BEST sounding interface under 600k?

[diogo_c]

hey folks,

im looking for a new interface under 600u$, what would you suggest?
pci, usb, fw....anything goes.

my greatest need is a great sounding stereo output, since my main activity is electronic music production.

the only thing i'll be recording is some synths that can be managed under 2 mono line inputs.

i was looking for a delta 1010 or a motu ultralite, but browsing around i've found that their outputs dont give THAT sound quality.

cheers and thx in advance!

[Doc Mixwell]

If you're on a Mac, the only choice I can recommend in this price range would be the Apogee Duet, which is a buss powered Fire wire interface for Mac OS.

The cost of the microphone preamplifier's alone are worth the price of the unit. Not to mention the AD/DA converters along with very agile DAW control.

[johndykstra]

The duet is great, but for $600,000 you can do ALOT better.

[dannygold]

He meant 600AU, not 6K. Good way to get people to read the thread though! I was like "what the"?

[johndykstra]

Originally Posted by dannygold

He meant 600AU, not 6K. Good way to get people to read the thread though! I was like "what the"?

I know, I was being my usual smart arse self. But yeah, I had to see what I could possibly spend that half a million dollars I had laying around on.

[Blast9]

Wow 600K - won the lotto?

Don't forget a proper power cord Requisite Mastering Cable

[diogo_c]

I got a "hacked" mac here (pc hardware smoothly running osx86) but I also have to supply the windows environment...so mac-exclusive stuff is out of question.

I forgot to mention that important detail!

Thx anyway, keep it coming!

[dannygold]

Originally Posted by diogo_c

I got a "hacked" mac here (pc hardware smoothly running osx86) but I also have to supply the windows environment...so mac-exclusive stuff is out of question.

I forgot to mention that important detail!

Thx anyway, keep it coming!

So the question is what interface will run on a Hackintosh? Are you finding the Hackintosh works with any mac stuff you throw at it? That's an interesting topic in and of itself.

[johndykstra]

I don't know if it'll run on your mad max machine, but I've heard good things about the TC box:

t.c. electronic | Konnekt 24D FireWire Audio | 967-000011 | B&H=

[diogo_c]

My interface now is a shitty m-audio mobilepre, which runs natively on the crackosx86. I also had experiences with some edirols (cant remember the models), m-audio fw410 and motu ultralite/828fw. all fully-functional and bug-free!

But lets keep in mind that i have to feed the windows environment - my main DAW is cubase sx3 and a full migration to mac (where I run logic8) is something I'll not be doing for many reasons which doesn't have place here.

The TC looks great, got all the items I currently need - gonna browse around for some reviews!

Thanks once again guys!



(PS and Off-topic: my version of crackosx is KALYWAY_LEO_10.5.1intel_SSE2_SSE3. If anyone is interested in finding out more about running osx86 on non-mac computers, check out this great osx86 wiki with tons of info, tutorials, tests, etc.)

[UnDeFiNeD]

So the question is what interface will run on a Hackintosh? Are you finding the Hackintosh works with any mac stuff you throw at it? That's an interesting topic in and of itself.

I've tried osx86 on my PC also for a logic project I did.
Works with every interface compatible with osx as far as I've tried. (Mbox2, tascam US, motu 424, built-in :p )

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