Comments on: Presonus Digimax D8 Review http://www.recordingreview.com/blog/mic-preamps/presonus-digimax-d8-review/ Make Home Recordings Pro Audio Recordings Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:25:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Brandon Drury http://www.recordingreview.com/blog/mic-preamps/presonus-digimax-d8-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2677 Brandon Drury Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:33:15 +0000 http://www.recordingreview.com/blog/?p=212#comment-2677 <blockquote>Why would any preamp come with cables other than the power cable?</blockquote> Good question. The Digimax D8 is intended for ADAT Lightpipe usage. So there isn't a whole lot of guessing that goes with how you are going to hook it up. The cable is certainly not a big issue by any means. It would certainly add some cost to the unit. However, due to the specialty nature of that particular cable, it's not the kind of thing that people would usually have a dozen sitting around. I just wanted to make it clear to everyone reading the review that you would have to also purchase an ADAT cable and it would best to do it when ordering so you don't have to run out to your local electronics story and pay 10-20x as much. Brandon

Why would any preamp come with cables other than the power cable?

Good question. The Digimax D8 is intended for ADAT Lightpipe usage. So there isn't a whole lot of guessing that goes with how you are going to hook it up.

The cable is certainly not a big issue by any means. It would certainly add some cost to the unit. However, due to the specialty nature of that particular cable, it's not the kind of thing that people would usually have a dozen sitting around. I just wanted to make it clear to everyone reading the review that you would have to also purchase an ADAT cable and it would best to do it when ordering so you don't have to run out to your local electronics story and pay 10-20x as much.

Brandon

]]> By: Ferenc Szabo http://www.recordingreview.com/blog/mic-preamps/presonus-digimax-d8-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2676 Ferenc Szabo Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:11:29 +0000 http://www.recordingreview.com/blog/?p=212#comment-2676 Why would any preamp come with cables other than the power cable? They have no clue how you're going to hook it up (nor with what length of cable), so it's wise not to include any. The price would obviously have to be higher, and many buyers wouldn't need the included cable anyway. Why would any preamp come with cables other than the power cable? They have no clue how you're going to hook it up (nor with what length of cable), so it's wise not to include any. The price would obviously have to be higher, and many buyers wouldn't need the included cable anyway.

]]> By: joe http://www.recordingreview.com/blog/mic-preamps/presonus-digimax-d8-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2487 joe Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:43:15 +0000 http://www.recordingreview.com/blog/?p=212#comment-2487 i own a d8, just bought it a few months ago, im using it with the digi003, and simply no comparison. bass, drums vocals, all crystal clear. i don't have thousands for a preamp, i would have liked to use the FX series which you can go above 44.1, be warned you cannot daisy chain this preamp, those are the 2 limitations, if ur cool with that and on a budget, need clear reproduction, this is it. i own a d8, just bought it a few months ago, im using it with the digi003, and simply no comparison.

bass, drums vocals, all crystal clear.

i don't have thousands for a preamp, i would have liked to use the FX series which you can go above 44.1, be warned you cannot daisy chain this preamp, those are the 2 limitations, if ur cool with that and on a budget, need clear reproduction, this is it.

]]> By: String7th http://www.recordingreview.com/blog/mic-preamps/presonus-digimax-d8-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2179 String7th Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:55:13 +0000 http://www.recordingreview.com/blog/?p=212#comment-2179 I love my D8 too, completely different preamps than Firestudio. It's my first purchase with ADAT lightpipe, but after a little researching I wish I had bumped up to an ADAT converter that can do 96k sample rating. The D8 only has 41k and 48k. Maybe I don't "need" it right now for drum tracking but my computer is fast enough to handle 16 tracks of 96k, and I'd like to have the option. But overall, very good piece. I love my D8 too, completely different preamps than Firestudio. It's my first purchase with ADAT lightpipe, but after a little researching I wish I had bumped up to an ADAT converter that can do 96k sample rating. The D8 only has 41k and 48k. Maybe I don't "need" it right now for drum tracking but my computer is fast enough to handle 16 tracks of 96k, and I'd like to have the option.
But overall, very good piece.

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