Super helpful comparison. I was on the fence about the Neumann, but hearing it side-by-side with the Apollo was a revelation. Plus, your voice is amazing! Such richness and resonance. I can listen to you recite the phone book all day long.

Look forward to seeing your experiment using Apollo and MT 48 together. Interesting.

I’m sold! Thanks again Mark.

I have the Neumann MT48 and it’sa hugely impressive audio interface. Prior to this I was utilizing the RME Babyface Pro FS… which was great, but the headroom on the Neumann is next level. I loved it so much that I ended up doing a studio overhaul and upgraded my speakers to a set of Genelec 8341A SAM monitors.

holy shit i knew there was a difference but did not know it was THIS much of a difference!

Thanks Mark...good call!

GREAT ANALYSIS!!

The MT-48 vs Apollo comparison the MT-48 was more open and transparent, very impressive

Can hear it but, whether that equates to better results in a mix ? Still no 32 bit floating point on either ??

It’s NOT just the converter chip that makes the difference in tone. Yes, it’s important. However the circuit and quality of components surrounding and supporting the converter chip are MUCH more important than just the chip alone. Having said that; the MT is an amazing sounding device! I’m a professional that has used Lynx, Apogee, Apollo x8p and now only use the MT48 on major label records for vocals. Couldn’t be happier! Still love the Lynx for clarity and Apogee for rock. However the MT 48 with my U67 is Fkin magic!!

No other KZfaqr has dared to make a comparison like this. Your channel deserves more attention. Thanks for making it possible Mark, I really appreciate it. As I commented on your last video, your voice sounds better than ever. Regarding this new video the Apollo sounds like a toy. However there may be some other voices that could get the benefit of darker preamps and converters. I wonder how an external preamp would sound using the Neumann's converters (I have a TT73 Neve Clone by Heritage Audio) and I'd really love to see an smallest version of the MT48 for VO artists, cause there are many features on it that we really don't need. Again congrats on your new device and keep the great job.

I think your analysis is right on the money. In my case I went from a Zen Go to the Apollo Solo USB due to stability issues and can hear a clear audible difference between them. When singing, the Apollo sound musical but with speech it is as you described. Truthfully, I think I can achieve a better sound out of the Zen Go only using the plugins that come with it. In contrast, I needed to do a lot of tweaking to achieve a similar sound with the Apollo which involved using plug-ins that didn't come with the device. The Neumann sounds like it's in a class of it's own.

You need our comments, we need your videos! Thanks for another great content Mark! Your channel is one of the most valuable on all of KZfaq! Neumann ROCKS! 👌 BUT... If I understood correctly, it still doesn't incorporate de-esser, right?. I hope Sennheiser includes it soon! Have a nice day Master! 🖖

Good afternoon! Please tell me if there is a loop back loop function on the card to send sound from any daw to obs, for example, usually on other cards such a function eats the first two inputs, which is not very pleasant. I will be grateful for the answer

I heard there might be latency concerns with the MT48. Is there a way to ensure super low latency between the voice and playback? (I understand very little about how interfaces work.)

I wonder what you think about the new channel strip gear now giving you qualities from the big mixers with Neve channel strip. I'm talking about Neve 88m and Rupert Neve Designs Newton Channel Strip. How much would it mean to be able to use this kind of gear in a voice-over aspect?

Like others Mark, listened on my 770s and the MT48 was hands down the winner. Glad you're seeing results also on booking even more gigs! The Neumann has a clarity that is just superior to the Apollo. Not really close to be honest. Keep up the great videos

Listening with my phone. I can actually hear the difference. The lack of that high end roll-off is audible on my phone. It pushes the sound a bit more forward and makes it just slightly clearer.

Hey Mark, thanks for that great comparison. I'm also into high end voice recording and doing a lot of podcast stuff. With mostly two but also more people. So the M-48 has it's limitations if I need more than two mics. I'm also an upright bass jazz player and I would like to check that MT-48 for live preamp situation. combining mic and pickup. It must work fine with that low latency circuit. But i've got another question to you. If you don't use the apollo anymore... what plugin chain or what plugin brands are you using right now. Or what are you using in post if you got time for postproduction. What alternative plugins are you using for example noise and ambience reduction. I mean without the apollo interface you also can't use that great plugins anymore.

Man, like butter. It's night and day on the Kalis and the 7506s. Interesting about the convertors. I tried to look up what the Twin X uses (since it's advertised as "elite class" and fully upgraded) but I can't find what's under the hood. Either way, you've got your sound now. Hands down!

