Sonic -
From
http://www.planetz.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=11637&forum=5&start=20 (a post by 'Proximo', about halfway down the second page):
'I set up the ADA8000 (as slave) and started recording the same patern..
I was not very convinced right away, and my fear was confirmed when I started to compare the ADA8000 track to the I/O box track.
(all tracks have been DCed and normalized).
It sounded indeed clear/bright, but thin, cold, without punch ... better than the fostex though, but not to replace any Creamware converters I have...
Then I don't know why, but started another test right away in the same condition, but this time I put the ADA8000 as Master, and started recording ....
Well, what a difference !!??!? It had more punch, it became warmer, the basses were better, the whole definition of the sound in general...
what a relief ! I even don't know which one I like best now
But now the ADA8000 is a good alternative. '
There's more details about his equipment in the post. Just intrigues me that changing the clock source would appear to have such a drastic effect on sound quality... in the outfit i'm planning (mentioned before, a Motu 828mkII with the 8000 as essentially an 8-pre adat expansion), can't help but wonder if making the motu a slave would sacrifice the quality of
its sound, or vice versa...