Arturia Audiofuse 16 Rig vs Rme Fireface 802 FS
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 678 posts since 7 Aug, 2018
In your opinion, the Arturia 16 Rig or the Rme Fireface 802 FS?
Now, Rme with the Covid and the components crisis has suffered quite a bit and as a result sales have also been affected.
Is Rme still financially speaking a brand where we can always invest or should we remain cautious and perhaps move towards the competition?
From a manufacturing quality point of view, driver stability, very important the quality of the converters, parasitic output noise, audio quality and sound of course.
Rme has a great reputation for the quality of the converters, super stable drivers, impeccable manufacturing quality and above all the follow-up of exemplary products as well.
Arturia is credible and can claim to be similar or superior to Rme?
Which one is the best in relation to all these parameters above, the most interesting?
Is the price difference worth it?
Thank you in advance for your answers.
Now, Rme with the Covid and the components crisis has suffered quite a bit and as a result sales have also been affected.
Is Rme still financially speaking a brand where we can always invest or should we remain cautious and perhaps move towards the competition?
From a manufacturing quality point of view, driver stability, very important the quality of the converters, parasitic output noise, audio quality and sound of course.
Rme has a great reputation for the quality of the converters, super stable drivers, impeccable manufacturing quality and above all the follow-up of exemplary products as well.
Arturia is credible and can claim to be similar or superior to Rme?
Which one is the best in relation to all these parameters above, the most interesting?
Is the price difference worth it?
Thank you in advance for your answers.
- KVRAF
- 3897 posts since 28 Jan, 2011 from MEXICO
RME all the way, arturia is not on the same league of drivers for windows and also has to prove a long time record of support as RME.
My fireface UC is still going strong after 12 years and I am sure it will last another 10 years.
My fireface UC is still going strong after 12 years and I am sure it will last another 10 years.
dedication to flying
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- KVRist
- 339 posts since 30 Apr, 2001 from Australia
Arturia is dog slow when it comes to updates and firmwares, so I would avoid just based on that
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 678 posts since 7 Aug, 2018
Thank you very much for your responses and opinions.
Arturia may have difficulty winning against Rme.
The Arturia 16 Rig has a very good quality/price ratio.
But that’s not all, it’s clear.
Quality, reliability, stability, monitoring are also very important.
Arturia may have difficulty winning against Rme.
The Arturia 16 Rig has a very good quality/price ratio.
But that’s not all, it’s clear.
Quality, reliability, stability, monitoring are also very important.
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- KVRer
- 14 posts since 28 Aug, 2019
As far as their synths go they’re actually exceptional with updates, adding functionality and refinements years after product launch. No direct experience on their audio interface but as a company and customer support they are solid.
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- KVRAF
- 6427 posts since 22 Jan, 2005 from Sweden
I'm with CoolColJ on this.
On polybrute it was well known and acknowledged i january 2022 that concurrent midi in and out was a problem and caused hung notes really quick. So playing from keyboard echoing data through sequencer was enough, hung notes.
6 months later, still no update, and I sold PB, for that and other reasons too. One update in between, but that was for another model of display they had in hardware also in production, but no bugfixes.
When I got PB fall 2021 I was lucky almost a year since last update, and some bugs I found got fixed in 2 months.
- but note that 10 months previous update
So no, Arturia are not solid on firmware updates.
So if having nothing showstopper on the line and just look at added functionality, good for you.
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- KVRAF
- 1896 posts since 30 Jun, 2014 from Pacific NW
I went Digiface USB + Ferrofish instead of the Arturia because I don’t really need any mic inputs. It’s a little more expensive, but decidedly better and more flexible solution, too.
I could also add mic inputs down the road by either using Ferrofish inputs to add external mic pres… or swear off working at 96k (I’m at 48k due to old computer) and add another unit with mic Pres via ADAT (I have no space at my desk, but do have an old Steinberg MR FireWire interface in storage that has 8 mic Pres if I was desperate).
I could also add mic inputs down the road by either using Ferrofish inputs to add external mic pres… or swear off working at 96k (I’m at 48k due to old computer) and add another unit with mic Pres via ADAT (I have no space at my desk, but do have an old Steinberg MR FireWire interface in storage that has 8 mic Pres if I was desperate).
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- KVRAF
- 1804 posts since 23 Sep, 2004 from Kocmoc
RME all the way.
Soft Knees - Live 12, Diva, Omnisphere, Slate Digital VSX, TDR, Kush Audio, U-He, PA, Valhalla, Fuse, Pulsar, NI, OekSound etc. on Win11Pro R7950X & RME AiO Pro
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- KVRAF
- 10363 posts since 3 Feb, 2003 from Finland, Espoo
RME has 100% earned their reputation. Their support and the longevity of their products, reflected in used market prices, is on a completely unique level. I can't think of any other company that comes even close.
I'm _never_ buying any other brands interfaces again and I have quite a lot of experiences with all manners of price category from high end ( much more expensive than RME flagship) to mid and low tier stuff. The single constant of RME compared to all others is the classic phrase "it just works.."
My super old PCI HDSP 9632 card is still supported and would work perfectly in a brand new Windows 11 computer system!
I'm _never_ buying any other brands interfaces again and I have quite a lot of experiences with all manners of price category from high end ( much more expensive than RME flagship) to mid and low tier stuff. The single constant of RME compared to all others is the classic phrase "it just works.."
My super old PCI HDSP 9632 card is still supported and would work perfectly in a brand new Windows 11 computer system!
"Wisdom is wisdom, regardless of the idiot who said it." -an idiot
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- KVRAF
- 6427 posts since 22 Jan, 2005 from Sweden
I had to ditch mine since no pci slots on the motherboards I found.
- my addon AI4S does not work on new PCIe AIO either
So a Digiface USB works well though.
- that cost 1/3 of if to upgrade to AIO and new AI4S
- so had to ditch some analog input to just use ADAT from 8 preamps
- KVRian
- 598 posts since 10 Jan, 2017
I'll just add that my Fireface 800 turns 20 years old this year and is still supported. It's had it's power supply replaced twice admittedly, but still chucking away nicely in the rack
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- KVRer
- 6 posts since 7 Apr, 2023
One only hears great things about RME.
The Digiface looks a nice way to get into their ecosystem at a lower cost.
If the 16rig was made by Steinberg I might have bought one already, as last 2 interfaces were theirs (UR816C current one). It's not that they are spectacular, but they are fine for me and it became apparant researching other brands that it's a lottery whether it will be solid on your system or not. So knowing Steinberg are good I stuck with them but will hopefully be looking at RME soon I think as I would like more I/O and the thought of having worse performance than now is very off-putting, so only RME seem to guarantee that great stable solid performance.
The Digiface looks a nice way to get into their ecosystem at a lower cost.
If the 16rig was made by Steinberg I might have bought one already, as last 2 interfaces were theirs (UR816C current one). It's not that they are spectacular, but they are fine for me and it became apparant researching other brands that it's a lottery whether it will be solid on your system or not. So knowing Steinberg are good I stuck with them but will hopefully be looking at RME soon I think as I would like more I/O and the thought of having worse performance than now is very off-putting, so only RME seem to guarantee that great stable solid performance.