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I am finally upgrading to 24-bit Pro Tools (PTIII->d24). I want to do this as cheaply as possible while yielding the best possible sonics. I have a d24 card with two old farms and a 882/20. I'd like the 888/24 but I haven't the funds. I was thinking of the following manuever to get the best possible sound with a limited budget:

Since I rarely record more than two tracks at once (I was happily using a 882 and a Symetrix 620 with PTIII) I plan to get an Apogee Rosetta and hook it up to the 24-bit S/PIDF on the 882/20. That way I am getting high quality 24-bit recordings from nice converters. Outside of the
two-track-at-once-limitation, I would have to find a way to hear these 24-bit tracks since the D/A converters on the 882/20 are only 20-bit.

My thoughts are:

1) I could get a cheap 24-bit a/d to handle this.

2) I could dither to 16 bits at the master fader and could therefore monitor at 16 bits from the 882/20.

3) An Apogee PSX-100 is out of the question financially.

My questions:

1) How cheaply can I get a 24-bit d/a converter?

2) Is option two a valid option?

3) Any other ideas?