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Choosing beetween Mia Midi and Delta 44
I happen to own both, and both work solidly
in my system. I will actually leave both installed, but I want to choose one to do my everyday stereo recording. What I care about is transparency (fidelity) and low noise level. My general impression is that the Mia Midi has lower noise and sounds "better". I'd like to know others' experience with the cards, and recommendations as to how to test them objectively for relative sound quality and noise levels. Thanks, Tobiah |
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Choosing beetween Mia Midi and Delta 44
On 8/21/2011 12:38 PM, Tobiah wrote:
What I care about is transparency (fidelity) and low noise level. My general impression is that the Mia Midi has lower noise and sounds "better". Then that should be the one you should use. Are you thinking that perhaps someone else's concept of "better" is better than yours? You did your test, you made your observation, go for it and don't worry. Having not heard either one of those cards for years, I would say that the Echo might sound a little better, but I probably wouldn't care. If there's THAT much difference, then something's probably wrong with the one you like least. -- "Today's production equipment is IT based and cannot be operated without a passing knowledge of computing, although it seems that it can be operated without a passing knowledge of audio." - John Watkinson http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com - useful and interesting audio stuff |
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Choosing beetween Mia Midi and Delta 44
On 8/21/2011 10:32 AM, Mike Rivers wrote:
On 8/21/2011 12:38 PM, Tobiah wrote: What I care about is transparency (fidelity) and low noise level. My general impression is that the Mia Midi has lower noise and sounds "better". Then that should be the one you should use. Are you thinking that perhaps someone else's concept of "better" is better than yours? You did your test, you made your observation, go for it and don't worry. I guess I'm imagining that there is an objective 'best' here, although I don't trust my ears to pick it out. I get strongly biased in non-blind A/B tests by prejudice. One of the cards is electronically and provably better in terms that can be tested scientifically. I want to make sure I go with that card. I have a monitor calibration tool that lets me A/B the results. Most monitors show some difference after calibration, some quite a bit. But if I were to show the two side by side, there would be disagreement as to which monitor looked better. Yet one is delivering color that is in compliance with a standard, and which ultimately comes closer to replicating the original source material. I guess I'm looking for reliable opinions about the two cards, and perhaps a 'tool' (method) for objectively comparing the two. I can't tell by looking in a hardware store which brand of square has the straightest edge, or is the closest to 90 degrees or has the most accurate inch markings, but when I begin work, I want to know that I have chosen the best one. Parenthetically, I just tossed one that differed from my other measurement tools by about 1/16" per foot. Tobiah Having not heard either one of those cards for years, I would say that the Echo might sound a little better, but I probably wouldn't care. If there's THAT much difference, then something's probably wrong with the one you like least. |
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Choosing beetween Mia Midi and Delta 44
"Tobiah" wrote in message ... I happen to own both, and both work solidly in my system. I will actually leave both installed, but I want to choose one to do my everyday stereo recording. What I care about is transparency (fidelity) and low noise level. My general impression is that the Mia Midi has lower noise and sounds "better". I'd like to know others' experience with the cards, and recommendations as to how to test them objectively for relative sound quality and noise levels. Why not do your own listening tests? Loop some of your most revealing music through each device and compare the before and after recordings using one of the many Sofware Double Blind audio file comparators? If you can't hear any differences, loop the file again and again until you do. Be sure that the files you compare are level-matched and time synchronized, which is easy enough to establish using DAW sofware. |
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"Tobiah" wrote in message ... On 8/21/2011 10:32 AM, Mike Rivers wrote: On 8/21/2011 12:38 PM, Tobiah wrote: What I care about is transparency (fidelity) and low noise level. My general impression is that the Mia Midi has lower noise and sounds "better". Then that should be the one you should use. Are you thinking that perhaps someone else's concept of "better" is better than yours? You did your test, you made your observation, go for it and don't worry. I guess I'm imagining that there is an objective 'best' here, although I don't trust my ears to pick it out. Use the RMAA freeware test software to easily and conveniently do your technical tests. Report the results here. |
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