Which one would you buy? And if you already have one, what do you think of it?

If we had to help you choose, it might come off as a little biased :) But either one is a great option. The office's favorite is the Symphony Desktop due to the flagship conversion you are getting from our Symphony Mk II line. If your primary focus is mixing and mastering, then having quality converters is one of the main things you should be focusing on and will have a massive impact on your work.

I recently switched to an RME Fireface UCX II and it is hands down the best audio interface i ever used. Drivers are so good and routing a dream. So i'd vote for the Babyface by RME.

Rme! why? Drivers! I have never had a problem with RME interfaces. They have fantastic support, even for older devices.

It always comes down to these companies for me. I think the Apogee sounds better but if you're planning on keeping this interface forever pick the RME.

when you buy any gear for your studio you should always take a demo and try it out yourself coz everyone has different ears and taste so you cannot get best suggestion by asking from others, in this price range you have 3 best options 1. RME babyface pro fs, RME UCX ii and Symphony desktop but both brands has bit different sound and conversion so see if you can listen them before buying that would be best for you, after having demo buy which you feel is right for you and do not forget to share your experience so that it can also help others too. In my opinion the best value for money audio interface in this price range is RME UCX ii. all the best cheers!

Symphony.

Apogee commenting and choosing the symphony 😂😂😂 . I own a symphony. It’s been solid it sounds the best. I’d choose RME if the usb bus power was a must have. If not symphony .

If it helps. I made a upgrade to RME UFX III this year and very happy with it and love TotalMix software!!!

I have been using the Apogee symphony Desktop for over 1 year. It has a very clear sound, the preamps are powerful, do not distort and have little background noise. it gets quite warm but not too hot. I use it to record mostly classical music. Sometimes in multitrack with the RME Octamic II connected by Adat. I use an iPad Pro M1, with the Apogee App for 2 mics and in case of more microphones I use Auria Pro, which in the last recording failed and recorded as if in slow motion, I could not find the reason for the failure. In the Conservatory where I work they have bought the RME Baby face Pro so I will soon try it and even compare them.

I would say RME I recently let go of my ensemble and picked up a ufx 2 its an awesome piece of gear. I have always like apogee but you definitely can’t go wrong with RME

Интересно какую карту в итоге выбрал? Понимаю, что выбор уже был сделан, но все равно напишу свои мысли... Может кому то поможет?!... Если DSP не нужен и предназначение только в микшировании, то какая разница какая карта? Все микширование происходит внутри DAW, карта ни на что не влияет. Разве что только на качество мониторинга. Но все карты дороже 500$ звучат очень хорошо... Так что не понимаю зачем делать выбор именно из этих двух? Для микширования подойдет любая... У меня например, есть Apodgee Duet звучит великолепно. И так же есть Audient iD4 mk2 которая стоит копейки. Она на столько простая и надежная, не прихотливая и дешевая... И самое главное, она звучит не хуже чем Apogee Duet. На каждый день для мониторинга или записи 1 микрофона раз в месяц - мне ее хватает за глаза. Так что, может оно того и не стоит? Я имею в виду тратить 1500$

Take a look at the Neumann Mt48.

Hi there in regard to your request I know it’s been five months now that you post this video but if you didn’t choose yet, I’m a share with you my experience with my apogee Symphony desktop ….. To make it short, microphone preamps are excellent …… headphones preamp you can feed as much as 600 ohm and you have the power that goes with it, balanced, and unbalanced headphones, so if you mix /track, and you need good preamps for your headphones or monitors you have what it takes with the apogee …. The apogee makes my day each time I use it ….. good luck. I hope this will help.(if you are a very analytic person with your headphones, the apogee is very accurate. If you look for detail, you will have detail with a good set of headphones.) if you have any questions I’m around. ooo and it is good to go withe apple ad windows.

RME 100%

Universal audio twin x has a USB version now