Why aren\'t some of you doing this?
 

Question,
Besides AES/EBU digital inputs on an 888/24,
what benifits would it be over a 24 bit ADAT bridge with an RME ADI-8 pro added


http://www.rme-audio.com/english/index.htm


for about the same costs and to add another 8 I/O would be cheaper in the long run and possibly better quality with more options?

[This message has been edited by ZEALOUS (edited January 05, 2001).]

Re: Why aren\'t some of you doing this?
 

I have an ADAT bridge (used, $600) and 2 Alesis AI-3 AD/DA boxes. For about $1300 for 16 channels of I/O that I guarantee sounds better that an 882. For $300 I can get the ADAT bridge upgraded to 24 bit and I'm in business (for now 16 bit is fine). Down the road, I can get even better AD/DA if I want.

-Evan

Re: Why aren\'t some of you doing this?
 

Excuse my grammar there, it's still early... :-) A few too many fors for ya...

Re: Why aren\'t some of you doing this?
 

I would do a serious listen before you buy. The chips you see on the i/o cards for their 24/96 system are pretty cheap and the analog stage doesn't hardly exist.

Re: Why aren\'t some of you doing this?
 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">quote:<HR>Originally posted by robdarling:
I would do a serious listen before you buy. The chips you see on the i/o cards for their 24/96 system are pretty cheap and the analog stage doesn't hardly exist.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

interesting, did you compare / listen hear one of them yet ???? looking at this option myself to have some extra analog I/O..... more specifically to insert compression and eq ........

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Re: Why aren\'t some of you doing this?
 

evandaum,

$300 to upgrade your Adat Bridge?

It says $795 on the Digi upgrade page.
I would LOVE to upgrade mine for $300.

How can I do this?

Re: Why aren\'t some of you doing this?
 

That's what they said when I called and asked a few weeks ago. Maybe they were wrong. Hmmm, $795 is almost the cost of a new one! That's insane.

-Evan


<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Speers:
evandaum,

$300 to upgrade your Adat Bridge?

It says $795 on the Digi upgrade page.
I would LOVE to upgrade mine for $300.

How can I do this?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Re: Why aren\'t some of you doing this?
 

Just a thought - I think the $795 is a hardware exchange from the OLD ADAT interface to a new 24bit ADAT bridge - not the upgrade from the 20bit ADAT bridge. At least I hope I'm right since I have 3 20bit ADAT bridges to upgrade.

Jared

Re: Why aren\'t some of you doing this?
 

Jared is correct, the $795 is for the hardware exchange (see Hardware Exchanges in Support/Customer Service)

The 24-bit upgrade for the ADAT Bridge is $295. (see details in the ADAT Bridge FAQs)

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Bruce Paine
Digidesign

Re: Why aren\'t some of you doing this?
 

One caveat if you want to use the Alesis boxes as inserts, not just as more inputs- I'm not sure you can. They have to be in either optical OR analog input mode as I understand it, and you would need one of each to make an insert. Doesn't work on mine, at any rate.

john a