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In Reply to: RE: Multichannel Audio Interfaces - Best sounding? posted by Presto on July 17, 2009 at 13:04:04
Stay away from MOTU!
Don't sound particularly well and work particularly badly with PCs. Fine with Macs though.
I'd recommend Echo Audio interfaces as they sound easily as good as anything RME has to offer.
You'd need to go to Apogee Rosetta or Lavry to get anything appreciably better.
They are also a lot cheaper then even MOTU and rock solid!
My own AudioFire 12 does twelve channels of 24/96 fully duplex without breaking a sweat.
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I don't know if this will get to you or not, but here goes...
I am considering a multichannel audio interface similar to those by RME Fireface 800, Lynx Aurora 16, T. C. electronics Konnekt 48, etc., for a computer based crossover/room correction system for my Magnepan "Frankenpans" (which, in case you are not familiar with them, are custom built and highly modified Magnepan planar speakers).
See my post http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=mug&m=190042 in the Planar Speaker Asylum for more info.
I was searching to see if this gear is adequate for my purposes. Others have used the Lynx Aurora 8 and found it to be quite adequate, obtaining excellent results. In an attempt to save some bucks, I concentrated on the Konnekt 48, as I own an Impact Twin from the same company, and the Konnekt 48 has 12 channels. I came across your recommendation on the Echo Audiofire 12 and started looking into that as an even cheaper alternative. When I thought about it further, it made good sense that the quality would be as good as RME or Lynx because the Echo unit does not have all the bells and whistles that the others do, nor does it have any Mic preamps.
My question is this. Do you still feel the same way about the Echo Audiofire? Has your opinion changed any? Do you think it would be as good as an RME or Lynx? Would you recommend anything else? Anything you can tell me about it would be very helpful. Thanks!!
MOTU is stable in a properly set up system- the drivers are rock solid and mine has been stellar for 5 years.
Having said that, if I were to look again, I'd go with the RME in your list.
If I could add to your list, I would pick up the UA Apollo. Then you're set for a verrrrry long time!
I am considering a multichannel audio interface similar to those by RME Fireface 800, Lynx Aurora 16, T. C. electronics Konnekt 48, etc., for a computer based crossover/room correction system for my Magnepan "Frankenpans" (which, in case you are not familiar with them, are custom built and highly modified Magnepan planar speakers).
See my post http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=mug&m=190042 in the Planar Speaker Asylum for more info.
I was searching to see if this gear is adequate for my purposes. Others have used the Lynx Aurora 8 and found it to be quite adequate, obtaining excellent results. In an attempt to save some bucks, I concentrated on the Konnekt 48, as I own an Impact Twin from the same company, and the Konnekt 48 has 12 channels. I came across your recommendation on the Echo Audiofire 12 and started looking into that as an even cheaper alternative. When I thought about it further, it made good sense that the quality would be as good as RME or Lynx because the Echo unit does not have all the bells and whistles that the others do, nor does it have any Mic preamps.
My question is this. Do you still feel the same way about the Audiofire? Has your opinion changed any? Do you think it would be as good as an RME or Lynx? Would you recommend anything else? Anything you can tell me about it would be very helpful. Thanks!!
Thanks B.
I have been looking at the Echo Layla 3G PCI and the Echo Audio Firewire 8 channel. The 12 channel is nicer - 24/192 capable and gosh is just looks so much nicer!
I have also been looking at a rare breed - the ESI ESP1010e. ESI stuff is supposed to sound good and lots of guys on PC Audio forum love the 2-channel PCI card from ESI, the Julia. The neat thing about the ESI gear is the "Directwire 3.0" software which makes routing between audio busses very intuitive.
I'll see if I can audition an Echo!
Thanks for the input.
Cheers,
Presto
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