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Tascam

US-4x4HR

interface_dac

$249

Used market: $150*

Manufacturer datasheet

Specifications

8 of 13 values have a recorded source
Type
Audio Interface·
Ein dBu
-128
Bus Powered
yes·
Max Gain dB
56
Analog Inputs
4x XLR/TRS combo (Mic/Line), 2x 1/4" TS (Instrument, IN 1-2)·
Analog Outputs
4x 1/4" TRS (Line, balanced), 2x 1/4" TRS (Headphones)·
Digital Inputs
USB-C·
Min Usb Power W
2.25
Headphone Output
Max Power mW: 45 · Max Voltage Vrms: 1.2 · At Impedance ohms: 32 · Output Impedance ohms: 51.5·
Max Input Level dBu
9
Max Sample Rate kHz
192·
Phantom Power Provided
yes
Release Year
2020·

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Gain Staging Advice

56 dB with the ceiling at +9 dBu is a wide window: enough gain for a dynamic broadcast microphone at speaking distance and enough headroom that a hot condenser on a snare will not clip the front end.

Amplification Warning

Tascam is one of the few makers in this price class that publishes the headphone jack's output impedance, and the number is 51.5 Ω. Against a 16-32 Ω in-ear monitor that is a voltage divider losing more than half the signal and, worse, tracking the headphone's own impedance curve, so the tonal balance shifts. The working range Tascam gives, 16-600 Ω, describes what the jack tolerates, not what it drives neutrally.

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~60% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026