[LAU] Looking for AD converter

[Reuben Martin]

In look up the ADI-8QS (excuse me while I wipe the drool off my
keyboard) I think I may have found something closer to the pricerange
of the Fireface, that features 192k sampling.

It wasn't listed on the web site because it's not out till next month,
but apparently there is an HDSPe series that is an upgraded version of
the older HDSP cards. It is designed for PCI-E, supports 192k, and
apparently has the same AD/DA converters and the ADI-8QS.

http://www.dv247.com/news/RME%20HDSPe%209632%20PCI%20Express%20Audio%20Interface%20Arrives/131376

-Reuben

On 4/21/07, Reuben Martin <reuben.m at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/21/07, Bearcat M. Sandor <HomeTheater at feline-soul.com> wrote:
> > Reuben,
> >
> > Much to my excitement RME is releasing the  HDSP AES-32 card ($795 US) and a
> > device that does just what you want: the ADI-8QS ($2648 US)
> > http://www.synthaxaudio.de/rme/ADI-8QS/html_preview/index.html
> >
> > Bearcat M. Sandor
> >
>
> Hmm, that looks quite interesting. I will look into that more. I had
> seen the AES-32 card, but it was not listed in the ALSA matrix. I
> assume it runs off the hdsp driver?
>
> @Everybody else: Personally I have no problem with sticking to 96k,
> but I think my friend really wanted 192k. It's his buck, so I'm trying
> to see what I can find. Hey, everybody wants the latest cutting edge
> stuff...
>
> As to the advantages, I think the biggest advantage is in DSP
> processing, especially EQ. The higher the sampling rate, the less skew
> and distortion result from the Fourier transforms that take place in
> DSP processing.
>
> -Reuben
>