Tascam
US-1x2HR
interface_dac
$150
Used market: $90*
Specifications
7 of 13 values have a recorded source- Type
- Audio Interface·
- Ein dBu
- -128✓
- Bus Powered
- yes·
- Max Gain dB
- 58✓
- Analog Inputs
- 1x XLR (Mic), 1x 1/4" TRS Line In, 1x 1/4" TS Instrument, 2x RCA Line In·
- Analog Outputs
- 2x RCA Line Out, 1/4" TRS Headphones·
- Digital Inputs
- USB-C·
- Min Usb Power W
- 1.8✓
- Headphone Output
- Max Power mW: 18 · Max Voltage Vrms: 0.76 · At Impedance ohms: 32 · Output Impedance ohms: 66·
- Max Input Level dBu
- 9✓
- Max Sample Rate kHz
- 192·
- Phantom Power Provided
- yes·
- Release Year
- 2020·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Gain Staging Advice
58 dB of gain and -128 dBu EIN, and Tascam is one of very few makers that states the conditions for both: the EIN is at maximum gain with a 150 ohm source, the +9 dBu maximum input is at minimum gain. Those two qualifiers are what make the numbers comparable with anyone else's.
Amplification Warning
The headphone output is the weak point: 18 mW per channel into 32 ohms is 0.76 V, and the 66 ohm output impedance is high. Tascam states a working range of 16 to 250 ohms, which is an honest way of saying that 600 ohm headphones are outside what this drives.
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~60% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026