"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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It appears that the genesis of the ADA8000 is that it might be literally
the
front end and back end of an ADAT stuffed into a smaller box. While I
understand this when it comes to the digital interface parts, I don't
necessarily understand this as being a requirement or even a good idea
when
it comes to the converters and analog interface parts.

I've seen a zillion negative comments about the sound quality of ADATs
over
the years, and this may be part of the reason why.

The 24 bit converters are a few generations newer than the 16 bit converters
in ADAT's. What I guess is, that the ADA8000 uses the same converters as the
Alesis HD24.

Note that the measurements on prorec was, as you suspected, performed
through the mic inputs.

/Preben Friis