Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

HKC,

Every study (blindfold, other) I've looked into, the results seem to be:   The high end converters may be clearly better from a technical standpoint, but from the aesthetic point of view, the inexpensive ones don't usually sound "worse" but just different.   The listeners could tell the sound was different, but as different styles of music were played, it was clear that it was just a matter of preference and using the right sound for the right application.

One Study, was in either Mix or Electronic Musician, Recording, etc.  I'll try to find it.

When I did my own comparison, I used the 3DAudio CD and came to the same conclusion.   The differences were so minute, or unnoticeable, and when it was noticeable it wasn't as much as a "better" than it was a "different' sound.

http://www.3daudioinc.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/31?osCsid=d5057a5aad0a07d45687ae7dbb42b4f4

I don't mean to deter you from your excitement or a cool new piece of gear, I just thought it would be fair for you to hear the other side of the debate before spending money.

I'll look into the converter you mentioned, I'm curious about them.

There used to be a cool "summing comparison" shootout video at http://recordproduction.com/    But I think Steinberg may have asked them to pull it off the site?   Neundo got a universal thumbs down from the panel, RADAR seemed to "win" that one, and 2 inch tape was the surprise disappointment.

Pete

--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, "HKC" <hkc@...> wrote:
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> I wonder if anybody are using the RME QS converters. They are quite expensive, are they as good as their price suggests. My studio is in pretty fine shape and anything but a top of the line industry standard (I use that term loosely) would be a bad idea to invest in.
> I realise that there is another level of converters after the ones in the RME pricetag (ie Prism) that are twice (at least) as expensive. I am not interested in how terrific they are, RME QS is my limit. I prefer the ADAT interface and plan to buy the RME Raydat as well but it seems to me like there´s very little competition in the 24/192 hi end. 
> Another thing I have noticed with the QS line is the very low internal latency (between 5 and 12 samples depending on the samplerate) which is half of the best I have tried myself and my current converters are about 3 times that.
> The Apogee Symphony line has similar features (on all accounts) but not with ADAT and with 10% extra in expenses.
> MOTU doesn´t seem to have anything quite like it at the moment.
> Are there brands that I should take a look at before buying, I need 16 I/O in 96 KHz and I definitely don´t want to use more than one slot in the Mac.
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