I'm slowly adding high end gear to my studio. I've got a UA-610 that I love (I know some of you guys hate it but I've really gotten that "record" sound out of it). I've got a Projectmix control surface/sound card that has its own convertors. I need another preamp and am looking at the API 512c. But am I robbing the sound from a good preamp by not having a good convertor? Should I get an Apogee (or something like that) first and a preamp later? Or will I step up the ladder a little quicker with a high end pre and get a AD/DA convertor later?
I love this stuff, but sometimes the decisions whack me out
-Rich