Invisible mic preamps. 24-bit A/D and D/A converters.
50 People rated this product : 7 out of 10
10 People wrote reviews









4 out of 10
Quality:
all the cosmetics are great and it is light weight etc . seems to be mechanically well made but the bit rate switch should be mounted on the front of the unit (not in the back where it currently is).
Value:
you get what you pay for, these are cheap preamps and they sound ok
Sound:
I am using this ad converter/preamps with a digidesign 002rack unit for recording in protools. I guess you get what you pay for. I purchased this unit because it was the most affordable unit around I could find to expand my inputs from 8 to 16 (using adat optical connections)and it works fine but the sound quality is not nearly as good as the sound of the digi's preamps. In addition the AD8000 must be used as the master clock with my protools rig (this is a feature that could definately be fixed). If I try to use the digi as master clock,and the AD8000 as the slave, there is a lot of digital error clocking noise. So I end up using the inferior of the two clocks to synch my system. the result is that unless I am recording a full drum set, where I need the additional inputs, and I am not as particular about the preamps for drum mics, I don't use the behrenger at all it just fills up a rack space.
I would use the unit more if I could use it as a slave rather than the master. The up side is that this unit is considerably less expensive than it's nearest competitor.
Ease of Use:
this product does not play well with others. It should be able to use as a slave without all the synch noise
Overall:
as soon as I can afford it and have more studio business that requires the additional imputs, I will buy a better one
Submitted: 2/15/2008
Style of Music: rock, alternative, blues









3 out of 10
Sound:
I needed an d to a converter. I was considering purchasing a surround sound receiver and using the digital in to convert my computer output (Sonar) to analog for monitoring. When I found the Behringer ADA8000 with a d a and mic pres for under $200 (blemished) , I got pretty excited.
However, I could only get a digital signal with my flute of -10 with my Crown SASS mic. An email to Berhinger suggested using a preamp, but that defeated the idea of an all in one unit.
So I was back to using it only as an d to a converter for monitoring. Unfortunately, there was some minor distortion present. I can't say that it was the Behringer ADA8000 as I don't have another d to a converter to check that out, but I have never had the problem before with my old now defunct converter.
Rather than try to follow this up any further, I am shipping it back and will go ahead with my original idea of a surround sound receiver for my monitoring since the pres are not workable.
zzounds.com was very understanding and emailed a RA with no questions.
Submitted: 1/3/2008
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