Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, <biz@g...> wrote:

> I had exactly the opposite experience! :> I haven't heard the HD 
stuff, but
> the pre-HD A/D converters sound don't please me at all, 
especially the
> earlier 16-bit ones. Which ones have you compared it to?


Well, I've used the AudioMedia III, the Digi001, the 888 and HD 
interfaces.  I typically record at 48KHz/24bit.  To my ears anyhow 
(ah, subjectivity), all sound better than, say, a MOTU 2408.  I've 
also compared to the Yamah O2R and DM2000, and the 
ProTools gear sounds better to me.  Granted, the analog audio 
always goes through high-end preamps (Neve, Focusrite, or 
Avalon) before getting to the A/D converter, so that helps, I guess.

Clay