[familyman]

right now i have an audiophile usb, i know there's better stuff out there.

any suggestions?

 

[granodemostasa]

there is the apogee mini usb dac for 1100 dollars, and the headroom desktop amp with max dac at 1000 dollars.
i asked this a while ago and most people recommended that i use the Audiophile USB as a digital out and get an external amp and external dac. that's what i'm doing-although i havn't quite figured out which dac to use.

 

[familyman]

i kind of want an all in one... would i plug a dac/amp? into the S/PDIF output?

 

[jiiteepee]

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Originally Posted by familyman i kind of want an all in one... would i plug a dac/amp? into the S/PDIF output?

FireWire cards:

MAX 24-bit/96 kHz resolution:
Presonus FIREBOX (NOW 299$) (!! List price 499$):

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...are?sku=184133

MAX 24-bit/ 192kHz resolution:
Focusrite Saffire (399$):

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...are?sku=245020

jiitee

 

[familyman]

i dont think my comp has firewire inputs/outputs... what do they look like?

 

[jiiteepee]

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Originally Posted by familyman i dont think my comp has firewire inputs/outputs... what do they look like?

Look from the FIREBOX link --> two equal connectors on FIREBOX's rear panel, above MIDI-S/PDIF connector.
You can also buy a FireWire card by quite cheap price.

jiitee

 

[familyman]

mmm that saffire pro 26 looks amazing. might have to pick one of those up!

thanks

 

[jiiteepee]

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Originally Posted by familyman mmm that saffire pro 26 looks amazing. might have to pick one of those up! thanks

Agreed, nice colour (perhaps not so nice price).

BTW: That Presonus FIREBOX is true "pro gear" --> all (i.e. DAW owners) bying Presonus recording interfaces just have picked the FIREPOD instead of FIREBOX mostly because of it's better features (like 8 pre-amped (48V phantom power) mic inputs instead of 2 as on FIREPOD) --> lowered price.

jiitee

 

[AdamZuf]

I have the Firepod and all of its parts are very good, I even prefer the headphone amp to my PPA. good S/N ratio.

The Firebox should have the same sound, AFAIK.

Adam