. The two scales differ by 2.2 dB: 0 dBu is 0.775 V, 0 dBV is 1 V. Placed next to a competitor's dBu figure, a dBV EIN therefore looks 2.2 dB quieter than it is, and a dBV maximum input level looks 2.2 dB smaller than it is. Nothing is being hidden — the unit is printed plainly — but a shopper comparing two spec sheets side by side will get it wrong unless they convert. Our stored numbers are converted: EIN and maximum input level are in dBu.
checked 8/5/2026Setups using this gear
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~71% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026