[LAU] Sound quality of the Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 2nd Gen

[Fons Adriaensen]

On Sun, Jan 08, 2017 at 12:20:02PM +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:

> thank you for reporting your experiences. Until now I only tested the
> outputs. Not only the headphone outputs sound bad, the analog line
> outputs sound disgusting, too. The sound is comparable to turning on
> Dolby B on a cheap tape recorder, without pumping, but with cutting
> highs and in addition with boosting bass or like having dirt in the ear
> or having hearing issues caused by a cold. All analog outputs are
> unusable crap. The companies claim that it's a professional device is a
> lie, it's even not a home recording or cheap hifi device.

I find it a bit hard to believe that Focusrite, who have some
reputation to take care of, would produce anything that bad.

Anyway, if any of this is true then even the most amateuristic
measurements should clearly show up the problem.

So if you want to be taken seriously, produce some measurements,
it's easy enough. 

BTW, how did you test the line outs ? Connected them so some
unbalanced input ? If the line outs are truly balanced (as
per the specs) that would short-circuit the negative signal.
Anything can happen in that case.

Ciao,

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