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Rating and Reviews: M-Audio Audiophile 192

Record at high-definition with the M-Audio Audiophile 192, a PCI audio card that records at a transparent 24-bit, 192kHz fidelity rate.

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"Great Card for small studio!" submitted July 17, 2006

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Musical Background: Hobbyist
Music Style: Pop/Jazz
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Sound: Had the 2496 for about 1 year and was happy with the sound. I decided to get a mixer and some other equipment. I noticed quiet a bit of interference (hiss/buzz) with the unbalanced connections. I saw the audiophile 192 and the balanced connections and thought it would be worth it to add to my small studio. The balanced connections did the trick and all the noise was gone. Rock solid sound at 24bit 48khz (my pc can't handle the higher 96khz or 192khz but someday it will). Very clear and easy to configure. Feature: Balanced connections was the reason I selected this card. Enough inputs for a small studio with a mixer. Ease of Use: Simple to setup (but I had the 2496 before) and it's virtually the same). Quality: M-Audio makes good equipment. No problems with the card yet. Value: I did lots of research and the product is really outstanding for the price. Manufacturer Support: Didn't really have to contact them for support by phone but the website is informative. The Wow Factor: N/A Overall: I plan on keeping this card for quite a long time. It will handle all my needs for a small studio. I currently have a 1202 Mackie Mixer/KRK RP6's and Studio Projects C1. They all work well together and the soundcard with the balanced connections allowed the sound quality to be clear and precise.
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"Read my review, I'm a intermediate DAW engineer, but a professional Electronics Field Engineer." submitted December 23, 2010

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Musical Background: Active musician
Music Style: Chill
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Sound: Excellent product. I have windows 7 and 64 bit DAW processing on a quad core cpu. Had to go to web sight for driver, loaded it up and have been VERY impressed. Feature: Very good versatility, when I upgrade to an audio patch panel this device will expand in versatility. Good Midi too. Ease of Use: Very intuitive interface on the control panel. The documentation could've been more straight forward, but the product IS straight forward. Quality: I'm a senior electronics field engineer and the 192 is a very well made product. Value: Excellent beans for your buck. Whether you are experienced or not, if you are serious about DAW, you NEED, not want, a good, low latency, easy to operate, excellent sounding, and flexible audio board. This is your huckleberry if you don't want to spend a pile of money. Manufacturer Support: I never used direct contact. Overall: I will probably not need an up-grade for 3 to 5 years, like when I need to up-grade computers
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M-Audio Audiophile 192 Customer Review submitted February 14, 2010

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Musical Background: Active Musician, Songwriter, production hobbyist
Music Style: All
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Sound: Sound is flawless. No cracks, pops, hums, or buzzes to chase down. Feature: Good basic features... no 'extras'. Simply does what it's supposed to do, and does it very well. Ins/Outs are ample for me. Ease of Use: Incredibly easy. Select the drivers in your software, and everything works perfectly. Minimal 'fiddling around' required. Quality: Quality couldn't be any better, in my opinion. Sound quality is fantastic. Midi/processing lag is practically non-existent. Value: As far as I know, the value is outstanding. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one. I've paid more for worse sound cards and USB audio interfaces. Manufacturer Support: Haven't required any support yet. The Wow Factor: It just works. When I'm ready to record, it has never 'gotten in my way' or slowed me down... not once. I cannot say that about any other audio card I have ever owned. Overall: I'm sticking with M-Audio from here on out.
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M-Audio Audiophile 192 Customer Review submitted October 16, 2009

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Musical Background: I make my living with music
Music Style: many styles
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Sound: The sound is excellent! Clean and clear Feature: If you own a good mixer, is has all the input/output you really need. The software (onscreen) mixer works a little differently than a standard mixer, but is VERY flexible. Ease of Use: Once you learn HOW it works, it couldn't be much more simple It is VERY IMPORTANT that you go to the Maudio website and go to trouble shooting for Vista 64, which is does work with, but only if you follow the PC tune up steps....ESPECIALLY the IRQ setup. If it has to share a PCI #, it makes noise, pop and stutter.. However by setting up the IRQ as outlined, it works smoothly with V64!!!! Quality: The quality of sound and function seem to be 'grade A'. Value: Well worth the price Manufacturer Support: Thier website gives you what you need, they are minimal in phone or email response. But if you can follow instruction, this item works very well The Wow Factor: I rate function in audio equipment, only. Sexy is for women! Overall:
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"A Great Buy!!!" submitted May 2, 2005

