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Topic: Upgrade from FF400 to UCX is it worth ?

Hi, I have FF400 now and I love it, but I would like to get rid of that FireWire and switch to USB. I was thinking of buying UCX. Any opinion on this ?

2 Reply by waedi (edited by waedi 2021-05-29 02:47:23)

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Re: Upgrade from FF400 to UCX is it worth ?

Best choice in that category of box size.
UFX+ offers more features.
And yes it is worth because you keep on working with Totalmix.

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3 Reply by ramses (edited by ramses 2021-05-29 06:03:48)

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Re: Upgrade from FF400 to UCX is it worth ?

https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.ph … 72#p171172

So the best choice is to wait and see what new things come our way. Unfortunately, I couldn't read the post on Instagram because I don't have an account there and I don't plan to let this social media platform force me to do so.

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Re: Upgrade from FF400 to UCX is it worth ?

+1.

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5 Reply by Thermaltake (edited by Thermaltake 2021-05-29 08:20:53)

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Re: Upgrade from FF400 to UCX is it worth ?

MC wrote:

+1.

I'll check what next tuesday brings, and decide. But I think it will be UCX.

6 Reply by ramses (edited by ramses 2021-06-06 08:27:43)

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Re: Upgrade from FF400 to UCX is it worth ?

Maybe this Excel sheet serves you well regarding product selection.

Blog Article:
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/ind … B-MADIfac/
Direct Link to Excel comparison file:
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/index.ph … -04b-xlsx/

Lets see whether this needs an update ..

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Re: Upgrade from FF400 to UCX is it worth ?

ramses wrote:

Maybe this Excel sheet serves you well regarding product selection.

Blog Article:
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/ind … B-MADIfac/
Direct Link to Excel comparison file:
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/index.ph … 1-05-xlsx/

Lets see whether this needs an update ..


There is no FF400 on the list.

8 Reply by ramses (edited by ramses 2021-05-30 10:36:13)

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Re: Upgrade from FF400 to UCX is it worth ?

Thermaltake wrote:
ramses wrote:

Maybe this Excel sheet serves you well regarding product selection.

Blog Article:
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/ind … B-MADIfac/
Direct Link to Excel comparison file:
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/index.ph … 1-05-xlsx/

Lets see whether this needs an update ..


There is no FF400 on the list.

I limit myself to the existing FW/USB/TB devices, which I do not intend to change.

You can add the FF400 yourself as a diligence task, I bet you know afterwards why I made this decision.

And a small thank you for what is available would actually have been quite nice as well.

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Re: Upgrade from FF400 to UCX is it worth ?

As rule you should not upgrade unless you need to or if it solves a problem, for example needing more inputs.
Also you are never 100% sure an upgrade wil work as intended. So be careful when ditching a working setup.
Jest my humble 2 cents.

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10 Reply by Thermaltake (edited by Thermaltake 2021-05-30 11:18:16)

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Re: Upgrade from FF400 to UCX is it worth ?

ramses wrote:
Thermaltake wrote:
ramses wrote:

Maybe this Excel sheet serves you well regarding product selection.

Blog Article:
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/ind … B-MADIfac/
Direct Link to Excel comparison file:
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/index.ph … 1-05-xlsx/

Lets see whether this needs an update ..


There is no FF400 on the list.

I limit myself to the existing FW/USB/TB devices, which I do not intend to change.

You can add the FF400 yourself as a diligence task, I bet you know afterwards why I made this decision.

And a small thank you for what is available would actually have been quite nice as well.

Small thank you big_smile


vinark wrote:

As rule you should not upgrade unless you need to or if it solves a problem, for example needing more inputs.
Also you are never 100% sure an upgrade wil work as intended. So be careful when ditching a working setup.
Jest my humble 2 cents.

Oh I'm 100% upgrade will work, infact I know 100% it will work even better than this one, because it has USB over stupid Firewire which I hate soooo much. I am looking forward to ditch that Firewire as soon as possible. But of course that's not the main reason for upgrade, there are a lot more reasons like new tehnology, preamps etc.

11 Reply by ramses (edited by ramses 2021-06-06 08:26:42)

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Re: Upgrade from FF400 to UCX is it worth ?

I decided otherwise and added the data of FF400 and FF800. So have fun with the comparison. If someone sees a typo, please report. And as always without guarantee.

Direct link to Excel: https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/index.ph … -04b-xlsx/

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Re: Upgrade from FF400 to UCX is it worth ?

ramses wrote:

I decided otherwise and added the data of FF400 and FF800. So have fun with the comparison. If someone sees a typo, please report. And as always without guarantee.

Direct link to Excel: https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/index.ph … 1-05-xlsx/

Thanks wink

13 Reply by Thermaltake (edited by Thermaltake 2021-06-20 16:54:46)

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Re: Upgrade from FF400 to UCX is it worth ?

Heh luckly I waited for 1.6. UCX II.

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Re: Upgrade from FF400 to UCX is it worth ?

MC can you tell me is UCX II heater like FF400 ? My FF400 case tends to heat alot, especially now in summer. Room temp is around 28C.