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<blockquote data-quote="Arik Semagin" data-source="post: 114867" data-attributes="member: 5072">Re: X32 DiscussionI saw it, it clearly states that M32 is only &quot;96K capable&quot; (I highlighted it above), means it&#039;s still runs at 48K. As for converters, it refers to Cirrus Logic A/D chips that can go even higher, up to 216 KHz,&nbsp; I think. It does not mean that they are actually running at that rate.As someone pointed before, the reason for higher clock rate may be simply because 48KHz chips are no longer available (I&#039;m pretty sure that even the A/D chips inside of S16 preamps can do that, have to get their model numbers and look up the specs).Running A/D chips at 192KHz will produce double the amount of numerical data that needs to be processed (M32 is essentially a specialized computer), that may do little for sound quality, because sooooo many other factors are involved. And if everything else runs at 96K, higher clock rates of A/D converters doesn&#039;t make any sense. Even someone at recording forums mentioned that rates above 96K do little for sound quality.If M32 is a true 96K desk, then all MIDAS has to do is to post a pic of a setup screen (similar to one below) showing 96K as available clock rate. I think MIDAS keeps their mouth shut now about all this &quot;96K/non-96K&quot; and neither confirms or denies M32 running at 96K because they are hoping to make M32 firmware full 96K before it goes on sale. Then it will be a true MIDAS desk running at 96K as the Pro desks. Smart marketing strategy, Uli is doing the right thing again.But until we&#039;ll get M32 in our hands and run all kind of tests we won&#039;t know what it is and how much 96K will make a difference vs. running M32 at 48K. For now I&#039;ll be happy to throw an extra $2K for its cool look and MIDAS logo (and for those customers who want MIDAS), even if it&#039;s a full functional equivalent of X32.[ATTACH]153083[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arik Semagin, post: 114867, member: 5072"] Re: X32 Discussion I saw it, it clearly states that M32 is only "96K capable" (I highlighted it above), means it's still runs at 48K. As for converters, it refers to Cirrus Logic A/D chips that can go even higher, up to 216 KHz, I think. It does not mean that they are actually running at that rate. As someone pointed before, the reason for higher clock rate may be simply because 48KHz chips are no longer available (I'm pretty sure that even the A/D chips inside of S16 preamps can do that, have to get their model numbers and look up the specs). Running A/D chips at 192KHz will produce double the amount of numerical data that needs to be processed (M32 is essentially a specialized computer), that may do little for sound quality, because sooooo many other factors are involved. And if everything else runs at 96K, higher clock rates of A/D converters doesn't make any sense. Even someone at recording forums mentioned that rates above 96K do little for sound quality. If M32 is a true 96K desk, then all MIDAS has to do is to post a pic of a setup screen (similar to one below) showing 96K as available clock rate. I think MIDAS keeps their mouth shut now about all this "96K/non-96K" and neither confirms or denies M32 running at 96K because they are hoping to make M32 firmware full 96K before it goes on sale. Then it will be a true MIDAS desk running at 96K as the Pro desks. Smart marketing strategy, Uli is doing the right thing again. But until we'll get M32 in our hands and run all kind of tests we won't know what it is and how much 96K will make a difference vs. running M32 at 48K. For now I'll be happy to throw an extra $2K for its cool look and MIDAS logo (and for those customers who want MIDAS), even if it's a full functional equivalent of X32. [ATTACH=CONFIG]153083.vB5-legacyid=9241[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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