| One thing that's often overlooked with the Ensemble and it's built-in monitor attenuation is that it works as a 5.1 or 7.1 surround controller on top of the usual stereo monitoring setup. And, 5.1 and 7.1 monitoring can be configured through Maestro, so it's not just tied to surround mixing in Logic Pro.
Finally, I owned a FF800 before taking delivery of my Ensemble, and IMO I feel the Apogee's conversion to be more accurate. Whether they use a better converter or better analog components, to me it sounded clearer in the high and low-end extreme freq's. I also feel that the stereo image improved in both separation and perceived wideness. |