Thank you for your review. Can MT 48 be powered by a power bank? I guess Neumann changed the Anubis adapter DC jack to the MT 48's USB-C port for Power Delivery (PD) function.

Have experience with both , Apollo being the x6, yes MT48 has a very open and clear high-md to high end , but the Apollo once you star stacking instruments has a very Mid low to lows pleasing sound to it , especially of you are running through Luna .

I use the DAC on the Anubis,which is related to the MT-48, for my mastering duties…It allows me to look deeper into the music…

. . . and the choice in mics, the placement, the signal . . . everything matters, especially the artist/engineer in the moment.

Loved the MT48. The only thing to my amateur ears I liked better on the Apollo is sibilance seemed a little tamer. I am sensitive to that though and trying to reduce it on my own recordings without sacrificing clarity is tough, at least on my equipment (SSL 2+ interface with either Lewitt LCT 440 Pure or RODE K2 mic)

Hi Mark! Loving the sound of the MT48. I have been using the Apollo Twin X for a couple of years along with my TLM103. I have considered upgrading my microphone to a U87 in my "tone quest." But now, I think my first upgrade should be to the MT48 instead of a U87. Thoughts? BTW, 95% of my work is audiobook narration. Keep blessing lives Mark!

I’m listening through my iPhone speaker the the difference is staggering, it’s night and day. The neumann sounds so much fuller and more open. The Apollo sounds dull and almost tinny. I’ll give it a proper listen in my studio later through my neumann KH 310 monitor speakers and KH 750 sub. I can only imagine the difference through the proper monitors. I moved over from the Audient ID22, but I bypassed the preamps and I was using the Avalon 737 hardware tube preamp, and I can say the mt 48 seems to definitely sound way better than that, I’ve seven busy so im still experimenting I hope to record some voiceover today to layover a recent dj mix for my drum & bass podcast. I also do a second podcast that’s house, acid, progressive house, breaks and various other styles of rave music based on that 90’s sound I love so much! I’ve done some tests that I’ve been very pleased with. I’ll definitely let you know once I get a show recorded abs fully mixed and mastered with Ozone 10. Your knowledge and comparison in this video validates this $1850 purchase more and more. Thanks again Mark, outstanding work and video. Respect 🫡

WOW that Neumann sounds amazing. The Apollo sound a bit warmer to my ears. I think with some EQ you can achieve the same sound as the Neumann. Off the bat it sounds official but that price if I find one used I’ll def grab one if below 1k.

You've mentioned the MT48's AD/DA but do look at the MT 48 preamps, they're quite, quite different (and very good indeed)...and deserve an episode all of their own (see Merging documentation if Neumann doesn't explicitly mention the architecture).

WOW! 🤯

How does the Apollo compare to a Prism interface?

Am interested to learn more with voice over. Can you help me?

Is that really a fair comparison? Are both of them equally balanced on the input? The Neumann seems much louder to me, which would make the comparison unfair 🙂

Neumann MT-48 is a new Product und the Apollo X6 is several years old. So, what are we expecting, if Neumann does his homework ;) but i don´t buy every several years new sound modules. Because i need the versatile input and outputs (Adat and Analog IO). And the whole bunch of plugins from UA Audio. so i only bought last week an weiss dac.

the trend is more and more people consume music spoken word on smaller speakers so higher fidelity is always going to be better, better mic pre convertor and mixing all add up, but so do the pennies

Yeah. That Neumann…

since the day apollo hit the producer's market mainly, i had never liked it's DAC. Apollo should be sold in just half the price then it can be considered better or bang for the buck. it is 30 percent interface and 70 percent UA brand logo that makes it worth more than it should be,

YOU SHOULD TRY ONCE NEVE 88M PREAMP

This is a rebranded Merging Technologies Anubis.. ironically for less money when branded as Neumann! So yeah, this should be a super high-end unit and the sound is indeed very good.

I can help you go with the neumann because its next level

Thanks a lot. Now my wallet has to suffer :D

This is an absolutely incorrect statement that Apollo was created for "analog console" recording. It's just a standard audio interface with a regular conversion. If you use their plug-ins in the interface when recording, then you can emulate analog devices to some degree. And by the way recording thru nice console is much much fuller and nicer and without rolloffs. It's just that the UAD are very good at marketing, but apollos sound just average.

MT48 kill the Apollo! TY

Apollo sounds like 💩, the unison circuitry which is already so many years old, just completely washes out the mid frequencies and expects that you will use plugins to clean them up ( to show that the plugins are great ). On top of that Apollo’s converters are almost 7 years old and the circuitry around the chip is so feeble. Open the case and you will be so underwhelmed to see around.