hifiboom wrote:believe it or not Sammas,Sammas wrote:*sigh*hifiboom wrote: the emu 1820m does have one of the best a/d-converters out there.
its no joke...
do some search on the i-net and you'll know this too ...
No, really... it is a joke! For exactly the reasons you have just stated. Uninformed BS that spreads through the internet like wildfire. I guess you haven't actually heard on yourself then?
There is a huge difference between good value for money and the best A/D converters. Im sorry but it is so unbeleivably misguided that it is just ridiculous. The 1820m has a smeary low end, thin top end and a considerably narrow stereo image. It is "prosumer" gear.
It is pretty obivous that you have never heard professional quality converters. The likes of apogee, mytek, lavry, benchmark, etc... The sound quality of these units is nothing short of remarkable. Seriously, if you think the 1820m is one of the best sets of conversion out there then prepare to scoop your bottom jaw off the floor when you hear something like the Lavry Blue Series.
Here is the thing, audio quality is all relative. Something sounds great until you hear something better... If you are stuck spending your time listening to prosumer quality audio like the 1820m or M-audio gear, or protools|LE then naturally you will consider it to sound great because you have never heard anything better. It is the very reason why phrases like "your mileage may vary" and "take it with a grain of salt" were coined.
I don't need to search the internet, I've used my ears and have already determined that it is closer to terrible than it is too being good. Don't let me rain on your parade though, people get different things out of recording... I am sure there are plenty of happy people using the 1820m. its all about the music in the end, isn't it.
