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Used USB audio interfaces
Most interfaces here connect over USB, and the socket tells you less than you'd think. Focusrite's 3rd and 4th Gen Scarletts have USB-C but still run the USB 2.0 protocol, so a USB-C cable won't make them faster. Earlier Scarletts like the 1st and 2nd Gen 2i2 use a square USB Type-B socket. A few boxes do need USB 3, including the Apollo USB models, which also run on Windows only. Bus-powered units take power from the same cable. Class-compliant ones, like MOTU's M-series and PreSonus's USB interfaces, work on a Mac without a driver.
20 models we cover.
Focusrite
USBFocusrite Scarlett Solo (1st Gen)
- Years made
- c.2014–2016
- Key spec
- 1 XLR mic input
$55–$80 typical ask
8 on eBay
Focusrite
USBFocusrite Scarlett Solo (2nd Gen)
- Years made
- 2016–2019
- Key spec
- 1 XLR mic input
$70–$110 typical ask
63 on eBay
Focusrite
USBFocusrite Scarlett Solo (3rd Gen)
- Years made
- 2019–2023
- Key spec
- 1 XLR mic input with Air
$95–$180 typical ask
106 on eBay
Focusrite
USBFocusrite Scarlett 2i2 (1st Gen)
- Years made
- 2012–2016
- Key spec
- 2 combo XLR/1/4-inch inputs
$70–$130 typical ask
24 on eBay
Focusrite
USBFocusrite Scarlett 2i2 (2nd Gen)
- Years made
- 2016–2019
- Key spec
- 2 combo XLR/1/4-inch inputs
$95–$160 typical ask
45 on eBay
Focusrite
USBFocusrite Scarlett 2i2 (3rd Gen)
- Years made
- 2019–2023
- Key spec
- 2 combo XLR/1/4-inch inputs
$110–$180 typical ask
95 on eBay
Focusrite
USBFocusrite Scarlett 2i2 (4th Gen)
- Years made
- 2023 on
- Key spec
- 2 XLR mic inputs on the rear
$190–$290 typical ask
108 on eBay
Focusrite
USBFocusrite Scarlett 4i4 (3rd Gen)
- Years made
- 2019–2023
- Key spec
- 2 front combo XLR/1/4-inch inputs
$180–$290 typical ask
21 on eBay
Focusrite
USBFocusrite Scarlett 18i20 (3rd Gen)
- Years made
- 2019 on
- Key spec
- 8 mic/line preamps: 2 front combo inputs
$400–$600 typical ask
17 on eBay
Universal Audio
USBUniversal Audio Apollo Solo USB
- Years made
- 2020 on
- Key spec
- 2 combo XLR/TRS mic/line
$500–$700 typical ask
20 on eBay
Universal Audio
USBUniversal Audio Apollo Twin USB
- Years made
- 2015–c.2023
- Key spec
- 2 combo XLR/TRS mic/line
$550–$825 typical ask
16 on eBay
MOTU
USBMOTU M2
- Years made
- 2019 on
- Key spec
- 2 combo XLR/TRS
$190–$370 typical ask
33 on eBay
MOTU
USBMOTU M4
- Years made
- 2019 on
- Key spec
- 2 combo XLR/TRS mic
$270–$300 typical ask
16 on eBay
MOTU
USBMOTU UltraLite-mk5
- Years made
- 2021 on
- Key spec
- 2 combo XLR/TRS mic
$675–$700 typical ask
13 on eBay
PreSonus
USBPreSonus AudioBox USB 96
- Years made
- c.2017 on
- Key spec
- 2 combo XLR / 1/4-inch mic/instrument inputs
$50–$75 typical ask
194 on eBay
PreSonus
USBPreSonus Studio 24c
- Years made
- c.2018 on
- Key spec
- 2 combo XLR / 1/4-inch mic/instrument/line inputs
$90–$180 typical ask
19 on eBay
PreSonus
USBPreSonus Studio 26c
- Years made
- From c.2019
- Key spec
- 2 combo XLR / 1/4-inch mic/instrument/line inputs
$110–$150 typical ask
6 on eBay
PreSonus
USBPreSonus Studio 68c
- Years made
- From c.2019
- Key spec
- 4 combo XLR / 1/4-inch inputs with XMAX preamps
$130–$200 typical ask
6 on eBay
PreSonus
USBPreSonus Studio 1810c
- Years made
- c.2019 on
- Key spec
- 4 combo XLR / 1/4-inch inputs with XMAX preamps
$330–$390 typical ask
3 on eBay
PreSonus
USBPreSonus Studio 192
- Years made
- From 2015
- Key spec
- 8 combo XLR / 1/4-inch inputs with XMAX preamps
$480–$490 typical ask
1 on eBay