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Topic: Fireface 802 and ADI-2 - same conversion quality?

I'm thinking of adding an ADI-2 to my Fireface 802, so I can have an extra 2 inputs and outputs, either for monitoring or for my master buss external hardware I/O.

I'm looking at the specs of both and it looks like the ADI-2 conversion is very slightly worse than the 802. Is that so? Or would it be indistinguishable in the real world?

I'm worried that I could be taking a step down in quality if I use the ADI-2 for my most critical application. Both master buss and monitoring are equally critical.

Logic Pro X 10.6. Mac OS X Catalina. MacBook Pro 2014 (4 core i7), 16 GB RAM. RME Fireface 802 x2.
  • ramses
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Re: Fireface 802 and ADI-2 - same conversion quality?

Is it an option for you to get the ADI-2 Pro ?

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  • Registered: 2016-07-05
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Re: Fireface 802 and ADI-2 - same conversion quality?

ramses wrote:

Is it an option for you to get the ADI-2 Pro ?

Maybe in the future but not right now. That would definitely be a step up. However, if I did, I'm still not sure if it should go into the monitoring chain or the master buss chain! smile

Logic Pro X 10.6. Mac OS X Catalina. MacBook Pro 2014 (4 core i7), 16 GB RAM. RME Fireface 802 x2.