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Originally Posted by Eric Lambert

That the Aurora might be less than the Avid I|O is highly surprising to read. I'm not saying it's not true, but this is the first time amongst many reports that I've heard such a thing. Typically, it's the opposite. Just another reason to try one for myself.

Let's go by the numbers: THD+N is worse on the Aurora. The dynamic range is much worse on the Aurora (for both ADC and DAC). The Aurora is 20dBu headroom, the HD I/O is 22dBu (not like the MTRX/Merging/Symphony that are 24dBu far from the consumer range which at 20dBu is the Aurora).

If the Aurora was lower priced, it'd make sense. But competing, its price range, it hasn't left its predecessor.
Meanwhile, the Hilo is everything the Aurora(n) should have been.