> > (I'm working on having someone from Apogee to be present in addition to > > Steve and I.) > > Have you (or anyone) tested the Ensemble against 192 I/O or 96 I/O? > How do they compare sonically? Thanks in advance. > > Best, > > Andy Hi Andy I have an Ensemble running Logic Pro and DP, along with a 96 i/o on an HD system. Ensemble sounds a bit better, a little punchier and clearer, than the 96 i/o. However, Ensemble requires some manual fiddling to setup each time I turn on the studio (manually have to hit the power button, lunch Maestro, etc.), and I have had some issues with it dropping off line in sessions (though with the newer beta driver that's not happening as much). HD with the 96 i/o is no-fiddling, just always up and running. So, for the most part, we (home studio, wife and I) just run HD and/or LP/ DP in DAE mode, with the 96 i/o. However, I like to use the Ensemble digital outs into the 96 i/o for the Ensemble preamps. That works well, and I clock off the Ensemble as master which also probably helps too. Not sure if I'm going to keep the Ensemble as I really prefer the gear I use to remember settings each time I power up. MOTU and Digi's i/o boxes all do that. Not sure why Ensemble can't. Oh, and by the way: The sonic quality between the MOTU Traveler and Ensemble is not as great as I was hoping to get. In my not very scientific testings between the two boxes, I think I hear a slight improvement in sound through my Mackie 824s when using the Ensemble, but that might be my imagination. To test the two boxes, I need to power down each time, re-patch some power cords, power up, and try and set the monitoring level the same. The sound between the two boxes is pretty close. Craig