# ETH-68 Ethernet Audio Interface

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/eth-68-ethernet-audio-interface/

11 people recommended ETH-68 Ethernet Audio Interface in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 12 months, in 1 thread. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

11 of the 11 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “ETH-68: Ethernet Audio Interface for Linux”.

**Verdict:** People recommend this Ethernet audio interface for its low latency, high channel count for the cost, and long reliable production record. Critics note it is limited to 48 kHz and uses a default IP address in public space.

Summary written by Claude from 16 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 15 of those comments still count.

## Why people recommend it

- Cheaper alternative to RME (3 comments in the sample): "something akin to what you are doing would be a much more fun and less expensive option than RME" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50018488)) "Having a low-cost, infinitely more portable solution would be very welcome." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50012357)) "this is fantastic, and if the $$$ is not crazy, I would want this for sure." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50021014))
- Low round-trip latency, about 3.6 ms (2 comments in the sample): "It's a hardware audio interface with a very low latency (buffer of 64 samples, 3.6 ms" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50016162)) "ETH-68 matches the round trip audio latency of this card at 48 kHz" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50013381))

## What people warn about

- Default IP in public address space (2 comments in the sample): "It would be better to choose an IP address in one of the private spaces for this purpose." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50014323)) "I hate private projects pooping on public spaces." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50012379))

## Other audio interfaces people recommend

- [Creative Sound Blaster](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sound-blaster/): 6 recommend, 2 mixed, 5 criticize
- [Focusrite Scarlett 2i2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/focusrite-scarlett-2i2/): 5 recommend, 3 mixed, 1 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "ETH-68 Ethernet Audio Interface", https://hackerapproved.com/p/eth-68-ethernet-audio-interface/ (11 recommend, 1 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.