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Musical Background: Producer/Beatmaker, Emcee, Composer
Music Style: Hip-Hop
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Sound: Crisp Clean sound. Works well in my music production setup. Feature: The balanced ins and outs are what drew me to this card. Also, it comes with stripped down versions of Reason, Ableton Live, and some other programs. Quality: Quality is good. Seems well built and durable for a soundcard. Value: Its a worthwhile purchase Manufacturer Support: I have dealt with M-Audio before (not for this item, but for their BX8 monitors) and they solved the problem I had in a convenient and timely manner. Good support. Overall: Overall, I highly recommend this card.
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"M-audio, differnt than soundblaster a step above the pack" submitted June 14, 2006

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Musical Background: guitar 2 years and recording 6 months
Music Style: rock
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Sound: Very clean sound aside from some poping noise i get off one of my two hard drives when record using Sonar, if i use Sonar on the hard drive i dont hear the pop, weird. Feature: I love the 1/4 inch jacks, had to buy some cables to match but seem much more solid to use than the 1/8 plugs Ease of Use: Took awhile to figure out the mixer/patchbay router, but once i got it down its easy Quality: iTS GREAT Value: price seemed to compete Manufacturer Support: NA The Wow Factor: wow so sexy a pci card, but seriously the 1/4 in jacks hang down and lil to the left so could be similar to other hanging objects Overall: this is my first M audio card, i been using soundblaster and still do actually, but when i want to record i use this card, the sound is clear and very very low noise
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M-Audio Audiophile 192 Customer Review submitted February 7, 2006

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Sound: Superb Sounding sound card. I bought this an upgrade to my trusty audiophile 2496. The AP192 is much better, the dynamic range is much wider with great depth. This sound card is very clean and clear. I needed balanced I/O and great sound, and reliabilty. It works flawless with my system. I even recorded at 24 bit 192khz, and it sounded amazing. Feature: Its simple. No fuss, and has the essentials. Quality: Very good for the price. Made in china, but it does the job. I rate this card better than some of the firewire interfaces costing 3 times the price and some. Value: The best sound card for this price, and Mac & PC compatibilty. Manufacturer Support: Never had any issues. The Wow Factor: Solid card, and solid breakout cables. Overall: The best.
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"A beatmaker's review" submitted December 29, 2007

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Sound: The recording quality, down to the mixer interface sounds clean. Feature: It has left & right inputs, main outs, monitor outs and midi. I run my sampler to the main outs, the main outs of my mixer plug into the 192's inputs which levels can be controlled in windows. I also have my monitors connected to the monitor outs of the 192. Ease of Use: Sometimes the sound in windows would stall, but after the latest driver update from m-audio I don't experience that. Just plug everything into the conneectors which hang out the back of the pci card. Quality: For it's design and price the quality of the audiophile 192 is high. Value: When my a/d converters on my usb mixer were failing, I just ran 2 balanced cables from my mixers main outs into the audiophile 192's inputs, pressed record in my DAW and noticed the level meters, practically silent. Not good as an all-around mixer unless you only have one component to record, like a keyboard. Manufacturer Support: M-audio's site has a knowledge base for your soundcard issues and even a web portal where you can leave questions. Overall: It's job for what it does makes it an essential product for use in the home studio.
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"Professional quality, decent price." submitted May 4, 2011

By a customer from rabproductions.net
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Musical Background: Producer
Music Style: Film and Video Soundtrack Production
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Sound: Great product for freelance producers who like to keep an eye on their budget but can't do without professional quality sound. Great for music production, narration tracks, digital foley and sound effects work. I matched this card with a pair of KRK Rokit 6 reference speakers and subwoofer. (For fun I ran a Blue Ray version of Avatar and a Christmas Carol on Cyberlink's Power DVD 10 with Tru-surround turned on. The sound was excellent). Current use: Sonar X1 as my(DAW) with East West's Complete Composer Collection and Native Instruments Komplete 7 for music production. Sony Sound Forge for processing samples and raw recordings. To reduce "onboard" noise (while working with the above) be sure your system sounds and other programs are off and shielded cables are used for routing. Feature: Disappointingly, Protools M-Powered (included with the product) was incompatible with my particular system (64 bit Windows 7 Pro, Intel i7 processor on a Rampage motherboard) and would not load. The Demo version of Ableton Live seemed to work okay however user/owners are expected to purchase the upgrade before you can access certain features you'll likely want for use in your productions. For whatever reason Sonar X-1 had compatibility issues with Ableton Live existing on the same machine. Removing Ableton allowed Sonar X1 to work as expected. Ease of Use: Product is easy to use. I didn't use the suppied CD as the drivers were out of date. I simply downloaded the most recent files from Avid - M-Audio and they worked fine. Quality: Product and instructions are good. Manufacturer Support: Navigation on the website is accesible but a little clunky to get to the files you need. Overall: If I had to replace it today, I would either get the same card or upgrade to a Delta 1010LT.
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M-Audio Audiophile 192 Customer Review submitted December 21, 2005

