Thread: RME ADI-8 QS vs Lynx Aurora 8 AD/DA Converter

Dunno. I'm interested to know myself though.

I think people might be missing this and buying the Lynx because of all the shilling over at GS. I took a ride over there and its almost like they are getting paid to push it. You never read anything good about RME there. And we both know they make really great stuff. The ADI-8 QS looks superior in every way. I'm hoping it sounds as good if not better.

I own the ADI 8 and the QS.
The sound of the QS is noticeably better, but the ADI-8 was already a mighty bang for the buck (also sound-wise).
What else? All my RME stuff, Multiface, HDSP 9652, ADI, Micstasy and OctaMic, ... work most reliably and clean. No hardware problems or defects for 10 years and for the last 8 years all drivers were easy to install and run without hickups.
I can not comment on the Lynx. I have not yet worked with it....

the lynx is a few years old already, I had mine in 05 I think, unless they did some upgrade I don't know about

The Lynx is an older piece of gear but still one of the standards out there. The question was on the comparison precisely because of that.

I just phoned a friend of mine who works with the Aurora and he knows my studio running on ADI-8, when I not yet had the QS. He said, he did not notice that any of them would outrun the other.
If it is the QS you are after...it does sound better and has better specs, too, as its predecessor, the ADI-8. As to features it will be hard to beat...

I can say I did have an issue with my lynx and the service was top notch, never had a rme so I cannot comment on that

Thanks for asking your friend Rainer and others for chiming in. I'm thinking the ADI-8 is a cleaner unit but who would knows for sure? Steve, would your bud, Kurt know and have an accurate and non biased answer for us?