Lynx: Hilo A/D D/A converter
reviewed by Allen Farmelo
After years of reviewing gear, I have come to the conclusion that A/B comparisons are not able to tell me what I want to know about a piece of equipment. While I understand the value of A/B...
Gear Reviews
Converters
Apogee Electronics: Duet 2 USB audio interface
reviewed by Alex McKenzie
Building on the success of the original Duet, while taking into consideration customer feedback, Apogee has set a new standard in A/D conversion for home and project studio with the Duet 2. Simply...
Apogee Electronics: Symphony I/O
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
I have to confess that when I saw the early ads marketing Symphony I/O with its sleek Scandinavian hi-fi aesthetic and big rubber feet, it looked to me like something built for audiophiles or home...
Burl Audio: B80 Mothership
reviewed by Marc Alan Goodman
There seems to be a new trend developing in audio converter design. Up until recently, engineers considered converters to be part of the digital or computer side of their rig as opposed to the...
Broadcast Pro Audio: Passive Link re-amping device
reviewed by Thom Monahan
Few pieces of gear prove themselves indispensable to every session — something you’d pick to put first in your bag when you travel, that you can truly call “must-have”. The...
BURL Audio: B2 Bomber ADC & DAC
reviewed by F. Reid Shippen
Here’s another game-changing product that deserved multiple opinions. Allen Farmelo, who also collected opinions from several other well-known engineers, leads with his review, and F. Reid...
Lynx Studio Technology: Aurora 16-VT A/D/A converter and LT-HD card for Pro Tools
reviewed by Garrett Haines
Lynx has added variable trim to their acclaimed Aurora 16 converter. Now with the help of a pot tweaker tool (or appropriately-small screwdriver), users can manually adjust the analog input...
RME Audio: HDSPe MADI card, ADI-648 MADI-ADAT converter, HDSPe PCI card w/ Multiface II, & Digiface interfaces
reviewed by Andy Hong
A few issues back, I announced that I had sold my Pro Tools HD rig and replaced it with an Apogee Symphony (Tape Op #59) system running Apple Logic on a Mac Pro. The audio performance of...
API: A2D mic preamp/converter
reviewed by Eric Tischler
For this review, I asked two of our contributing writers to send me their thoughts on the API A2D. First up is Joel Hamilton, whom many of you know from his popular appearances at TapeOpCon and his...
Apogee Electronics: Symphony PCIe interface card w/ AD-16X & DA-16X converters
reviewed by Andy Hong
In the previous issue, I wrote in my "Gear Geeking" column about selling my Pro Tools HD 2 rig and buying a new 2.66 GHz quad-core Mac Pro, an Apogee Symphony PCIe audio interface card, and one each...
SSL: XLogic Delta-Link MADI HD for Pro Tools HD
reviewed by Andy Hong
I've mentioned a number of times that I find the sound of the 192 I/O for Pro Tools HD disappointing. For what it costs, the fact that it comes with eight mediocre channels of analog I/O is kinda...
Chandler Limited: TG Channel MKII
reviewed by Mike Caffrey
The original TG Channel (Tape Op #43) was a TG2 preamp (Tape Op #39) combined with a 3-band EQ. The TG Channel MKII Abbey Road Special Edition incorporates a number of enhancements. In a way, cosmetic...