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dwillis45
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My question is how the unit distinguishes itself from the M-Audio 410, the MOTU 828, and the other firewire interfaces in this general price range. Specifically, how do the A/D converters and the preamps compare?
(To tell you the truth, I would really like to see more firewire products in the same price range as the Metric Halo units. And, if I had the cash, I would like to give up the all-in-one firewire interface for something like the Apogee 800 with the new firewire card. It offers eight channels of superior A/D conversion and a straight connection via firewire. No other complications; just add a good preamp on the front end. Now I just need about $3,200!)
(To tell you the truth, I would really like to see more firewire products in the same price range as the Metric Halo units. And, if I had the cash, I would like to give up the all-in-one firewire interface for something like the Apogee 800 with the new firewire card. It offers eight channels of superior A/D conversion and a straight connection via firewire. No other complications; just add a good preamp on the front end. Now I just need about $3,200!)
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dwillis45 said:
LOL!!!
I have done some research on the Hercules.
This baby was scheduled for release in December 2003, then they announced that it would be released in April 2004. Potentially a good thing, as they reportedly chose to keep on working on the drivers, rather then releasing the product "as is" with doggy, buggy drivers.
Furthermore, it looks like they eventually demonstrated it at the Frankfurt Messe.
For sure there's a wealth of firewire soundcards coming out this year.
M-Audio with its Firewire 1814, allowing the I/O flexibility that the Firewire 410 couldn't deliver (everybody hoped they could use all of the 4 analog ins at the same time, but it turned out that it was either the two frontal mic or the two rear line ins).
Edirol has just released its FA-101, which appears to me as a very appealing all-in-one solution.
Terratec is working on a firewire version of the Phase 88 rack, which again appears to be a rack version of the Phase 88, that has unbalanced RCA analog ins.
ESi has two or three nice products coming next.
Personally I'm facing a dilemma: get the best PCI I can afford, hence an RME 9632 or an Echo Layla 24, or wait a month or two then get the best firewire I can afford.
(in a month or two we'll see as well how great this new Emu contenders actually are, I wish I had the guts to get one now, but I prefer to make a 110% safe purchase)
The waiting and the reading is worning me out!
dwillis45
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You're lucky to be looking for a firewire interface when the market offers so many alternatives. When I bought my MOTU 828, there was literally nothing else in the price range--no M-Audio, no presonus, nothing. I had an iMac G4 and an ibook laptop and neither had the option of using a PCI soundcard. So, my only choice was the MOTU or something that sent audio via USB1.0.