Topic: Rme adi 8 ds mkIII vs Rme adi 8 qs

hallo guys
as title says i am abouth to buy an rme converter and my choice is between these two can someone help me out to clarify wich is better or if ds mkIII is as good as the adi8 qs.
seemed at first the adi 8 qs was more high end cause of the price but reading tech specs and given that adi8 mkIII is newer maybe its not the case.
someone who has compared them?
ty

max

Re: Rme adi 8 ds mkIII vs Rme adi 8 qs

ok someone that owns an adi8 ds mkIII  can please tell me how good is it compared to other similar priced unit?
ty

max

Re: Rme adi 8 ds mkIII vs Rme adi 8 qs

Can you describe your surrounding conditions a bit more ?

Do you have already a recording interface ?
Do you require eventually MADI in terms of cable length ? With optical up to 2km.
Do you need a converter or could it i.e. also be an UFX II or UFX+ .. ?

Do you need Preamps occasionally ? UFX+ and XTC via MADI is also an excellent combination.

BR Ramses - UFX III, 12Mic, XTC, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, RayDAT, X10SRi-F, E5-1680v4, Win10Pro22H2, Cub13

Re: Rme adi 8 ds mkIII vs Rme adi 8 qs

I love my ADI8AE which a DS mk1.... I have nothing to wish. Maybe better ears?

Vincent, Amsterdam
https://soundcloud.com/thesecretworld
Babyface pro fs, HDSP9652+ADI-8AE, HDSP9632

Re: Rme adi 8 ds mkIII vs Rme adi 8 qs

ramses wrote:

Can you describe your surrounding conditions a bit more ?

Do you have already a recording interface ?
Do you require eventually MADI in terms of cable length ? With optical up to 2km.
Do you need a converter or could it i.e. also be an UFX II or UFX+ .. ?

Do you need Preamps occasionally ? UFX+ and XTC via MADI is also an excellent combination.

hallo tx for the reply i am planning new setup and also buying a raydat hsdpe to be used with one of the above converters, no need for preamps
there is very little info around about the adi8 ds mk III

Re: Rme adi 8 ds mkIII vs Rme adi 8 qs

Digital input/output trim, range 6 dB per I/O
    Analog and digital limiter for AD-conversion
    16 LED level meters with 7 LEDs each
    included Remote control for store/recall, volume and DIM
    Fully remote controllable
    Midi
 
Above are not available on the DS.
I would not expect any difference in audio quality!
Hence the price difference

Vincent, Amsterdam
https://soundcloud.com/thesecretworld
Babyface pro fs, HDSP9652+ADI-8AE, HDSP9632

Re: Rme adi 8 ds mkIII vs Rme adi 8 qs

vinark ty tyvm thats what i wanted to know

Re: Rme adi 8 ds mkIII vs Rme adi 8 qs

YW (your welcome ;-)) It is on the main RME website. Including specs like noise and distortion etc.

Vincent, Amsterdam
https://soundcloud.com/thesecretworld
Babyface pro fs, HDSP9652+ADI-8AE, HDSP9632