4.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

Sound wise, the converters actually sounded much better than I expected. The low frequency on them specifically stood out to me as being more developed and smooth than other interfaces in this price bracket I've tried in the past. The layout and buttons are all very well done as well.

My two gripes with the unit that gave it a 4.5 instead of a 5, is that the preamps seem to break up and have a wierd tone at very high gain (90%+) but that's expected from bus powered interfaces. The other thing is the live feedback/playback mix. It seems to drop the levels on the live feedback a bit more than playback so the balance is a tad off, but it's a simple enough workaround just adjusting over to the input side a bit.

Stability has been good, no clicks/pops, and pretty low latency so no issues using it with virtual instruments as well.

Overall this is going to be my new go-to recommendation for portable or budget interfaces to my friends. For the build quality and feature set, I'd expect the price to be about 30% higher. Absolutely a steal.

5.0

Any bedroom guitarist won't need much more. Sounds unbelievably good at midnight in the office - I no longer miss my 5150 stack with that convenience. I'd read concerns about AMD CPUs and interfaces but the MOTU's drivers seem to be 10/10.

Props to economik staff for the quick shipment and great support!

4.5

The Loopback feature is pretty handy in different situations.

The Unit is steady, doesn't warm up, knobs are solid...

The screen for metering is actually pretty refined and usable to quickly have a rough idea of where you are at with your levels.

Independent 48V is pretty handy as well following your applications.

I had concerns about the fact that it is USB powered only, but plugged directly into the desktop computer for a few weeks now and haven't experienced any dropouts or anything.

The only thing it might be missing in my opinion (which explains my 4.5 instead of 5/5 rating) are Mute & Mono switches directly on the interface.
But i can't complain at this price it's really an awesome unit which i highly recommend if it suits your needs in terms of I/Os.

If you are looking for a better conversion, you won't find better (at least on D to A) unless you spend at least 5 to 10k.
Also you won't be able to hear a difference at this point unless you have a perfectly treated room with high-end full range monitoring system etc.