Soundcard for the Countryman Type 85? :)

[texisthebest]

Hi guys, I have bought a Countryman Type 85 for having better DIs with my guitar.:Smokedev:

The coutryman has a XLR output but my M-Audio Audiophile USB doesn´t have an XLR input.

So I thinking about changing my soundcard to get a high quality input.

This is a hobby so I have little money for this.
And this are my ideas for new soundcard:

Focusrite Scarlett 2i4
Steinberg UR22
Roland UA-55 Quad-Capture

Any opinions about them?

Cheers!

 

[deLuther]

Maybe 2i4 because of better converters, UA-55 have similar converters, but Roland engineers have downgraded it to UR22 level
UR22 has loopback results worse than for 16 bit interfaces
There is some review with tests of UR22 and UA055 in Russian (try to use online translation):
http://prosound.ixbt.com/hardsoft/steinberg-ur22.shtml
http://www.ixbt.com/proaudio/roland-quadcapture.shtml

 

[texisthebest]

Thank you man, someone has recomend me the Roland so I'm a little confused now..

 

[Astrikos]

You should buy something that has a good driver not just good convertors.Check this page also http://www.gearslutz.com/board/9008504-post409.html

 

[deLuther]

You should buy something that has a good driver not just good convertors.Check this page also http://www.gearslutz.com/board/9008504-post409.html

There is almost no low-priced external solutions in this list.

 

[texisthebest]

You should buy something that has a good driver not just good convertors.Check this page also http://www.gearslutz.com/board/9008504-post409.html

Thank you, the ESI Juli@ XTe looks interesting
Maybe another for the list...

 

[deLuther]

You will need preamp for Juli@, it has only line inputs, just like Audiophile
Sadly, that there no comparison with PCI version of Juli@, maybe for modern PCs PCI-E cards are more stable.

 

[MatrixClaw]

Why spend $180 on a DI when you're going to put it through low end converters and (I'm assuming) a low end monitoring system?

I had a Type 85 months ago and there was no audible difference between it and any of the built-in DI inputs on the 2 interfaces I compared it with (Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 & RME UFX). Reversing phase on one left only a tiny bit of signal to the point where the difference was MAYBE 1% better. I sent the thing back and got a cheapo $30 AxMax DI as a signal splitter to record a DI track and an amped track at the same time and never looked back.

 

[deLuther]

1% difference can be due to distortions, specifications of Type 85 claims that it have 5 Vpp with 1% THD, pretty high distortion level for studio device that intended for lowest possible coloration.

 

[He's Dead, Jim]

I think it was a figure of speech...