Advice Needed: Audio Interface <$250

[guitarsfrommars]

I just recently told a friend, that Echo Digital makes the best firewire interface devices under a grand($). The next step up is RME, I like the sound quality and drivers. Echo is the best FW product on the low-end of the price range, with drivers that are exceptionally stable and reliable. Talk to War here on the forum, he can give you a better sense of what will fill your needs.

[saturos]

Thank you for your advice. I also would like to know if my Headphones will sound loud with this card and if I won't have latency problems using some VSTi.

[saturos]

H.E.L.P

[ether88]

Echo Audiofire 2 and 4 experiences

you gotta take the dive in get one, i outta those two i would pull the echo

[saturos]

Hehe, nice Quote.

Actually what I really would like to know before buy is if the Echo AudioFire 2 Headphones output have enough power to sound loud my Headphones.

Denon AH-D1001
-Input impedance: 32 ohms
-Sensitivity: 103 dB/mW
-Maximum input: 1,300 mW


Thank you very much once again!

[Heartfelt]

I have had an AF4 for almost 2 years now. It is a tough little bugger and
has served well at home in the project room and at live events for
tracking 2buss.

Being that you can get the AF4 for 299 on Ebay(new), I would not settle
for the AF2 with no pres. They aren't great but they are certainly useable
and you never know what your need may be in the future. In fact, i
frequently track 2 buss from mixers on the front loaded pres as I prefer to
have a hardware gain adjustment. I haven't had any problems or sound
degredation.

On the headphones, I use 2 different cheap pairs, both of which were
purchased at Radio Shack. I didn't buy them for studio use... one we
already had and the other were meant for our video package. In either
case, you have to crank it up quite a bit but I have certainly gotten
plenty of volume.

If I remember correctly, it dosn't get annoyingly hissy until the very end of
the adjusment.

Hope that helps,
Rob

[aortizjr]

32 Ohms should be easily drivable by just about any headphone amp. That is pretty common.

Especially with 103 sensitivity... yeah no problem.

It is the 96 Ohm ones you have to worry about volume problems. And even then if you can't get them loud enough... you should be worried about your hearing.

[saturos]

That's what I wanted to read.

Ill go for it! Thanks for the help.

Originally Posted by aortizjr

32 Ohms should be easily drivable by just about any headphone amp. That is pretty common.

Especially with 103 sensitivity... yeah no problem.

It is the 96 Ohm ones you have to worry about volume problems. And even then if you can't get them loud enough... you should be worried about your hearing.