I just got a new job and some money, and I was thinking of upgrading from my motu mk2 to a rme pro fs black edition. If i buy this what can I expect?

I'm guessing more clarity, no need for my headphone amp to drive my hd600s, good drivers/low latency, expandability if I ever get gear.... dunno.

Right now I live in a shitty studio apartment, probably will stay here a while so no use for monitors and everything I do is ITB. I'm hoping if I get this things will sound as crisp as they can on my headphones and I'll be set on a great interface for life.

Also am interested in it's clipping ability but not too sure about how that works tbh. Heard it sounds great, also heard it doesn't sound great... I dunno. Eventually I WILL buy monitors, but in no hurry as I can't really use them here so hoping for the best interface to maximize my headphones. My computer is beefy, so I can't really think of what else I would spend the money on for music gear. I could upgrade my headphones I suppose (to what I don't know) but would rather get an interface that does them justice first.

Any thoughts?

 

I'm asuming you mean the ADI-2 pro FS Black edition. Sadly, this is more a beefed up ADC/DAC than an audio interface as commonly known, so no mic inputs for example (the XLR/TRS combo inputs are line only). Also i'm not sure but i think the ADAT I/O only works as 2 channels (which is weird but idk) so not a lot of expandability either. The only way i think something like this would be useful is if you needed very high sample rates or DSD operation, which for a home studio is kinda overkill, specially if it means leaving other more useful features out.

A better option would probably be the RME fireface UCX II, which is an actual audio interface and has the features you'd expect from one. It's also a bit cheaper.

 

Last edited: Jul 23, 2024 at 11:37 PM