(mobile) D/A for driving active monitors

StefanM · 28th September 2005

Hello all,

what would be your choice for d/a conversion, driving active monitors directly. (So analogue output level adjustment would be called for...)???

Apogee MiniDAC (love the USB connection)
Benchmark (love the integrated PSU & ruggedness)
???

Thanks for your input
Stefan

StefanM · 30th September 2005

o.k. I know we are all tired of D/A conversion threads....
but perhaps anyone has some experience with the apogee usb driver (on WIN XP PC) - because it seems the USB feature would be my only reason to prefer it over the benchmark. So obviously if the Apogee ASIO driver is not totally working I would buy the benchmark...

Thanks for your input.
Stefan

oceantracks · 30th September 2005

I just feel like Apogee is the best in the business, rather than the current "in" converter, whatever that may be. I've never had anything but superb results when their stuff is in the chain.

TH

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StefanM Gear maniac Joined: Dec 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 272 Thread Starter	(mobile) D/A for driving active monitors Hello all, what would be your choice for d/a conversion, driving active monitors directly. (So analogue output level adjustment would be called for...)??? Apogee MiniDAC (love the USB connection) Benchmark (love the integrated PSU & ruggedness) ??? Thanks for your input Stefan __________________ http://www.proaudioart.com http://www.mixingonly.com http://www.masteringonly.com

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30th September 2005	#2
StefanM Gear maniac Joined: Dec 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 272 Thread Starter	o.k. I know we are all tired of D/A conversion threads.... but perhaps anyone has some experience with the apogee usb driver (on WIN XP PC) - because it seems the USB feature would be my only reason to prefer it over the benchmark. So obviously if the Apogee ASIO driver is not totally working I would buy the benchmark... Thanks for your input. Stefan

30th September 2005	#3
oceantracks Lives for gear Joined: May 2004 Location: Boca Raton FL Posts: 3,955	I just feel like Apogee is the best in the business, rather than the current "in" converter, whatever that may be. I've never had anything but superb results when their stuff is in the chain. TH