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Re: Interfaces considered a "step up" from the Avid I|O?
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Because reliability and flexibility and long-term support. Can't beat them. (and they are always advancing technology -- from the best drivers to always improving conversion)
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Re: Interfaces considered a "step up" from the Avid I|O?
I also use RME. Always recommended.
The Apogees are really nice too. Metric Halo are great but supply is an issue at the moment. I'm highly in favor of ditching Digilink. It's a handicap unless you have a specific (HDX) need.
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Re: Interfaces considered a "step up" from the Avid I|O?
Any time I'm close to pulling the trigger I find a shortcoming. There are several great sounding A/Ds but any scenario, so far, is just not quite right. I have some complex monitoring paths that I need to maintain, so a completely new interface, like the MTRX, would require accommodations that become more complicated or more expensive, and usually both.
All I'd really wanted from this was improved A/D on a few of the channels -- most of the rest of the Avid I|O is cutting the mustard just fine -- so I'm looking back at the simplest options. Like an external A/D converter which goes into the Avid via AES, or the Black Lion mod. The problem with the BLA mod is that it's final. Once done, that's it. With an external A/D, I can demo a few and return if the results aren't ideal. Currently considering a Burl 2-channel A/D. Possibly a Lavry but the Blues are discontinued and I can't merit a Savitr (a current product) for the home studio. |
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Re: Interfaces considered a "step up" from the Avid I|O?
My home studio Apogee has 2 ins and 6 outs card, perfect for few inputs and 5.1 monitoring
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Re: Interfaces considered a "step up" from the Avid I|O?
You might have landed on the right solution for you then.
I believe most users move away from HD I/O and Digilink precisely to change routing and accommodation. Not for better conversion. I've never used a Burl but people seem to love them.
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Re: Interfaces considered a "step up" from the Avid I|O?
Jan from DAD had some interesting things to say about the difference(s) between the MTRX and the MTRX Studio. It was copied here -- some of you may have seen it. In a nutshell, he was suggesting that the converters in the Studio were just a shade under the MTRX in terms of sonics. They are not the same. He'd said that they're still happy to put their name on the Studio, and mentioned that a couple times. I don't know that I'd ultimately be happy with a Studio knowing that I could jump up a step with the MTRX. And yes, certainly the difference will be more in my head than in the speakers, as I'm sure both are very good, but I've learned that those Brain Trolls -- knowing that you could have better than what you currently have -- don't go away easily and come back to haunt me. So if it's to be a MTRX it would need to be the big one. But I think that's just too much of a change for me to consider.
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Re: Interfaces considered a "step up" from the Avid I|O?
Anyone familiar with the Prism Titan?
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Re: Interfaces considered a "step up" from the Avid I|O?
After a tireless search, I ended up purchasing an Atlas. This can become the new Master (via Digilink) and the existing Avid HD can clock to it and be used for add'l ins/outs. It's more than I'd planned on spending but should quiet those voices that whisper about conversion quality.
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Re: Interfaces considered a "step up" from the Avid I|O?
Conversion quality past 192 interface is like discussing which shade of red you want your Ferrari painted.. the talent is on the other side of the mic (or steering wheel).
With that said I am *REALLY* loving DA quality of Apogee and combined with Genelec 5.1 monitoring I can really trust what I am hearing.
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To Black Lion: iron out your tech support issues. Had you responded in a timeframe of less than 1 week then you'd have hooked me into a $2k+ mod. The Prism will be the better option for me, so it worked in my favor that they dropped the ball. I have Genelecs here as well and have been a devotee for a couple decades. I don't know if you've upgrade to the latest version of GLM 4.2 (assuming you're using DSP) but I'm very happy with the subtle improvements made by this week's new room profile. It subtly cleaned up an already clean audio presentation. The cloud computation concept is smart -- they can continue improving how data is analyzed and room models are developed on their side without requiring new hardware from us, and I dig the ability to store profiles in the cloud. |
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