[LAU] Anyone has any experience using Presonus 1818VSL Audiobox?

[Robin Gareus]

On 04/11/2014 11:21 PM, Ivica Ico Bukvic wrote:
> If so, any feedback on its quality/durability/Linux support would be most
> appreciated.
> 
> Many thanks!
> 
> ico
> 
Ico,

Please search the list archive. It's a recurring question. Also see
http://wiki.linuxaudio.org/wiki/hardware_support#presonus_-_1818vsl_usb2

tldr: it works very well under Linux, it's durable (runs here since > 2
years almost continuously powered on) and it has a sturdy metal body.

Quality wise its preamps beat the ones from the UA-25 and Scarlett 18i6
by a margin of a few dBs of noise-floor (measured with jnoisemeter,
200Ohm termination), but let me get back to you with precise numbers
after Fons' measurement workshop at the LAC. The analog gain dials of
the 1818VSL do latch and there's no drift.

ciao,
robin