Had many amps and dacs in the past, for far from higher prices, but what is offered here for around 2500 euros is simply incredible ... actually too cheap when
i look at the competition
The RME ADI-2/4 Pro SE gets my full recommendation
NOMAX
PS.lol
Very nice Nomax, I was tempted by it a few months ago. But I don't think it's worth the 1k step-up in money compared to the ADI-2 Pro FS R I have now; I'll have to wait for the ADI-2 Pro 2 or whatever they are gonna call it lol. Unless I see a great deal on a Pro 2/4, then I might get an itchy trigger finger.
BTW a new firmware got released a few weeks back with a bunch of features and bug fixes for both the ADI-2 Pro and ADI-2/4:
The latest firmware update for 2/4 and 2 Pro addresses several reported issues.
ADI-2/4 Pro and ADI-2 Pro series
- Plugging TRS 1/2 with Dual Phones Off prevented lower priority messages to show up (like EQ On/Off).
- ‘Load B/T with Preset - On’ made sticky. This option is no longer set to Off during sample rate changes and other actions. We hope the new way is more what the user expects.
ADI-2/4 Pro only
- Crossfeed was inactive on Line Out 1/2
- In the VOL page a press on Encoder 2 did not center Balance for Phones Out 1/2 and Phones Out 3/4
ADI-2 Pro only
- Units with AKM DAC: if Direct DSD is on and DSD playback is ongoing, turning the VOLUME encoder changed PCM volume in the background.
The firmware update tools:
Win:
https://www.rme-audio.de/downloads/fut_madiface_win.zip
Mac:
https://www.rme-audio.de/downloads/fut_madiface_mac.zip
No changes in the manuals this time.
Some comments
- The improved Dual Volume scheme of the ADI-2/4 Pro (DSP 30) will be transferred to the ADI-2 Pro in the next firmware version
- Adding the RIAA gain stages of the ADI-2/4 Pro to the remote commands requires extensive memory optimization. We therefore had to postpone this addition, hopefully possible and added to the next 2/4 firmware.
- There is a funny ‘volume can be turned up to 11’ bug (so the display claims) in a specific setup with the ADI-2 Pro, that will be fixed in the next firmware.