carmico
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hi there guys
currently i have a Mac Mini M1 with iFi Zen DAC v2 as DAC/preamp for my iLoud MTMs running on Balanced Pentacon to XLR cable
i don't use that much the headphone amp , when i need headphones i simply use the Airpods Pro via bluetooth
as a DAC , problem with Zen dac is that i can't control the volume within macOS volume control ( i tried Soundsource with Supervolume keys, no luck, with Loopback , creating a virtual audio device monitoring the Zen dac , works, but often there are bugs with virtual audio device (no sound, need to restart, and things like that) , and to be honestly i don't like that much the the thing is not pure direct mode because is a virtual pass trough...
why i am thinking to upgrade to an Audio Interface? what i am looking for?
well:
1) macOS volume control compatibility (afaik, Motu interfaces does the job)
2) Better connectivity
3) Better DAC sound quality
4) i can use the Audio Interface for ARC 3 System that i can grab it for a good deal because the iLoud MTMs are from IK Multimedia
budget around 200-250 euros
for now seems that the Motu M2 / M4 is a winner here because the high end DAC chipset, other interfaces Audient ID14 MkII , Arturia Minifuse ???
i will usually as pure DAC/preamp , i don't record music, i just use it for multimedia , mainly for playing music , but of course the possibility to have Lines-in comes handy for Room Correction software as for example , as i said, ARC 3
gonna be an upgrade? or doesn't worth the change at all, stay as it is now, with the iFi Zen DAC v2 ?
thanks
currently i have a Mac Mini M1 with iFi Zen DAC v2 as DAC/preamp for my iLoud MTMs running on Balanced Pentacon to XLR cable
i don't use that much the headphone amp , when i need headphones i simply use the Airpods Pro via bluetooth
as a DAC , problem with Zen dac is that i can't control the volume within macOS volume control ( i tried Soundsource with Supervolume keys, no luck, with Loopback , creating a virtual audio device monitoring the Zen dac , works, but often there are bugs with virtual audio device (no sound, need to restart, and things like that) , and to be honestly i don't like that much the the thing is not pure direct mode because is a virtual pass trough...
why i am thinking to upgrade to an Audio Interface? what i am looking for?
well:
1) macOS volume control compatibility (afaik, Motu interfaces does the job)
2) Better connectivity
3) Better DAC sound quality
4) i can use the Audio Interface for ARC 3 System that i can grab it for a good deal because the iLoud MTMs are from IK Multimedia
budget around 200-250 euros
for now seems that the Motu M2 / M4 is a winner here because the high end DAC chipset, other interfaces Audient ID14 MkII , Arturia Minifuse ???
i will usually as pure DAC/preamp , i don't record music, i just use it for multimedia , mainly for playing music , but of course the possibility to have Lines-in comes handy for Room Correction software as for example , as i said, ARC 3
gonna be an upgrade? or doesn't worth the change at all, stay as it is now, with the iFi Zen DAC v2 ?
thanks