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PreSonusStudio 24c

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New retail price (MSRP)

$158

Used market: $95*

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Specifications

6 of 13 values have a recorded source
Type
Audio Interface·
Equivalent input noise
-126✓
Bus powered
yes·
Maximum gain
50✓
Analog inputs
2x XLR/TRS Combo (Mic/Line/Instrument)·
Analog outputs
2x 1/4" TRS Balanced · 1/4" TRS Headphones·
Digital inputs
USB-C · MIDI In (5-pin DIN)·
USB power draw
2.5✓
Headphone output
1.62 Vrms·
Maximum input level
10✓
Maximum sample rate
192·
Phantom power provided
yes·
Indexable Locales
en·

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Gain staging

50 dB is the lowest ceiling in this batch. With an SM7B you are 10-15 dB short and the -126 dBu EIN means the shortfall arrives as hiss, not as silence. This interface wants condensers or a booster in front of the dynamic.

Amplification Warning

PreSonus states a headphone working range of 32 to 300 Ohm and gives level only as 47 mW into 56 Ohm - about 1.6 V. That is under two volts: 250-300 Ohm studio headphones will play, but quietly.

Setups using this gear

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* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~60% retained value).