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Post by indiehouse on Apr 4, 2021 8:42:10 GMT -6
Anyone ever have the luxury of comparing these converters? I’ve got a Dangerous Convert DA with a Motu 828ES/16a combo. Was toying with the idea of picking up a Dangerous AD+, thinking that the clock might improve the Motu stuff, as well as using the AD+ for tracking and 2-buss capture.
BUT, for the money into the Dangerous pieces alone, I could get 24 channels of Lynx Aurora (n) conversion.
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Post by kcatthedog on Apr 4, 2021 9:01:12 GMT -6
Nope, but after having N for a few weeks : feel like the conversion wars are over, would question the value of switching from N to anything else, just for conversion.
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Post by indiehouse on Apr 4, 2021 9:25:34 GMT -6
Just seems like a no-brainer, that if I can swing a Dangerous DA and AD, why wouldn’t a person with my setup just go all Lynx Aurora (n)?
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Post by srb on Apr 4, 2021 10:20:50 GMT -6
I sure do enjoy my 32 channel Aurora (n). I do all my tracking and mixing with it... I'm certain you won't do much better than the Lynx...different maybe, but not better. Lynx support is superb.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2021 10:46:32 GMT -6
Just seems like a no-brainer, that if I can swing a Dangerous DA and AD, why wouldn’t a person with my setup just go all Lynx Aurora (n)? 1) If you like the Dangerous sound. Lynx is cleaner with more treble detail ime but the Dangerous does have a sound and it sounds good. 2) You use the AVB on the motu to run a multi room studio. Thunderbolt cables max out at three meters. |
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Post by OtisGreying on Apr 4, 2021 13:59:38 GMT -6
Some of my favorite records were made on Lynx Aurora 1st gen. That's one nice thing about Lynx, you can be absolutely certain that if you get Lynx, you absolutely won't need anything better. (My opinion of course)
Unless your running some real high end mastering house or something, and your thing is 10,000$ two channel converters....
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Post by guitfiddler on Apr 4, 2021 14:59:56 GMT -6
I really like the Dangerous sound! I really like the Lavry sound! I like the Burl sound! I really like the Cranesong sound! I have tried a lot of converters over the years, but I haven’t tried the Lynx, I was really considering the Lynx for a number of years now. I am just very curious now. I’m very happy with Dangerous AD/DA, but wish I had more channels.
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Post by kcatthedog on Apr 4, 2021 16:01:30 GMT -6
I’m sure DM sounds great!! I’ve had mbix, rme, 3 Apollo’s, including bla mod, 2192, b2 and symphony mkii. I’ll sell the N when I stop recording!  |
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Post by guitfiddler on Apr 4, 2021 16:42:41 GMT -6
Some of my favorite records were made on Lynx Aurora 1st gen. That's one nice thing about Lynx, you can be absolutely certain that if you get Lynx, you absolutely won't need anything better. (My opinion of course) Unless your running some real high end mastering house or something, and your thing is 10,000$ two channel converters.... You mention the 1st Gen Lynx, I went with Apogee 16X back in the day when Lynx and Apogee were competing, then went with the thunderbridge in that time some years back around 2000-2003, 2005”? I know it spanned a few more years than that. I was actually running a small multi-room commercial facility back in the day, but since then I sold a lot of gear and downsized, now I’m just a really picky audio dude that just enjoys writing and recording, but my standards are much higher than the average audio dude. I’m cursed with OCDAEC. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Audio Ear Condition. Shit has to sound right! Lol |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2021 17:17:55 GMT -6
I really like the Dangerous sound! I really like the Lavry sound! I like the Burl sound! I really like the Cranesong sound! I have tried a lot of converters over the years, but I haven’t tried the Lynx, I was really considering the Lynx for a number of years now. I am just very curious now. I’m very happy with Dangerous AD/DA, but wish I had more channels. It all sounds great and Lynx has sounded great too since the Hilo! You just have to pick one and become accustomed to it. |
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Post by aremos on Apr 4, 2021 18:04:50 GMT -6
Speaking of the HiLo, is there a difference, in sound, between it & the Aurora N?
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Post by Mister Chase on Apr 4, 2021 18:09:58 GMT -6
I had the first gen Lynx Aurora 16 and now an (n) 8. Will expand as money allows and as I start more hybrid mixing.
Their philosophy has always been maximum fidelity. They really are something. Though I'm sure the Dangerous stuff is killer. I subscribe to the philosophy that my AD/DA should be as invisible as possible, and I let the mics, EQs, comps etc all make the color for me.
At the level of Dangerous and (n) though, it's just different flavors. One might argue that for classical you should go with something like Merging but, I've never compared those next to a Lynx to really know if it's that much different.
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Post by Mister Chase on Apr 4, 2021 18:11:09 GMT -6
Speaking of the HiLo, is there a difference, in sound, between it & the Aurora N? Not sure, but they borrowed a lot of tech from the Hilo for the (n) but it's impossible to fit that many channels into a chassis for multi-track recording so I don't think it is the same. Just more like the Hilo than the previous Auroras. |
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Post by kcatthedog on Apr 4, 2021 18:18:05 GMT -6
I think they are the same converters but different circuits, boxes,I/o?
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Post by srb on Apr 4, 2021 21:09:55 GMT -6
I think they've tried to stuff as much of the Hilo technology into a multichannel format as is possible. I have the Hilo, too, and have to say they've done a good job accomplishing that (in my subjective judgement).
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Post by Mister Chase on Apr 4, 2021 21:31:56 GMT -6
I think they are the same converters but different circuits, boxes,I/o? Yes, however from what some folks have told me is that it's the analog design that really makes the difference. I think the hilo just has more room for that. But probably pretty similar in the n. |
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Post by kcatthedog on Apr 4, 2021 21:57:54 GMT -6
Maybe, there is a lot of empty space inside the n case! |
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Post by Mister Chase on Apr 4, 2021 22:19:23 GMT -6
Maybe, there is a lot of empty space inside the n case! Mine too, but they're meant for 32 in and out, is probably why. Then, not so spacious, I don't think. |
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Post by guitfiddler on Apr 5, 2021 13:07:43 GMT -6
When my demo unit arrives I'll be putting the Dangerous and Lynx converters to the test.
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Post by indiehouse on May 18, 2021 14:05:15 GMT -6
Lynx Aurora (n) 16 TB incoming...
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Post by Mister Chase on May 18, 2021 14:41:38 GMT -6
My (n) 8 TB slays whatever I throw at it.
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Post by Martin John Butler on May 18, 2021 15:20:11 GMT -6
Guitfiddler, I was just chatting with a friend about the Dangerous Music converters vs. the Aurora. I'm really looking forward to your comparison. It's not so easy to get two pieces like that in the same room.
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Post by kcatthedog on May 18, 2021 15:26:48 GMT -6
Lynx Aurora (n) 16 TB incoming... Are you running tb2 or 3? I had trouble with their tb3 big Sur beta driver so went to tb2 Catalina: rock solid here! |
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Post by nick8801 on May 18, 2021 16:47:20 GMT -6
My (n) 8 TB slays whatever I throw at it. Same. |
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Post by Vincent R. on May 18, 2021 17:14:25 GMT -6
What are you guys using for monitoring with your Lynx N, as it doesn’t have a monitor out? The lynx has been at the top of my list for a while, but I’m not sure how I would monitor everything other than loosing a pair of channels and using that for monitoring.
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