Careful with the amount of outputs that you see on the back.
See also handbook, Block diagrams chapter 17 and analog outputs chapter 21.
The ADI-2 Pro FS has 1 A/D and 2 D/A converter built-in and chapter 21 tells:
[...]The TS outputs, XLR outputs and the front outputs PH 1/2 are fed from the same DAC, hence carry the same signal (channels 1/2). They all have individual driver stages with different output levels, see next chapters for details.[...]
I recommend you to combine the ADI-2 Pro FS with a recording devices to have
- TotalMix FX for easier routing and
- some more analog outputs to support monitor B
If you want to have the same quality for your Monitor B and easily switchable (by TotalMix) then you could think of i.e. this combination of RME interfaces:
- RayDAT
- ADI-2 Pro FS
- ADI-2 FS (for the second pair of monitors)
ADI-2 Pro and ADI-2 FS have the same quality and can get signals from ADAT (1st two channels) and SPDIF, so the RayDAT is ideal to drive two units and optionally also offers a WC module.
The RayDAT offers 4xADAT, AES, SPDIF, 2x MIDI.
You would connect the ADI-2 Pro FS via AES and select on the unit between Main out and Phones.
If you want to control this fully via TotalMix FX it's also possible by using SPDIF and AES, you can configure then the ADI-2 Pro to route AES to Main Monitors and SPDIF to phones.
And then you have still some ADAT channels free to connect 3 or 4 ADI-2 FS to get the same quality AD/DA conversion like with the ADI-2 Pro FS.
Potentially it's also sufficient for you to have only the main monitors connected to ADI-2 Pro FS grade of D/A conversion.
Then you could leave out additional ADI-2 FS and concentrate on getting i.e. a combination of UFX II and ADI-2 Pro FS.
Then you have with the UFX II: DURec, Autoset, very nice analog section, with very nice Mic preamps (75dB gain range).
See also
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/ind … 8-RME-UFX/
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/ind … ort-DE-EN/
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/ind … our-Setup/
BR Ramses - UFX III, 12Mic, XTC, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, RayDAT, X10SRi-F, E5-1680v4, Win10Pro22H2, Cub14