# ETH-68 Ethernet Audio Interface

12 Hacker News commenters recommended ETH-68 Ethernet Audio Interface and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**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.

## Why people recommend it

- Low round-trip latency, about 3.6 ms (2 comments): "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))
- Cheaper alternative to RME (3 comments): "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))

## What people warn about

- Default IP in public address space (3 comments): "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)) "eth68 sends capture packets to 12.12.12.10:3000 by default." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50012130)) "I hate private projects pooping on public spaces." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50012379))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Creative Sound Blaster](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sound-blaster.md): 10 recommend
- [Focusrite Scarlett 2i2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/focusrite-scarlett-2i2.md): 9 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ETH-68+Ethernet+Audio+Interface&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "ETH-68 Ethernet Audio Interface", https://hackerapproved.com/p/eth-68-ethernet-audio-interface/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).