Toneport or Lexicon Omega?

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I'm going to buy an audio interface next week, it's for my laptop which is, apart from the crappy soundcard, perfect for my intentions (Huge VST libraries and recording). I've invested in some sm57's for my guitar recording and vocals...

I'm just wondering whether I should get a Toneport UX2 for around £115 or for an extra £15 get the Lexicon Omega studio? I basically want something that'll COMPLETELY replace my internal sound (due to the latency with realtime playing and overall Realtek crappiness) and also let me plug in mics for recording to eliminate my mixing desk.

I'm going to be recording a full band and vocals, I just think for the price the Omega looks a lot better and seems to have more features than the Toneport which looks more like it's mainly made for guitar hobbyists. I don't want any of the presets built into it... at least I think I don't, as I think these could be recreated using plugins.

I also want to use effects like guitar rig in realtime though which is why I want to get rid of the latency but overall I'll be using it for recording and hopefully getting a professional sound. I have all the mics and stuff so basically what do you guys think I should go with? Toneport or Omega?

Thanks! :D
 
I use the Toneport but can't recommend it for full band recording. Sounds like you're going to mic amps, so you wouldn't need the modeling, which is it's most attractive feature. Haven't had any experience with the Lexicon, maybe someone else can give you some feedback on it.
 
Thanks for the quick reply :)

The main thing I'm worried about is that the Lexicon is too good to be true for the price, the Toneport's price seems just right for what it is but the Lexicon has a lot more features that I'm gonna need but there's no point in getting it if the quality is crap...

Hopefully someone on here's had experience with one :)
 
Gahh, Don't want to really do this, but....

I have owned a lexicon omega for 3 years now.
I can't say enough good things about it, the preamps are superb and it has
a ton of features. It is an awesome unit.

However, they are plagued by hardware issues. last year my hi-z input died and
2 days ago the whole unit went tits up. I have read that lots of people have hardware issues with them.

All of this wouldn't be such a problem if the support were better....but it sucks.

If you buy one, make DAMN sure everything works and you should be good.
 
Hmmm... Why didn't you really wanna do this?..

Thanks... when it comes to hardware issues I'm in credubly warey...

I'm going to be using a laptop (crappy hardware support anyway) with Vista (Where do I start?)

Do you mean the hardware of the actual of the unit or the drivers?..

This is really making me think twice... are there any alternatives anyone can think of? The same specs but more reliable as there's nothing more frustrating than hardware issues!

Thanks for the info though :)
 
I've just done a bit of searching (Should've done that earlier :P) and basically every review talks about the Omega dying or them having problems with it.

I think I'll save 100 more and invest in an MBox which seems to be higher quality and apparently has better sound.

Does anyone know if there's any truth to what one reviewer said: "The omega drains any quality of sound you may have had", which in all honesty I think will probably be his fault since even with really cheap equipment you can get a "decent" sound.

Anyway I'm going to go with the MBox, unless anyone knows a cheaper, just as good alternative?

Thanks for your help!
 
Hmmm... Why didn't you really wanna do this?..

Thanks... when it comes to hardware issues I'm in credubly warey...

I'm going to be using a laptop (crappy hardware support anyway) with Vista (Where do I start?)

Do you mean the hardware of the actual of the unit or the drivers?..

This is really making me think twice... are there any alternatives anyone can think of? The same specs but more reliable as there's nothing more frustrating than hardware issues!

Thanks for the info though :)

I don't like posting negative reviews, it bums me out.

The sound quality was superb by the way.
It's the actual hardware that goes bad. It's badly designed inside so that things short out apparently.

I'll probably get an eridol or similar next.
 
Ah ok :)

I'm actually considering getting a firewire device now, I realized I have an express card bay on my laptop which could be used to add firewire! So does anyone know any firewire interfaces that are as good as the Lexicon (spec wise)... maybe I should start a new thread for this though...
 
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