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Acousta LE 03 - High end portable interface, HP amp, converter, etc.
voltronic:
This new Austrian-made interface is one of the most interesting audio products I've seen in a while, and the specs are eye-popping. It's like a DPA d:vice on steroids.
It seems that it uses a technology similar to Stagetec Nexus where each analog input channel has two ADCs, yielding a stunning 160 dB dynamic range. This video gives a brief overview of the input dynamic range:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xQQz4gSoFc
There's way more to this unit including a class D headphone amp and digital I/O. It's not discussed, but the connection diagrams in the manual indicate that it can input and output both AES42 and Dante. (I seriously question the Dante capability because that requires CAT5 or higher Ethernet cable, and the digital connections on this unit are TRS).
https://www.acousta.at/?lang=en
https://www.audiomentor.com/reviews/acousta-le03-review/
SMsound:
Very interesting product. Don't love the apparently open vents on the side, but otherwise what a nice form factor. 24bit instead of 32 is an interesting choice these days. Also I don't see a standard line out or direct outs to use it as an external preamp. Wonder how it will stack up to something like a Zoom F3. If it has nice pre's then it may be quite interesting. Do they mention a price?
voltronic:
It costs €1,220 which is expensive for a 2-channel interface, even a pro-quality one, when you consider a RME Babyface Pro FS is $1,000. And you also need XLR-Lemo adapter cables, which Acousta sells for €50 each.
SMsound:
--- Quote from: voltronic on November 25, 2023, 08:10:45 PM ---It costs €1,220 which is expensive for a 2-channel interface, even a pro-quality one, when you consider a RME Babyface Pro FS is $1,000. And you also need XLR-Lemo adapter cables, which Acousta sells for €50 each.
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Hmm... That's just a little under the price of a Sonosax M2D2. Pretty aggressive pricing, giving that Sonosax is reputed to have the best pre's and converters in the business.
voltronic:
--- Quote from: SMsound on November 25, 2023, 08:17:57 PM ---
--- Quote from: voltronic on November 25, 2023, 08:10:45 PM ---It costs €1,220 which is expensive for a 2-channel interface, even a pro-quality one, when you consider a RME Babyface Pro FS is $1,000. And you also need XLR-Lemo adapter cables, which Acousta sells for €50 each.
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Hmm... That's just a little under the price of a Sonosax M2D2. Pretty aggressive pricing, giving that Sonosax is reputed to have the best pre's and converters in the business.
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Well Sonosax gets to charge what they do because of who they are. That said, I suppose the LE 03 isn't terribly priced. In my post I biiled it as a DPA d:vice on steroids - that unit was over $600, only worked with one specific kind of mic, and had none of the additional functionality this thing does.
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