I have a 3 Delta 1010s. I bought 3 1010ai(adat interface) boxes so I can use them with my RME Digiface. I like the Deltas converters, but the unterface is only so so. The RME is much nicer. Also the support from RME has been better than the support from M-Audio. I would go with the RME, they are worth the extra cost. On Sun, 2004-01-25 at 17:42, Florin Andrei wrote: > I'm comparing the RME Multiface with the M-Audio Delta 1010 (the full > model, not the LT). > > Both things provide 8 balanced analog ins/outs (and balanced is very > important to me), some digital ins/outs (the M-Audio provides only > SPDIF, RME has SPDIF and optical) and MIDI. Both are fully supported by > ALSA. Both can do 96kHz/24bit. > M-Audio Delta doesn't have headphones output. > > The big difference is the price. > RME Multiface can be bought in the US for like $920 (the breakout box > plus the PCI card). > M-Audio Delta 1010 is $600 total; even if i stick to it a 4-way > headphone amp, it's still only $700. > > What do i lose if i go the M-Audio way, instead of the RME? > > I know the RME stuff are more like sound routers (can combine the > channels in a very flexible fashion), plus they do a lot of things with > 0% CPU load. > How's the M-Audio Delta in this regard? Can i do the same clever things > with it?

Ok, but in terms of flexibility and control, can i do with the M-Audio the same things that i can do with RME? I know that the RME ALSA drivers come with a utility to control the board, which can be used to assign channels and so on. How about the M-Audio? Is there anything similar for it? Or i only get to control it with alsamixer? (which should be ok after all) On Sun, 2004-01-25 at 17:49, D R Holsbeck wrote: > I have a 3 Delta 1010s. I bought 3 1010ai(adat interface) boxes so I can > use them with my RME Digiface. > > I like the Deltas converters, but the unterface is only so so. The RME > is much nicer. Also the support from RME has been better than the > support from M-Audio. > > I would go with the RME, they are worth the extra cost. > > > On Sun, 2004-01-25 at 17:42, Florin Andrei wrote: > > I'm comparing the RME Multiface with the M-Audio Delta 1010 (the full > > model, not the LT). > > > > Both things provide 8 balanced analog ins/outs (and balanced is very > > important to me), some digital ins/outs (the M-Audio provides only > > SPDIF, RME has SPDIF and optical) and MIDI. Both are fully supported by > > ALSA. Both can do 96kHz/24bit. > > M-Audio Delta doesn't have headphones output. > > > > The big difference is the price. > > RME Multiface can be bought in the US for like $920 (the breakout box > > plus the PCI card). > > M-Audio Delta 1010 is $600 total; even if i stick to it a 4-way > > headphone amp, it's still only $700. > > > > What do i lose if i go the M-Audio way, instead of the RME? > > > > I know the RME stuff are more like sound routers (can combine the > > channels in a very flexible fashion), plus they do a lot of things with > > 0% CPU load. > > How's the M-Audio Delta in this regard? Can i do the same clever things > > with it?