RME ADI 8 PRO -Best Interface for the $?

[mixtery]

I have a 24bit ADAT Bridge and was thinking up upgrading to the RME ADI 8PRO. Have any TDM users used this interface with good results? How does Pro Tools recognize the analog inputs in the I/O labels screen?

I'm using 24mix with ADAT bridge and 882/20 interface.

[Mount Royal]

The RME serves me well, and that sentiment seems echoed by the several users here.

As for I/O labeling, Pro Tools really has no idea what is comes into your ADAT Bridge by way of light pipe. You are permitted, in Setups > I/O Labels, to assign the banners "RME 1, RME 2", etc. as the labels which will come up on ADAT Bridge 9-16, for example. You could just as easily assign the same ADAT Bridge I/O ports the names A,B,C, ...

Best wishes,

John Caldwell

[mixtery]

thanks John!

So, I would certainly not use my 882/20 anymore since the RME has the 8 TRS balanced I/O's. Is this correct?

matt

[Mount Royal]

Correct, 8 in's; 8 out's. All are balanced TRS at +4 or -10, user selectable.

John-

[Corey Shay]

I ditched my 888/24 and got an ADAT bridge and an RME, and I am much happier now. The RME sounds much more detailed. The 888 sounds a little muddy I think.

[mixtery]

wow, seems like the news is coming out on the RME 8 series. Now, is it possible to see any benefits from the ADI-8 DS 96khz or not?

And where and how much can I expect to pay for one of these?

mix

[lwilliam]

You can get the 48K version for less than $1200 in the U.S.

I've seen it for around $900 from an overseas company at www.musicians-gear.com, (http://www.musicians-gear.com,) but you take your chances since they have a no-return policy.

I don't know what the DS (96K) version is going for.

[Beegster]

Has anybody compared these to the new panasonic 96 series???

[Beegster]

speaking of converters, does anybody in L.A. know of a place that you can actually hear different converters side by side, instead of all this word of mouth stuff that you just have to "trust"??