About four years ago I was in a similar spot. Looking for a good AD/DAC to replace the M-Audio Firewire 410.... Firewire was going away... so I needed a USB interface.
Had some long discussions with a couple of commercial sellers who carried the Focusrite products. Both recommended the RME so long as I was willing to pay the price.
RME ADI-2 Pro FS R Black Edition is what I went with... Bought it used. Never looked back.
Had some long discussions with a couple of commercial sellers who carried the Focusrite products. Both recommended the RME so long as I was willing to pay the price.
RME ADI-2 Pro FS R Black Edition is what I went with... Bought it used. Never looked back.
In my experience you can't go wrong on a 3rd generation Focusrite for the price (no affiliation). They are well supported with nice drivers and plenty of features for amateur musicians and decent sound quality. For DSP (CamillaDSP) it would be interesting to get a multichannel Scarlett and it is also supported on Linux. The downside is that the inputs and outputs are 1/4" TRS jacks, to be used as balanced or unbalanced signal connections. While this is normal in a home studio setting, the absence of RCA connections is a pain in the ...., but you can work around that with adapters or custom cables.
@Horneydude I'm not fussy lol, the 4th Gern has a lower noise floor than the RME black editions. The 3rd gen is -120 4th gen is -128 while the RME ADI-2 is -124.....
