| Manufacturer |
Product |
Converter Type/# |
ADC Resolution, Over Sampling |
DAC Resolution |
Sample Rates |
Analog I/O #, Type |
Digital I/O #, Type |
Special Features |
Price |
| Alesis |
AI-3 |
A/D (8); D/A (8) |
24-bit/128x |
24-bit/128x |
48 kHz |
(8) 1/4" TRS |
ADAT (optical) |
Signal/clip meters; optical out source switch |
$499 |
| Alesis |
AI-4 |
Format converter (8) |
N/A |
N/A |
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz |
N/A |
(4) AES/EBU; (2) ADAT |
Independent clocking on AES/EBU to ADAT and
ADAT to AES/EBU |
$499 |
| Apogee |
Mini-DAC |
D/A (2) |
N/A |
24-bit |
44.1, 48-88.2/ 96-176/ 192 kHz (all 10%) |
(2) XLR; 1/8"; 1/4" headphone |
(2) AES/EBU; ADAT; S/PDIF; USB |
Analog output level control for direct connect
of pwrd monitors; digital thru mode adds USB functionality to digital devices |
$1,195 (w/USB); $995 |
| Apogee |
Mini-Me |
A/D (2) |
24-bit/OE |
N/A |
44.1-96 kHz |
(2) 1/4" TRS-XLR |
AES/EBU; S/PDIF; USB |
Mic/line/ instrument pre; phantom power; soft
limit and 3-curve comp/lim; monitor output incl return from USB; low
voltage/current operation for battery power |
$1,395 |
| Apogee |
Rosetta 200 |
A/D (2); D/A (2) |
24-bit/OE |
24-bit/OE |
44.1-192 kHz |
(4) XLR |
(2) XLR AES; (2) S/PDIF; (2) optical
ADAT/SMUX; (2) WC |
Coda, Audio Finishing Module; X-HD expansion
card; X-FireWire expansion card; X-Digi-Mix expansion card |
$1,995 |
| Apogee |
Rosetta 800 |
A/D (8); D/A (8) |
24-bit/OE |
24-bit/OE |
44.1-96 kHz (optional 192 kHz) |
(2) DB-25 |
(1) DB-25 AES; (4) ADAT/SMUX; (2) WC |
Upgradeable to 192 kHz; X-HD expansion card;
X-FireWire expansion card; X-Digi-Mix expansion card |
$2,995 ($3,995 w/192 kHz) |
| Apogee |
AD-16X |
A/D (16) |
24-bit/OE |
N/A |
44.1-192 kHz |
(2) DB-25 |
(1) DB-25 AES; (4) optical ADAT/SMUX; (2) WC |
Apogee's C777 clock; X-HD expansion card;
X-FireWire expansion card |
$3,495 |
| Apogee |
DA-16X |
D/A (16) |
N/A |
24-bit/OE |
44.1-192 kHz |
(2) DB-25 |
(1) DB-25 AES; (4) optical ADAT/SMUX; (2) WC |
Apogee's C777 clock; X-HD expansion card;
X-FireWire expansion card |
$3,495 |
| Apogee |
Trak2 |
A/D |
24-bit Delta-Sigma |
24-bit (optional) |
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz |
XLR |
2-ch AES/EBU; S/PDIF; other interfaces on
plug-in cards |
2-ch mic pre; phantom; line mic and inst ins;
format conversion; AMBus digital I/O cards; low-jitter clock; 8-ch routing |
$3,995 |
| ART |
ART DIO |
A/D; D/A |
24-bit/128x |
96 kHz |
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz/128x oversampling |
1/4" |
S/PDIF (coax) |
Vacuum tube |
$199 |
| Behringer |
Ultramatch SRC2000 |
Digital format converter |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
AES/EBU; S/PDIF |
SCMS copy-bit and emphasis-bit removal |
$169 |
| Benchmark |
DAC-1 |
D/A (2) |
N/A |
24-bit/128x |
28-192 kHz |
(2) XLR; (2) RCA |
AES/EBU; S/PDIF (coax, optical) |
Ultralock low-jitter technology; headphone
amp; direct connection to powered monitors |
$975 |
| Benchmark |
DAC-104 |
D/A (4) |
N/A |
24-bit/128x |
28-108 kHz |
(8) bal |
(2) AES/EBU |
Card for system 1000 frame (4-48-ch. /frame) |
$1,295 |
| Benchmark |
ADC-104 |
A/D (4) |
24-bit/128x |
N/A |
28-108 kHz |
-4 |
(8) AES/EBU; (2) ADAT; AES/EBU ref. in |
Card for system 1000 frame (4 to 48
channels /frame) |
$1,495 |
| Benchmark |
ADC-1 2 Channel |
A/D (2) |
24-bit/128x |
N/A |
44.1 kHz-192 kHz |
(2) XLR; (2) RCA |
AES/EBU; ADAT/S/PDIF |
