Delta 1010 vs. Delta1010LT

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I realize there's a breakout box for the Delta 1010 only, but is there a noticeable different in the sound quality of these two cards? I imagine the conversion takes place in the breakout box (and that would be better), but would a computer really generate that much noise. There's a three hundred dollar difference in the two packages and I'm just wondering..why? Can anyone enlighten me?

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Balanced connectors (really nice with that many inputs and outputs). Switchable to pro sensitivity level. Better converters (AD: AK5383 110dB / DA: AK4393 120dB) etc.

I think the 1010lt uses the same converters as the 410, not bad but not quite as good. They are specd exactly the same on Maudios site. I've heard people say the microphone preamp is more or less useless so I guess it's best to use the XLR's as a balanced linein.

You might want to read this on the 1010:

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan....htm?session=b73b968081caabc8819cf31c3d98d563

and this on the 410 (couldn't find anything useful on 1010lt):

http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=237

My conclusion is - there's a reason for the difference in price, depending on your ears it might be worth it - for me it isn't.
 
....thanks Beltrom

I just found this...interesting...

http://www.sonicstate.com/articles/article.cfm?id=41&page=5

"Soundwise, the two units were surprisingly similar. I’d expected to notice an obvious difference between the two, but this wasn’t really the case in fact, the LT seemed to be initially more ‘impressive’ sounding. Doing a direct A/B comparison was tricky, as one card had to be disabled, then the other enabled and the machine re-booted in between, so I recorded test passages using a Sound Check reference CD and Steinberg’s Wavelab 4.0, running unbalanced audio into each card."

"Wavelab revealed a difference in levels between the two recorded signals; the LT was ‘hotter’ hence the more impressive sound. The Control panel for the Delta 1010 doesn’t let you tweak levels - you can with the 1010LT, so I tried different settings, and found that the signals were best matched with the LT using the ‘Consumer’ preset. With the levels matched, it was possible to get a better picture of what was going on verdict: yep, they’re pretty darn similar!"

Simmons
 
Yes, well, I'm not so surprised - both are good cards.

If you wan't the breakout box I think Terratecs Phase 88 and EWS88MT is worth looking at. The EWS88MT is real cheap now as they are probably discontinuing it.
 
thanks christiaan....I did serval searches but didn't see this link

Simmons
 
thanks christiaan....I did serval searches but didn't see this link

Simmons
 
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