Near zero latency hardware monitoring. Includes software.
Item: ECHAUDIOFIRE2
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5 People rated this product : 6 out of 10
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9 out of 10
Feature:
This box is a substitute for my now obsolete Echo io pcmcia card that doesn't fit into the new mac books. I use as a gigging converter, it's small size is unmatched by anything else out there. It's got a separate headphone mix allowing you to cue...this something my old Echo io didn't have...it all works quite well.
Quality:
Well built, tough aluminum case.
Value:
I think it would be a most awesome deal if it were priced about 20% lower but since it's the smallest feature-packed unit out there I had to buy this one.
Desirability:
Well...it's just a box.
Sound:
Excellent quality DAC, quite clean. The headphone output can really drive my cans.
Ease of Use:
brainless setup for macs.
Support:
This thing has been rock-solid so far same went for my Echo io card. Echo's been around awhile and has had plenty of time to get it right.
Overall:
This box offers good quality converters in a tiny form factor. Really best for gigging setups where you can stuff your whole rig into a backpack.
Submitted: 11/20/2007
Style of Music: techno, electronic









3 out of 10
Feature:
really had to be a six because of a lack of the knob for the master volume, but it is amazingly feature packed for its size.it's smaller than a CD case in surface.
Quality:
build quality is outstanding, design quality is outstanding, driver quality will come along because Echo seem to update their drivers a lot more often than Maudio for these kinds of things but currently it's too early.August 2007.audiophile FireWire kicks the pants of this even though it crashes every three minutes with MIDI and the audio crashes occasionally and the volume control jams-its directx thread priority issues-immature software.
Value:
if it worked it would be great
Desirability:
I want it to work-it doesn't.
Sound:
I only managed to get one program to play sound, but it was very nice quality
Ease of Use:
no MIDI, no audio, audio in the volume controls, not in the speakers, MIDI not in the volume controls or in the applications.could just not get this working on my super crap dell chipset FireWire-it's not that bad!
Support:
the guy responded well but I just returned it because I don't have time to troubleshoot
Overall:
if you have a Texas Instruments or a reliable FireWire chipset, this is a brilliant cards, except for the lack of master volume control, and their drivers really haven't been extensively tested yet.
Submitted: 8/15/2007
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