[Grigorios]

You can access a review of the E-MU 0404 here.

Grigorios

 

[Glassman]

nice review, Grigorios..

 

[Distroyed]

Nice indeed. So you've heard both the 1212m and 0404.... How much better does the analog out of the 1212m sound compared to the 0404? Can you describe the difference?

 

[Richteralan]

hm....so the present driver can't run 24/96?

 

[amol]

Very nice indeed, thanks for sharing your knowledge and observations with us. May i know what speakers/headphones and amp you used ?
Thanks..

 

[Mr.Radar]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richteralan hm....so the present driver can't run 24/96?

It can only do 24/96 with ASIO. It can do up to 24/48 with WaveOut or DirectSound.

 

[Grigorios]

Yes, right now the WDM drivers only support a maximum sampling rate of 48 kHz. Currently, this is also the case with the 1212M, 1820, and 1820M. The ASIO drivers support the higher sampling rates. There is good reason to believe that E-MU are working on supporting higher WDM sampling rates, to be implemented in a future driver release.

The difference in analog output between the 0404 and 1212M, to my ears, was not extremely dramatic. After listening to more than three dozen CDs, if I was forced to describe any differences, I would say that there was occasionally a bit more detail in the higher frequences with the 1212M. There also tended to be a bit more presence evident in some of the bass and midrange frequences on the 1212M.

The 0404 is one nice card. For playback, few cards come close and when you consider the price... When it comes to recording, the 0404 should suit all but the most advanced studio setups.

The card's analog out was tested using a variety of different equipment. My impressions are what I gleaned from repeated listening over the course of about 2 and a half weeks. I think I burned myself out on this one!

Needless to say, I'm probably going to start getting back to recording music after this most time consuming distraction! Some of the equipment I employed: ALESIS Monitor 1 Active MKII Powered Monitors, Harman Kardon AVR330, SONY STR-D590, Klipsch SB-3s, Sennheiser HD580 Headphones, and NADY QH560 Headphones.

Grigorios

 

[Richteralan]

Thx....

I'm still struggling between 0404 and 1212m....

1212m seems quite expensive but 0404 seems too cheap...

 

[yeeyy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richteralan Thx.... I'm still struggling between 0404 and 1212m.... 1212m seems quite expensive but 0404 seems too cheap...

If you use your soundcard for playback music only, i would suggest you go for E-Mu 0404.

 

[Glassman]

I second that, better get yourself a 0404 and get it modded / mod it yourself.. if I didn't want really good ADC for measurements I would go with 0404 too..

 

[Asmo]

I got the 1212m, heard about the 0404, but figured rather pay the extra $65 to make sure I got the better card, I am still happy I decided on the 1212m

 

[Distroyed]

Grigorios - if you were only to use the cards for music, which card would you choose? Does resampling lossless music up to 192 [with the 1212m] improve the sound at all in your opinion?

Where's the cheapest this card can be bought? Has anyone tried haggling Guitar Center yet?

 

[Glassman]

they doesn't stock them yet, once they will, Zemo is definitely getting a nice discount on them, my guess is ~$80..