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Musical Background: Long-time hobbyist
Music Style: Alternative, Rock, and Electronic
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Sound: My first "real" interface card. Seems to have reasonably quiet I/O. Feature: Bought it for clean balanced in and SPDIF I/O. Quality: Seems well made. Connectors are solid. Glad I have an external mixer for my outboard gear, as I wouldn't want to reach around the back of the PC to plug stuff in all the time. Value: Seems to be good balance of quality vs cost. The Wow Factor: Don't know how I tolerated using an Audigy for so long!
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"Money well spent" submitted September 4, 2007

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Musical Background: Musician, Recording Hobbyist
Music Style: Jazz tinged Rock and Country
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Sound: Very clean and transparent. Awesome for the price. Feature: Hey. Balanced inputs solved a HUGE problem for me. 60 cycle hum is now GONE. Alright! Ease of Use: Dead on easy. Plug it in, download latest drivers, flies like a beautiful bird. Quality: For the price, best option period. Asio drivers are rock solid, sound is awesome. Latency is very low. Value: Top notch PCI card for produscing audio on a budget. Manufacturer Support: I am not going to rate support. The website is super easy to navigate, so I always make sure I have the latest drivers. I have never had to contact support. Well ... I guess I will rate support. I give them a "10" because I don't even NEED supoort. The Wow Factor: Want it???? Heck. I've had it for roughly 2 years now. It's aces in my book. Overall: I am contemplating going firewire for a portable soultion, but I am keeping the 192 in my home based DAW. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
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"Excellent, nothing more to say." submitted March 10, 2006

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Musical Background: active musician
Music Style: all genres
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Sound: Cant say anything wrong about it! Feature: Features are well organized and you have anything you need in there. Ease of Use: A four letter word: EASY. Install drivers, plug it in, wire, and voila! Quality: Cant find anything wrong with the quality. Value: Not expensive, yet pro sound. Manufacturer Support: Site is pretty well done, except for the fact that when you click to download drivers, it goes to a midi keyboard page. The Wow Factor: Who wouldnt want to start with a card like this. You got all you need, midi, in/out, s/pdif. Overall: So simple to install, for the person that dont want to mess around and waste time on hardware and setup, this is the best card for you. I highly recommend this card, havent had any problems with it at all!!!
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"Utterly amazing!" submitted November 27, 2004

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Music Style: Diverse
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Sound: The sound is very impressive and the best I have encountered in my studio from an audio interface. I have previously used the following audio interfaces: Seasound Solo EX, Edirol DA2496, Edirol UA-5 and the Edirol UA-20. Feature: I am absolutely overjoyed that the inputs and outputs are BALANCED and do not come in a seperate unit. Quality: This product was made exceptionally well. Nothing flimsy about it at all. Value: I paid $199 Canadian for it and it performs better than audio interfaces that have cost me almost $1200. Manufacturer Support: N/A The Wow Factor: Being that it is a PCI audio interface, I like that it is almost invisible in my studio setup and not cramping space. Overall: This audio interface allows me to connect to other dedicated units pertnient to my needs (ex. microphone preamp - Grace Design Model 101, etc...) plus it has performed smoothly without giving me any unpleasant surprises.
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"Dream Audio Interface now a reality!" submitted December 5, 2004

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Musical Background: Singer
Music Style: Serious Pop
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Sound: The sound quality is excellent. No other way to describe it. Feature: I was waiting forever for a PCI card without a direct box that would offer balanced connectivity. This audio interface does so. My m-audio's monitor outputs are connected to my mixer. My synth and mic preamp are connected to the m-audio's inputs. I am able to use the m-audio's other outputs to my headphones, since I already have another pair of headphones connected to my mixer, I am able to use two headphones simultaneously in the studio. Perfect amount of inputs/outputs for my needs. Quality: Based on M-Audio's delta cards, this PCI card was nicely made. Nothing cheap or disappointing about it. Value: I purchased it for $199, got more than I bargained for in a great way. Manufacturer Support: Have not required it. The Wow Factor: It is hidden in my studio setup. Not fighting for space, makes me love it more. Overall: I have not encountered any bugs in my use of this product. It performs perfectly and the ASIO drivers are very powerful, getting excellent results with Cubase SX and Reason.
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