Lynx Hilo vs Lynx Aurora (n)

[spankjam]

Hello there,

Has anyone had the chance yet to compare the Lynx Hilo with the Lynx Aurora (n)?

Especially when it comes to transient response?

I currently own the Aurora (n) but would love to switch to the Hilo for ease of use with ports at the rear directly without a breakout box and rackmounting and an apparently better headphone amp.

My concern however is that the Aurora (n) being newer and running on a newer clock, it might have a better transient response / updated Hilo technology?

In that case, I wouldn't want to go backwards again. What do you think?

 

[therealchrisallen]

I’m also very curious about this. I have an Aurora (n) in my personal studio and have installed 4 of them in the commercial studio I work for. They were a massive upgrade to our old Digi 192 system(using Mytek 8x192 as the clock and mix print/monitoring source).
I am absolutely in love them. Extremely transparent, but without sounding glassy or harsh.
I have been thinking about adding a Hilo to print mixes and for monitoring, but have yet to get my hands on one to compare it to the Aurora (n) that I use now.

 

[nahuel]

Hi! @spankjam @therealchrisallen i'm about to decide between Hilo and an Aurora (n) 8ch... I'd also like to know how their DACs compare for 2ch mixing/mastering.

Anyone? Thanks!!

 

[johnnyindia]

Anyone else compare the Aurora(n) and Hilo? Using the Aurora(n) for all conversion in my studio except for a Topping D90LE for Monitoring DAC.
Interested to know if the Hilo would offer any advantages to the Aurora(n) for the 2-Bus/Final Print. Seems like the specs are near identical, so not sure there would be any appreciable difference.

 

[GTAXL]

The Aurora(n) was based upon the Hilo yet the Hilo is slightly better. If you only need 2 channels then I'd stick with the Hilo because it has a lot it can offer that the Aurora can't, such as routing, etc. I'd only consider the Aurora if you need those additional channels.