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| Re: RME D/A converters [message #90865 is a reply to message #90862] |
Mon, 01 October 2007 09:31   |
Dedric Terry
Messages: 788
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"DJ" <animix _ at _ animas _ dot _ net> wrote in message
news:47011469@linux...
> I sometimes hear folks in various forums say that RME converters are "mid
> level" in comparison to others. Mid level compared to
> what???....Prism.Weiss???........
Yes. :-) When I heard them in a shootout, I preferred the Cransong to
Mytek, Apogee and RME, but by a very slight margin. RME was just a little
below the Myteks I heard in terms of the very top end clarity, but very good
and holding their own quite well - both the RME and Mytek tended to be flat
and neutral. The Cranesong sounded a little sweeter in the very top end
air. The best of course was (I think - it's been while) a DAD unit (it was
a $10k 2-channel that was used for reference). Seems like there was a Weiss
in there as well right in line with the DAD - all the smoothness across the
whole spectrum with ever so slightly more clarity at the very top.
Actually I would probably group them with the very top end being the $8-12k
range, then Myteks and Cranesongs in the $2-4k range, then RME and Lynx in
the $2k range, then break it down below there. Imho, the difference between
the $2k (RME ADI range) and the $10k is about 4% (rough subjective estimate
of course), depending on what you rate as subjectively the most critical
characteristics - to me, it's top end as that's where you really start to
discern the most minute differences in clarity and imaging. My .02 at
least.
I'm quite pleased with my RME converters. I think they stand up well esp.
for the price.
Dedric
> point. I've heard Lynx and Apogee converters and I preferred Mytek to
> those. Since I'm comparing the RME to Mytek here and thinking that they
> stand up to them, I'd say that these boxes are a hell of a deal for the
> price.
>
> OK...'nuff said.
>
> Deej
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| Re: RME D/A converters [message #90866 is a reply to message #90865] |
Mon, 01 October 2007 09:48 |
EK Sound
Messages: 939
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And that difference is probably due to better quality filtering in the
analog stage.
David.
Dedric Terry wrote:
> "DJ" <animix _ at _ animas _ dot _ net> wrote in message
> news:47011469@linux...
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>> I sometimes hear folks in various forums say that RME converters are
>> "mid level" in comparison to others. Mid level compared to
>> what???....Prism.Weiss???........
>
>
> Yes. :-) When I heard them in a shootout, I preferred the Cransong to
> Mytek, Apogee and RME, but by a very slight margin. RME was just a
> little below the Myteks I heard in terms of the very top end clarity,
> but very good and holding their own quite well - both the RME and Mytek
> tended to be flat and neutral. The Cranesong sounded a little sweeter
> in the very top end air. The best of course was (I think - it's been
> while) a DAD unit (it was a $10k 2-channel that was used for reference).
> Seems like there was a Weiss in there as well right in line with the DAD
> - all the smoothness across the whole spectrum with ever so slightly
> more clarity at the very top.
>
> Actually I would probably group them with the very top end being the
> $8-12k range, then Myteks and Cranesongs in the $2-4k range, then RME
> and Lynx in the $2k range, then break it down below there. Imho, the
> difference between the $2k (RME ADI range) and the $10k is about 4%
> (rough subjective estimate of course), depending on what you rate as
> subjectively the most critical characteristics - to me, it's top end as
> that's where you really start to discern the most minute differences in
> clarity and imaging. My .02 at least.
>
> I'm quite pleased with my RME converters. I think they stand up well
> esp. for the price.
>
> Dedric
>
>> point. I've heard Lynx and Apogee converters and I preferred Mytek to
>> those. Since I'm comparing the RME to Mytek here and thinking that
>> they stand up to them, I'd say that these boxes are a hell of a deal
>> for the price.
>>
>> OK...'nuff said.
>>
>> Deej
>>
>>
>
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