Re: Re: Laptop Audio Interface

["Krispen Hartung" <khartung@cableone.net>]

I'll second the RME 400. Solid as a rock. I went through four interfaces 
and 
hours of troubleshooting, time with customer support, etc, to finally just 
accept the fact that I should have bought top quality to begin with.

Kris

> > My own fav is the RME Fireface400
> touching a computer and it is simply cheaper. Now, some say the RME 
>FF400 
> is
> simply the best in that domain, others say it is over-rated and the
> Ultralite is ok.

Hey Buzap,

I'm sorry I can't comment on the Ultralite (the only thing I know about 
MOTU 
is that I'm pissed at them for currently not manufacturing their MIDI 
Express XT).

Regarding RME (I have two of their interfaces myself): The beautiful thing 
about their stuff is that these are basically no-brainer designs: the 
interfaces work (as opposed to, say, Presonus, which create problems with 
Hitachi Firewire chipsets), the drivers work (as opposed to TC 
Electronic), 
drivers are readily available for 64-bit Windows, also for their older 
interface designs (which for those who need it really creates some unique 
customer value), and the audio quality is always ok. Btw, they're the only 
interfaces which pass the so-called Kaisertest (a test for audio 
interfaces 
which among other things focuses a lot on crosstalk).

Summarizing: the RME will always work. Other interfaces may be cheaper, 
but 
then they may not work properly.

          Rainer