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MESSE08: Prism Orpheus FireWire IO
US
Simply the best 17/03/08
No flash plug
4:47 mins
Buying Choices
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Prism audio AD/DAs are considered by many to be the cream of the crop, the top of the pile, the king of the hill etc, when it comes to audio conversion. Their new Orpheus Firewire interface brings that sound into a more affordable package.
Features
No-compromise, full Prism Sound audio quality
Dedicated FireWire interface
ASIO and WDM drivers provided for Windows XP and VISTA
Directly compatible with CORE AUDIO on Mac OS X 10.4+ (Intel & PPC)
Eight "Prism Sound" premium-quality AD and DA channels
Concurrent operation of ADAT and switchable S/PDIF or AES3 ports
Four high-end integrated mic preamps (typ.-130dBu EIN), switchable phantom
MS Matrix processing on mic inputs
Two instrument inputs
RIAA Equalization on inputs 1 & 2
Prism Sound "Overkillers" on every analogue channel to control transient overloads
Fully-floating (isolated) balanced architecture for optimum noise rejection
Mono or stereo input configurations
Outputs selectable between workstation bus or Orpheus mixer
Low-latency "console-quality" digital mixer for foldback monitoring
Fader, pan, cut, solo on every mixer channel
Dual headphone outputs each with its own front-panel volume control
Front-panel master volume control, assignable to selected channels
Configurable for stereo, 5.1 or 7.1 or surround monitoring
Built-in sample rate conversion (SRC) on S/PDIF Inputs and Outputs
Prism Sound 4-curve SNS noise shaping on digital outputs
State-of-the-art clock generation with proprietary hybrid 2-stage DPLL
MIDI in/out ports
And the big question? I’ve seen it for around £3,225 UK or $5k US