Re: CLIO Cleared of Wrongdoing, Released on own Recognizance
I've yet to measure the latency differences between my M7CL 48 channel consoles with entirely analog peripherals vs. EtherSound based digital snakes. The digital snakes make a striking subjective improvement particularly with acoustic sources and full throttle rock. I very reluctantly went from large frame Crest consoles in flawless condition to the M7's for the same reason people get boats during a flood. Not a happy situation, so I made it a goal to eventually have high end analog sound in the midst of water world.
I found it and IMO bettered it slightly with AD8HR front ends without further conversions until inside the loudspeaker processor. Stupid business decision in most ways, but I'm not in this purely for money.
There are no audible latency issues with the Quadra whether fed by analog or digital sources. There are no audible latency issues with the M7 when using analog or properly setup digital snake systems (I have both AD8HR's and SB168's). Sound quality is improved either way, but the AD8HR sounds like analog to me. Ultimately, apart from the acoustic transducers, a digital console should be interfaced with digital peripherals.
