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patchmonkey · 21st July 2005

Thanks James - I've yet to hear anyone say anything bad about the Metric Halo boxes, except for the fact that they don't work on PCs, and that whole 1 sample issue which seems to be resolved now. On the other hand, I've yet to have anyone who's directly compared the MH converters to "higher-end" ones like apogee. And I know some people feel you can't get great quality from a bus-powered converter.

But I'm sure it will be a big step up from the mbox, and I try not to focus too much on the geeky gear stuff (I know, this is Gearslutz!) and more on the music....

Getting back to the reason I started this thread, it seems like no one out there has yet made a really high-end recording interface for laptops - the apogee firewire stuff, (other than mini-me/mini-dac, which has its own shortcomings, as has been discussed) still requires additional equipment for monitoring, and other than that you'd have to mix and match converters, a mixer, etc... I'm sure this hole in the marketplace will be filled at some point, and as usual with digital gear it's probably wise to go with the most functional option and save your money for good instruments, mics and pres.... imo, of course.

Thanks again to everyone for your suggestions!

21st July 2005	#27
patchmonkey Gear Head Joined: Feb 2004 Location: nyc Posts: 57 Thread Starter	Thanks James - I've yet to hear anyone say anything bad about the Metric Halo boxes, except for the fact that they don't work on PCs, and that whole 1 sample issue which seems to be resolved now. On the other hand, I've yet to have anyone who's directly compared the MH converters to "higher-end" ones like apogee. And I know some people feel you can't get great quality from a bus-powered converter. But I'm sure it will be a big step up from the mbox, and I try not to focus too much on the geeky gear stuff (I know, this is Gearslutz!) and more on the music.... Getting back to the reason I started this thread, it seems like no one out there has yet made a really high-end recording interface for laptops - the apogee firewire stuff, (other than mini-me/mini-dac, which has its own shortcomings, as has been discussed) still requires additional equipment for monitoring, and other than that you'd have to mix and match converters, a mixer, etc... I'm sure this hole in the marketplace will be filled at some point, and as usual with digital gear it's probably wise to go with the most functional option and save your money for good instruments, mics and pres.... imo, of course. Thanks again to everyone for your suggestions!