• loyuit
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Topic: Fireface ucx or adi2

Hello
I'd like to upgrade quality in my little home studio
I use UA610 solo preamp
Saffire pro 14 as interface
Imac
Focal solo6 be as monitors
beyerdynamic  dt770 pro headphones
Logic sequencer

My intent is step up ad/da conversion quality and two are ways i see
Change my Pro14 interface with one Rme ucx,uc or ufx
Add one Adi2 between preamp ua610 solo and Pro14 interface by spdif in (44.1 / 96 khz)

What is better choice in your opinion
I think a/d d/a quality is better in adi2 compared with ucx,uc and ufx converters
but i don't know if saffire 96 khz spdif in could be apt to make the most of Adi2 capability.
Also could be a better option to sacrifice a little a/d definition and get more I/O possibilities.
Fascinating dsp and effects too

Let me know your point of view
Thanks Ciao

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Re: Fireface ucx or adi2

loyuit wrote:

Hello
I'd like to upgrade quality in my little home studio
I use UA610 solo preamp
Saffire pro 14 as interface
Imac
Focal solo6 be as monitors
beyerdynamic  dt770 pro headphones
Logic sequencer

My intent is step up ad/da conversion quality and two are ways i see
Change my Pro14 interface with one Rme ucx,uc or ufx
Add one Adi2 between preamp ua610 solo and Pro14 interface by spdif in (44.1 / 96 khz)

What is better choice in your opinion
I think a/d d/a quality is better in adi2 compared with ucx,uc and ufx converters
but i don't know if saffire 96 khz spdif in could be apt to make the most of Adi2 capability.
Also could be a better option to sacrifice a little a/d definition and get more I/O possibilities.
Fascinating dsp and effects too

Let me know your point of view
Thanks Ciao

UFX all the way!! :-)

You not only get a converter upgrade, you also get RME drivers and software.

The drivers and stability alone are worth it in mu opinion.

Isaac P

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Re: Fireface ucx or adi2

Thank you Isaac
And there are many qualitative differences between ufx and ucx ?
I 'don't need a lot of I/O options, 18 are more than enough

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Re: Fireface ucx or adi2

loyuit wrote:

Thank you Isaac
And there are many qualitative differences between ufx and ucx ?
I 'don't need a lot of I/O options, 18 are more than enough

They use different converter chips I believe. As the UCX is newer it should have better specs. Can't tell you 100%. Check the RME website for that.

I think that everything the UCX brings is more than worth choosing it over the ADI-2. The only reason I think for you to get the UFX would be DUrec and the extra inputs. Or if you wanted to use 96K over ADAT.

If I was upgrading my multifaces, the UCX would be my first stop!!!


Isaac P

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Re: Fireface ucx or adi2

Ok Isaac Thanks
In rme website it shows only different channels and possibilities between interfaces,not type and hardware quality
Anyway i think to get one ucx
Converters and Pre i presume they're similar in ucx and ufx
Real gap i believe is in number of channels,but ucx 18 I/O are a sufficient quantity for me

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Re: Fireface ucx or adi2

loyuit wrote:

Ok Isaac Thanks
In rme website it shows only different channels and possibilities between interfaces,not type and hardware quality
Anyway i think to get one ucx
Converters and Pre i presume they're similar in ucx and ufx
Real gap i believe is in number of channels,but ucx 18 I/O are a sufficient quantity for me

I think you need to download the manuals to get the specs sorry!

Isaac P

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Re: Fireface ucx or adi2

loyuit wrote:

Ok Isaac Thanks
In rme website it shows only different channels and possibilities between interfaces,not type and hardware quality
Anyway i think to get one ucx
Converters and Pre i presume they're similar in ucx and ufx
Real gap i believe is in number of channels,but ucx 18 I/O are a sufficient quantity for me

Be sure you understand with the UCX you only get 10 input channels unless you already have an analog-to-adat converter. If you don't already have (or are willing to purchase) an additional converter the ADAT inputs are useless.