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Originally Posted by Pchicago  making a significant converter upgrade?
..., it has to represent a significant sonic step..upwards from a late model consumer piece.
....Any suggestions? price range..hmm, 900 to 1400 american for a used system with 2 to four ins..outs? I'm realizing now that it would be nice to have more than one stereo pair of outs. Ideally..at least 4 ins is probably key |
from A/B listening tests, i think:
8 channel cheap:
behringer ada8000, or motu 2408mk2
better:
m-audio profire 2626 in stand alone mode.
apogee AD16x
lucid
lynx aurora
protools hd 192io
mytec 8x192
the best AD:
Weiss ADC2 MK2
Manley SLAM! Digital
best DAC:
universal audio 2192
Weiss DAC1 mk2
Mytek 8x192
best ASIO Drivers:
Lynx AES16 pci or pcie
second best ASIO:
RME Hdsp9632 pci or pcie, not firewire/usb.
one of the best midi drivers:
RME
best wordclock:
antelope 10m + ocx
teac esoteric atomic clock
second best:
any temperature controlled oscilaltor
like:
Drawmer M-Clock TXCO
or Antelope ocx
or Mutec iclock
or dCS 995/998
or...
3rd best:
any clock arround 5 to 50ppm
like:
rosendalh 5ppm
lucid genx192 25ppm
Alesis Ai-2 50ppm
best digital cables:
pure silver
second best:
99.997% OFC silver plated
3rd best:
99.997% OFC is good enough for 44.1/48khz
most audio transparent software:
Sonar 8 32-bits with 64-bit engine active.
second best:
Nuendo/Cubase
most cpu amd/intel optimized software:
Sonar 8
most complete features in a software:
?
each machines makes the sound a bit or less diferent, and that comes down to personal taste.