第二个挑战者是TC Electronic, 不像saffire那样和mbox2/2pro有纠缠不清的关系,所以也不像focusrite那样低调,tc的Konnekt 24D一出来就大张旗鼓的宣传它改进的DICE II芯片和基于它的JET™ technology,以证明它精确的时钟控制。官网上原文如下:
DICE II powered:
The Konnekt 24D makes use of the newly TC developed DICE II digital interface chip. The DICE II chip provides a very stable digital clock that ensures jitter free digital signal flow, all the way through the device. That means that you get the very best sound quality as having a stable digital clock is crucial if you want to maintain the highest quality possible.
With the integrated JET™ technology the DICE II chip is able to align all digital signals from external digital sources with extreme perfection. The great benefit of this is that all supported digital formats will be automatically aligned and thereby you get maximal digital quality trough and trough.
Thanks to the DICE II and the JET™ technology, the FireWire connections are used to their full potential. Not only does the DICE II ensure ultra stable audio streaming, it also gives you the potential of streaming a great number of simultaneous audio channels, without any loss of quality, and with an extremely accurate timing. And don’t forget that all of this can be done in a massive 192 kHz, 24-bit resolution.
(很可惜,没有具体指标)
之所以这样,也许是因为长期以来,在现在的个人/家庭工作室的音频设备制造商中focusrite都是以模拟音频时代卫道士的面目示人,强调自己的模拟技术。但tc是数字设备的大厂,至于它业内的地位嘛——y版知道的应该更多 [s:2]