{"id":8249,"date":"2017-07-06T14:55:19","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T13:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/?p=8249"},"modified":"2017-07-06T14:55:41","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T13:55:41","slug":"rme-adi-2-pro-review-phil-greiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/2017\/07\/06\/rme-adi-2-pro-review-phil-greiss\/","title":{"rendered":"RME ADI-2 Pro DAC & Headphone Amp \u2013 User Review by Phil Greiss"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\"RME<\/a>Musician and Producer Phil Greiss recently took the RME ADI-2 Pro headphone amp and USB-DAC for a test-drive. Having spent some time exploring the many features on offer, he gives us his thoughts on RME's finest sound converter to date.
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\n\tThe RME ADI-2 Pro continues to receive both critical and commercial success, thanks to it's combination of flexible features like onboard EQ for adjusting the balance of headphones; powerful headphone amplifiers with 1.5 W per channel, cabaple of driving headphones of all impedances; and incredibly precise audio reproduction (including sub bass frequencies as low as 5Hz!). <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe critical response has been extremely positive, with Sound On Sound<\/a> describing the ADI-2 Pro as delivering "similar technical performance to units costing significantly more, while offering greater flexibility and a useful suite of high\u2011quality digital processing." <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWe've also heard great feedback from end users too, such as HiFi enthusiast Robert Slowley<\/a> who told us "you will be able to hear detail and micro detail in your favourite tracks that you just haven't heard before. I guarantee it will absolutely blow your socks off". <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSo we're pleased to bring you another user review, this time courtesy of musician, producer and mix engineer Phil Greiss, who's been putting the ADI-2 Pro through its paces in his studio, giving his opinion on the sound quality and comparing it with some of his other high-end converters.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tRME ADI-2 Pro User Review By Phil Greiss
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\n\tKudos to RME for their latest jewel, after a few months with it I can really say the unit exceeded my expectation both in DA performance +headphone amplification and functionality.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tFirst<\/span> with such a <\/span>powerful<\/span> headphone amp, I found <\/span>low end<\/span> information to be more discernable (not louder, not fatter, "discernable\/clearer\/more effortless restitution) than usual, on the same pair of cans I would normally use <\/span>on <\/span>a different interface.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIt allowed me to work at a lesser volume than I normally would if I were to make decisions down there while stuck with a pair of cans on the road or in a hotel room. To <\/span>me<\/span> this was reminiscent of coupling a very powerful amp with NS10's (Like a 300W Bryston 4b \/ <\/span>sst<\/span>) in order to get a usable low end out of boxes that are normally pretty shy under 100-150 hertz when amped to spec (with a 60\/100W Bryston 2b for example).<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe RME ADI-2 Pro<\/a> Headphone Amp and USB-DAC<\/em><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe restitution of the mids and highs were really precise and dimensional, giving me <\/span>way<\/span> to make easy decisions when <\/span>dialing<\/span> EQs and effects on a vocal while mixing at the studio. I ran the unit against my Auroras and my Lavry Blue converters, the ADI-2 Pro belongs in that category of converters. Great imaging, revealing low, mid and top restitution, very <\/span>high end<\/span> conversion.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe game changing feature for me is the ability to correct the output of the ADI-2 Pro using the integrated very high quality 5-band parametric EQ. This feature on its own is worth the price of the unit because no matter how good a unit, the resulting sound is always subject to room properties\/anomalies and the ADI-2 lets you <\/span>address<\/span> this directly from within the unit. I spent some time <\/span>marvelling<\/span> at how bad some <\/span>modes<\/span> were resonating in a particular room and how I was able to tame some nasty modes quickly, by ear, using a tone generator and sweeping in the problem area until the signal became <\/span>more even<\/span>.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAll in all, difficult to look back after a few months spent with it…<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tGreat job RME<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPhil Greiss<\/em><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tOur thanks to Phil Greiss. To find out more about his work as a producer and engineer, visit his homepage here<\/a>, or connect with him on Facebook here<\/a>.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tFind out more about the RME ADI-2 Pro<\/span><\/a>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t\"RME-LogoIf you'd like to know more about RME's pro audio solutions, give us a call on 01727 821 870<\/a> to speak to one of our team or to arrange a demo.
\n\tYou can also contact us here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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