You could expand via ADAT by adding one of these devices:
- ADI-2 FS
- ADI-2 DAC FS
- ADI-2 Pro FS
The ADI-2 FS is the cheapest one allowing to monitor an input stream with the phones output.
More worked out features for phones connection you find with ADI-2 Pro / DAC, like e.g.:
- dynamic loudness
- 4 different reference levels
- auto ref level selection feature
- high power phones outputs
- connection of unbalanced and balanced phones
- 5 Band PEQ
- selection of D/A filter being used
- slow ramp-up of volume when plugging phones or changing the output channel
- remapping of functions to the 4 keys in the front
- more input/output options
- Sample Rate Converter
- DSD recording and playback
- ADAT/SPDIF, AES
- with reference levels typically being used in the studio
- useable as preamp for a power amp
- ....
Where the ADI-2 DAC FS is a cost optimized version of the ADI-2 Pro for using it more in the HiFi area:
- without analog inputs
- without digital outputs
- without AES
- without balanced phones
- without SRC (sample rate converter)
- 2nd phones output is IEM
- with only one D/A converter instead of two
- with reference levels adjusted (slightly lowered) for HiFi use
Some examples how to combine this with the Babyface via ADAT, see my blog:
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/ind … our-Setup/
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/ind … ort-DE-EN/
BR Ramses - UFX III, 12Mic, XTC, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, RayDAT, X10SRi-F, E5-1680v4, Win10Pro22H2, Cub13