M-Audio
AIR 192|4
interface_dac
$169
Used market: $80*
Specifications
6 of 12 values have a recorded source- Type
- Audio Interface·
- Ein dBu
- -128✓
- Bus Powered
- yes·
- Max Gain dB
- 55✓
- Analog Inputs
- 1x XLR/TRS combo (Mic/Line), 1x 1/4" TS (Instrument)·
- Analog Outputs
- 2x 1/4" TRS (Main, balanced), 1x 1/4" TRS (Headphones)·
- Digital Inputs
- USB-C·
- Min Usb Power W
- 2.5✓
- Max Input Level dBu
- 1.5✓
- Max Sample Rate kHz
- 192·
- Phantom Power Provided
- yes✓
- Release Year
- 2019·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Gain Staging Advice
55 dB of gain with a +1.5 dBu ceiling is the standard budget-interface shape: fine for condensers and for anything with an output above about -50 dBV, tight for an SM7B or an RE20 at conversational level. The headphone amp's output impedance is published — 10 Ω — but neither its voltage nor its power is, so how loud it goes is not answerable from M-Audio's data.
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~47% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026