{"id":12892,"date":"2019-01-11T11:27:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T11:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/?p=12892"},"modified":"2019-01-17T16:46:38","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T16:46:38","slug":"rme-adi-2-dac-review-hifi-plus-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/2019\/01\/11\/rme-adi-2-dac-review-hifi-plus-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"HiFi+ Magazine reviews the RME ADI-2 DAC Headphone Amplifier and USB-DAC"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>HiFi+ Magazine tests out the RME ADI-2 DAC<\/a><\/h3>\n

Read the full review here.<\/a><\/h3>\n

A firm favourite here at the Synthax Audio UK offices, the RME ADI-2 DAC has received a string of positive reviews from the likes of Sound On Sound<\/a>, Resolution Magazine<\/a>, as well as Headfonics<\/a> who said \u201cI can\u2019t think of any other desktop DAC\/amp combo that would be easier to recommend in 2018.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Combining a powerful headphone amplifier with the most accurate audio conversion RME have produced to date, the ADI-2 DAC punches well above its weight, and is regularly mentioned in the same breath as converters that cost twice as much and higher.<\/span><\/p>\n

HiFi+ Magazine is the latest publication to take the ADI-2 DAC for a spin, with reviewer Alan Sircom impressed by the flexible feature set, and of the course the superb sound quality.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cone can\u2019t help but be deeply swayed by that degree
\nof interaction with the RME\u2019s control architecture\u201d<\/h3>\n

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Alan writes, \u201cone can\u2019t help but be deeply swayed by that degree of interaction with the RME\u2019s control architecture\u201d, and that \u201cYou can really \u2018hear into a mix\u2019, easily differentiating electronic reverb tails from natural acoustic reverberant spaces. The RME is also great at delineating instruments and voices in a complex mix\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He was also particularly taken with the ADI-2 DAC\u2019s Crossfeed features, designed to emulate the experience of listening to speakers by adding small amounts of the left channel into the right, and vice versa. \u201cThis gives headphones a more out-of-head presentation and makes digital seem a little more like a turntable, in all the right ways\u201d Alan writes. \u201cThe sound takes on a depth to the image and an organic sense of physical presence that those of us firmly dunked in analogue replay will love.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cYou can really \u2018hear into a mix\u2019\u2026\u201d<\/h3>\n

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In his conclusion, Alan points out that the level of detail offered by the ADI-2 DAC can show the true colours of less than stellar recordings, writing \u201cif you want your DAC to give less than great recordings a soft-landing, look elsewhere; that resolution is always present, always a can opener into the studio\u2026 good and bad.\u201d As Alan rightly notes, this is an indication of the ADI-2 DAC\u2019s studio roots, and if you plan to use it for recording and music production, this level of honesty is of course exactly what you want from your converter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read HiFi+ Magazine\u2019s full RME ADI-2 DAC review here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more audio news, reviews and Buyer\u2019s Guides, visit www.hifiplus.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Find out more about the RME ADI-2 DAC.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more RME ADI-2 DAC reviews here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"RME-LogoIf you\u2019d like to know more about any of RME\u2019s pro audio products, give us a call on 01727 821 870<\/a> to speak to one of our team or to arrange a demo.<\/span>
\nYou can also contact us here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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