[nazrin313]

owh man I would be too if I had 'THAT' sitting on my desk

 

[dcguy73]

I was concerned that my iFi Pro iCan amp wasn't resolving enough with my Focal Elears for classical/jazz music...so I tried them with the ADI-2 Pro AE (as a DAC and amp)... Noticeably more detail and resolution with that combination. (I did also add a Moon Audio Silver Dragon cable to the mix.) Plus, I could adjust the ADI-2 Pro's five-band equalizer by steps of 0.5 dB to change the sound through the Elears.

 

[RudeWolf]

Im building my desk set up primarily with Stax and currently using the little CONCERO HD as my desk DAC. Does anyone here have any experience with STAX with this DAC?

Yeah. Great as always!

 

[thedevilstone]

I received my unit yesterday.
Internals were changed very slightly. A blind was added for better casting of light and some chrome parts were replaced for gold. Technically same performance.

The device is an absolute looker. Seriously the most beautiful DAC I have ever seen.
When it's shut off, the red power ring glows lightly but very saturated. Matches my all black TV with red standby light.
When turned on, power and volume glow in white, as does one of the volume displays. Looking from the front, it looks like something out of the Death Star directly.
The print on top of the acrylic glass doesn't really draw attention as it's very subtle. I think the cursive font works well with the warm and soothing light the device casts on the inside. But, you be the judge.

Sweet in deed. I was able to snatch an AE a couple of days ago. Now, one question: what Y adaptor is that? That is, what's the brand? Or is it DIY? I have a Sennheiser H800S with a balanced cable (XLR) and I'll need that type of adaptor. Found a Sommer, but not sure about quality, not sure it's in the same league as Mogami and such.

Cheers

 

[occamsrazor]

Wonder what this will be....

https://twitter.com/rme_news/status/938458098775314432
https://www.facebook.com/1694547397...071261.42708.169454739798577/1508316732579031

 

[gepardcv]

An ADI-2 Pro with R2R DAC chips and a blackout mode?

 

[abhinit90]

Wonder what this will be....

https://twitter.com/rme_news/status/938458098775314432

Just 4 more days, glad I held out on my decision to purchase the ADI-2.

 

[occamsrazor]

Just 4 more days, glad I held out on my decision to purchase the ADI-2.

I was also poised to buy an ADI-2 but probably still will. My guess is it may be completely unrelated to ADI-2, guys on Gearslutz are speculating it could be some pro-networked-audio related interface but I guess no-one knows. In any case makes sense to wait a few days at least I guess....

 

[HuoYuanJia]

what Y adaptor is that?

It's DIY but done by www.dysonaudio.com.

... but I guess no-one knows.

I know.
If you are interested in the ADI-2 Pro, I suggest to hold back just a few more days until it's official. Worth it!

 

[NickedWicked]

Very excited for the announcement tomorrow! I really hope it's an improvement of the already rock solid ADI-2 Pro.

 

[HuoYuanJia]

Presenting the RME ADI-2 DAC.
https://www.rme-audio.de/en/products/adi_2-dac.php

I really hope it's an improvement of the already rock solid ADI-2 Pro.

Improvements:
1. SteadyClock FS with femtosecond accuracy.
2. Dedicated IEM output that absolutely kills all noise - even from super sensitive IEMs like Andromeda.
3. Remote control.
4. Huge price cut!

Drawbacks:
1. No more analogue-to-digital conversion.
2. No more balanced head-amp via adapter.

 

[Soundwave76]

Wow. This should appeal A LOT to IEM fans. I would probably be just fine with this model, but the AE edition simply looks soooooo good...

 

[developer]

All the improvements are pleasing. We would like to thank RME for bringing this product to Audiophil and headphone world. But why did the balanced headphone output be removed?

 

[occamsrazor]

Looks great..... Some questions....

1. No mention of the DAC chip, can we therefore assume it is the same 2 x AKM AK4490? (I've no reason to think different, just wondering).

2. Price, and when it will likely be available (for me in the UK)...

3. Personally I would use as a DAC/Pre with speakers, not headphones, so the lack of balanced doesn't affect me. But am wondering if there has been any change to the whole internal routing. For example I liked the idea on the ADI-2 Pro of running a crossover internally using the PEQ on the rear 1/2 XLR outputs to main speakers, and the front 3/4 ones to subwoofer. I wonder if you would still be able to do that....

The manual is now there to download.... going to need to do some long reading tonight!
https://www.rme-audio.de/download/adi2dac_e.pdf

 

[NickedWicked]

Looks great..... Some questions....

Personally I would use as a DAC/Pre with speakers, not headphones, so the lack of balanced doesn't affect me. But am wondering if there has been any change to the whole internal routing. For example I liked the idea on the ADI-2 Pro of running a crossover internally using the PEQ on the rear 1/2 XLR outputs to main speakers, and the front 3/4 ones to subwoofer. I wonder if you would still be able to do that....

I was wondering that as well, would love to pair them with my monitors. Hope RME replaced the AKM's as well, they are very nice, but there are better alternatives imo.