The RME ADI 2 FS & ADI 2 PRO FACE TO FACE! | Audiophile grade AD/DA converters / DAC

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RME ADI-2 DAC is one of the most popular digital to analog converters (DACs) for audiophiles, in this video I will be comparing the ADI 2 FS vs the ADI 2 PRO FS which feature AD conversion next to the DA conversion.
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@davidvantongerloo1907 Месяц назад

will look in to to these, if they work under linux, now using Volt1

@Detroit-Berlin Месяц назад

Just note that ADI-2 FS can’t be connected to Volt1 and can’t function as an interface by itself.

@Cas19999 2 месяца назад

Does the AD conversion on both sound the same? And does the XLR and Headphone output on both sound the same? I have a babyface pro fs and want to add via ADAT the highest conversion/quality for my monitors and headphone.

@Detroit-Berlin 2 месяца назад

the conversion is the same but you have more volume control on the pro + two headphones outputs of thé highest quality what’s great for A/Bing headphones. The ADI-2 FS would be a good option for you, in practice though I felt the pro had many more advantages.

@Cas19999 2 месяца назад

@@Detroit-Berlin how much different is the headphone output? The one headphone output is enough for me (babyface also has 2 outputs) Some extra information: I only work in the box en dont use outboard gear and dont will need the dsp/eq etc of the adi pro because i have neumann speakers with roomcorrection software in them that i will connect on the adi. The best conversion for them is the most important for me. 1 more question, if i plug my microphone in to my Babyface preamps, can i than use the AD of the ADI 2 FS for the best vocal conversion? Or can it only use it for its conversion with the DA outputs plugged in on the ADI 2 FS itself?

@Cas19999 2 месяца назад

Some more extra info: i just do vocal/recording an do mixing in the box. I dont do mastering application so thats also i think the ADI 2 FS is more for me. Maybe i would later add only a vocal preamp/compressor.

@Detroit-Berlin 2 месяца назад

@@Cas19999 the quality should be about the same. If you want to use the preamp I would just use the babyface for that as AD conversion is probably very good already, the magic is with the DA conversion for quality in monitoring, just use the AD conversion as 2 extra inputs for the babyface. Or invest in a good outboard preamp to use with the AD conversion. (with the cash you save from not going for the pro you can buy a pretty good preamp imo) In practice audio has to be routed from and to the adat channels, they won’t replace the converters already in the babyface but act as extra channels with better conversion.

@Detroit-Berlin 2 месяца назад

@@Cas19999 Really should take a look at the Tegeler VTRC recording channel.

@pRoblemTv 2 месяца назад

Debating between these two, if the converters are the same I will grab the cheaper one. I want to use it to convert my outboard gear back into my daw, would the cheaper one do the job just as good?

@Detroit-Berlin 2 месяца назад

please take note that these are no interfaces on their own, the cheaper ADI-2 FS has no usb and needs to be connected to your audio interface via aes, spdif or adat. The pro can be connected directly but doesn’t feature true direct monitoring, if connected to an existing interface you can monitor directly via that interface. So they’re great expanders for existing interfaces that have the digital io to use the ADi-2s or in case of the pro, where monitoring latency is not an issue as in mastering or audio playback. What interface do you have? In case you decide to buy one, I would be grateful if you use the affiliate link 🙏

@pRoblemTv 2 месяца назад

@@Detroit-Berlin thank you for the response 🙏🏼 I currently have an Apollo x4 and use a focusrite clarett 8pre as an adat for i/o expansion.. I really just want to improve my DA because I will only be using headphones for mixing, but also would love to improve my AD since I use 3 or 4 pieces of outboard gear that I’m using on my master bus. And if I make a purchase I’ll definitely use the affiliate link 👌🏼 thank you

@Detroit-Berlin 2 месяца назад

@@pRoblemTv That will work fine, the thing that made me eventually choose for the pro were the extra 2 DA channels for monitoring what is being send into the AD of the ADI-2 + the metering. When sending sounds from your DAW through outboard this is in my opinion invaluable. If you just want great monitoring and not use the DA to go through outboard the ADI-2 FS is more than sufficient.

@gerjandehoon802 19 дней назад

so a whole video where you only show 2 boxes and not the actual product? :-(.

@Detroit-Berlin 19 дней назад

@@gerjandehoon802 There are already so many videos and images that show the devices that I concentrated on the information. But I will take your feedback along and show the actual device more in an in-depth video about the ADI-2 pro I plan to make

@maxfilmatic День назад

@@Detroit-Berlin @detroit-berlin I appreciate the comparison and explanations that’s all I came for I have been making music my whole life but didn’t understand these concepts untill you just explained it. Who cares about seeing video of a stupid box. You offered straight value no flashy b roll no bullshit thank you sir!

@maxfilmatic День назад

I might have some of the artists who I produce go to you for mastering. What kind of summing do you use as a mastering engineer I know the big SIX sums but I have been curious about summing after A/B an old neve console and it opened my eyes to how magical a good summing box can be for your music.

@Detroit-Berlin День назад

@@maxfilmatic thank you 🙏 glad it was helpful

@Detroit-Berlin День назад

@@maxfilmatic When I do stem mastering I use the Big Six for analog summing, I mostly do mastering of a stereo premaster which requires no summing. Because D/A conversion is often a weak link I always weight the benefits of analog summing against digital and use a hi-end D/A to go to my analog mastering chain and back. There’s of course the color of a console which can add magic to the mix but for me this is in the mixing stage not the mastering