Michael Jones
New member
I'm kicking around the idea of an AD/DA upgrade.
I'm looking at Apogee, Rosetta, Lucid, and Steinberg.
(I believe Steinberg's are "re-packaged" RME's??)
I currently have 2 converter types:
1.) Steinberg's 8 i/O a 24 bit, 48K converter
2.) On board 24 bit of the Yamaha O1V
By far, the Steinberg converters sound far superior, and its optical I/O integrates SEAMLESSLY with my Steinberg 96/52 sound card, running Steinberg's Nuendo software.
The ADAT card on the O1V works equally as well with my system.
My delima is that I would like to keep the optical connections, rather than switch to some other integration format, and a minimum of 16 channels of A/D, preferably 24, is a must! With 8 D/A channels sufficient for my purposes.
Of course the price/performance ratio is of valid concern. While it would be nice to have 24 channels of Lucid 96K converters; at around $800/channel, those really aren't a viable option. And I'm not sure exactly how the Lucid's integrate with the 96/52.
So far, that kind of narrows it down between the Apogee, Rosetta, and Steinberg.
Being as the Steinberg's are really RME's, and (from what I understand) RME's sound quality is considerably inferior to Apogee, and Rosetta, I can further narrow down my list to the latter 2.
The Apogee A/D and D/A 16 seems to be a comfortable and viable option, but upon further research, it is my understanding that in order to take advantage of all 16 channels it requires some sort of additional interface??
Given that: The Rosetta, at 96K, would appear to be the best option for my purposes. Having the Rosetta name on your equipment list surely can't hurt from a marketing standpoint either. And would truely be an upgrade from the 48K Steinberg (RME) converters I currently use.
Any thoughts?
I'm looking at Apogee, Rosetta, Lucid, and Steinberg.
(I believe Steinberg's are "re-packaged" RME's??)
I currently have 2 converter types:
1.) Steinberg's 8 i/O a 24 bit, 48K converter
2.) On board 24 bit of the Yamaha O1V
By far, the Steinberg converters sound far superior, and its optical I/O integrates SEAMLESSLY with my Steinberg 96/52 sound card, running Steinberg's Nuendo software.
The ADAT card on the O1V works equally as well with my system.
My delima is that I would like to keep the optical connections, rather than switch to some other integration format, and a minimum of 16 channels of A/D, preferably 24, is a must! With 8 D/A channels sufficient for my purposes.
Of course the price/performance ratio is of valid concern. While it would be nice to have 24 channels of Lucid 96K converters; at around $800/channel, those really aren't a viable option. And I'm not sure exactly how the Lucid's integrate with the 96/52.
So far, that kind of narrows it down between the Apogee, Rosetta, and Steinberg.
Being as the Steinberg's are really RME's, and (from what I understand) RME's sound quality is considerably inferior to Apogee, and Rosetta, I can further narrow down my list to the latter 2.
The Apogee A/D and D/A 16 seems to be a comfortable and viable option, but upon further research, it is my understanding that in order to take advantage of all 16 channels it requires some sort of additional interface??
Given that: The Rosetta, at 96K, would appear to be the best option for my purposes. Having the Rosetta name on your equipment list surely can't hurt from a marketing standpoint either. And would truely be an upgrade from the 48K Steinberg (RME) converters I currently use.
Any thoughts?
