Originally Posted by
nat8808
Only the mic inputs have XLR and can provide phantom power (so prob not best idea to use those with hifi just in case you turn on the 50V without noticing..).
I've read in a few places that phantom power can have disasterous results with certain Hi-Fi gear, especially ribbon tweaters.
Originally Posted by
nat8808
As a DAC though, you can always upgrade later because the Fireface will be providing you with a s/pdif out of your PC that can then be connected seperately to your hifi DAC (like a Bushmaster)!
It seems like a good all in one solution, as you say, especially if I use the digital out into a dedicated Hi-Fi specific DAC in the future.
Originally Posted by
nat8808
The old one isn't USB though, Firewire only and 2 sockets so daisy-chainable so as not to completely use up that firewire port on your PC.
I have a dedicated Firewire card for my laptop that I currently use for digital video editing with 2 outputs so I'll still have a spare.
Thanks for the reply.
Cheers
Andrew
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