12 Jun
2003
12 Jun
'03
12:52 p.m.
On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 15:12:42 -0700
"Mark Knecht" <mknecht(a)controlnet.com> wrote:
I wasn't speaking about the monitors. I was speaking about the converters.
Someone (sorry I've forgotten who) suggested monitors with spdif inputs. My
point was that if the D/A is done inside the monitor, then there are other
considerations about the quality of that conversion.
Most people I know (admittedly in the Pro Tools area) that tried monitors
with spdif inputs ended up bypassing that converter and using a better
quality external converter.
Certainly, following the D/A conversion both the amp quality and the
monitors themselves are crucial.
Sure...makes sense, as long as the converters in
the monitors
really sound
good. Don't forget that this pair of
converters is what you'll judge
EVERYTHING by.
True for all monitors!
Exactly! The thing that has me considering new monitors in the first
place is that my monitor amp finally gave up the ghost - it had been
amplifying for 22 years, I got my money's worth! - but now rather than
dump the money into a new amp to power my aging (and not very flat)
speakers, getting a pair of powered monitor speakers seems to be the
way to approach this. Being able to free up outs 1&2 on the Delta just
seems like a bonus.
Sure, I also go digitally, using ADAT, out of my Pro Tools setup, and save
the analog I/Os for other tasks.
Should I ever have a working Linux system based on the HDSP 9652, I'll have
no analog I/Os, so I will also use one of it's ADAT interfaces the same way.
- Mark