New Interface...which RME?

[planarchist]

@MoPro

@planarchist

Among the most highly regarded appear to be those from RME so I’d really like to know if anyone can think of a reason not to go that route!

Thanks for any thoughts.

I don’t think you 'll find anyone who actually uses an RME interface that will tell you it was a bad idea! If you can afford it… the Fireface UFX+ seems cover the bases in the near future. I prefer the outboard cards, to the internal ones, because they are less dependent on which particular computer you are using, and with USB 3 ,and Thunderbolt connections… you should not have much of a difference in latency. And you can also use the outboard cards standalone without a computer!

But, for a grand cheaper… you could get the first generation UFX, which has the USB 2, and Firewire connections, which is still mainstream, but the Firewire support is quickly becoming less so.

Al

Thanks MoPro for responding.
I am definitely going RME, as you say no-one seems to ever say they’re a bad idea.

It will also be an external unit after realising I’d have to move too many other things around and get a new hd controller to fit a PCIe card inside my computer. I would love to be able to go for the UFX+ but my budget doesn’t stretch to that at the moment sadly. Still trying to choose which lower model to go for. My dead interface had 14 analog inputs and while I don’t think I ever used all at once it was really nice not having to constantly plug things in and out…this aspect alone is already driving me crazy win the interim while I used an old Steinberg stereo interface!

Thanks again for the comment.