2 channels premium A/D conversion |
$1,650 |
| Benchmark |
AD2402-96 |
A/D (2) |
24-bit/128x |
N/A |
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz |
(2) XLR |
(2) AES/EBU; S/PDIF (coax: 2 in, 1 out) |
11 word length reduction types; 38
noise-shaping curves; simultaneous 16- and 24-bit output; dig-to-dig |
$1,795 |
| Benchmark |
AD2404-96 |
A/D (4) |
24-bit/128x |
N/A |
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz; varispeed |
(4) XLR |
(2) AES/EBU; (3) XLR; S/PDIF |
Jitter reducing phase-locked- loop circuitry;
(4) 9-segment digital monitors |
$2,850 |
| Benchmark |
AD2408-96 |
A/D |
24-bit/128x |
N/A |
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz; varispeed |
(8) XLR |
(4) AES/EBU; XLR; AES2id; BNC; S/PDIF |
Jitter reducing phase-locked- loop circuitry;
(4) 9-segment digital monitors |
$5,095 |
| Crane Song |
HEDD-192 |
A/D; D/A |
24-bit 96 kHz |
24-bit/96k |
44.1, 48 , 96 kHz |
XLR |
AES/EBU; S/PDIF |
DSP generates tricode/pentode tube sound in
the digital domain |
$3,495 |
| CreamWare |
A16 Ultra |
A/D; D/A |
24-bit 96 kHz |
N/A |
32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz |
1/4" |
ADAT; Z-Link |
|
$995 |
| Denecke |
AD-20 |
A/D |
20-bit/128x |
N/A |
44.1 kHz |
XLR in; RCA line in (optional) |
S/PDIF (optical, coax) out |
Built-in mic preamp |
$325 |
| Digidesign |
96 I/O |
A/D (8); D/A (8) |
24-bit |
24-bit |
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz |
(8) 1/4" |
(8) ADAT optical; AES/EBU; S/PDIF |
Expansion and Legacy Peripheral Ports |
$1,995 |
| Digidesign |
96i I/O |
A/D (16); D/A (2) |
24-bit |
24-bit |
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz |
(16) TRS in, (2) TRS out |
(2) S/PDIF |
2U, rackmountable; software- adjustable level
controls for inputs, outputs software-switchable between +4 dBu and 10 dBV |
$2,195 |
| Digidesign |
192 Digital I/O |
D/D |
N/A |
N/A |
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz |
N/A |
(26) AES/EBU; (16) TDIF; (16) ADAT; (2) S/PDIF |
Expansion port; Legacy peripheral port |
$2,495 |
| Digidesign |
192 I/O |
A/D (16); D/A (16) |
24-bit |
24-bit |
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 172.4, 192 kHz |
(16) D-Sub |
(8) AES/EBU;
(8) TDIF; (16) ADAT; (2) add'l AES/EBU or S/PDIF |
192 digital I/O - all digital version;
Expansion and Legacy Peripheral ports; expansion bay; soft-clip limiter |
$3,995 |
| Frontier Design |
Tango24 |
A/D (8); D/A (8) |
24-bit/128x |
24-bit/128x |
44.1, 48 kHz; 39-51 kHz from external clock |
(8) 1/4" TRS |
(8) ADAT optical in/out/thru |
+4 dBu or -10 dBV, selectable per channel |
$699 |
| Genex |
GXD8 DAC |
D/A (8) |
N/A |
24-bit/128x |
44.1-192 kHz DSD |
(8) XLR |
(8) AES/EBU |
DSD support; bit-splitting; support for ADAT,
TDIF, S/PDIF2 |
$2,995 |
| Genex |
GXA8 ADC |
A/D (8) |
24-bit |
N/A |
44.1-192 kHz DSD |
(8) XLR |
(8) AES/EBU |
DSD support; bit-splitting; support for ADAT,
TDIF, S/PDIF2 |
$3,345 |
| iZ Technology |
UFC 24 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
48 kHz |
N/A |
TDIF; ADAT; AES/EBU; S/PDIF |
Universal digital format converter |
$995 |
| Klark-Teknik |
DN9340 |
AES/EBU |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
(2/2) XLR |
XLR |
Digital I/O option for Klark Teknik Helix
DN9340 |
$395 |
| Manufacturer |
Product |
Converter Type/# |
ADC Resolution, Over Sampling |
DAC Resolution |
Sample Rates |
Analog I/O #, Type |
Digital I/O #, Type |
Special Features |
Price |
