Originally Posted By: sslechta
Originally Posted By: MarioD
That is an excellent unit for $499.

Yeah, that's a direct competition to the Focusrite 18i20, about the same price.


No it's not, actually.

if you know what to look for, the Scarlett 18i20 3rd gen is using a later generation chip set with better specs and lower latency. So are a couple dozen other interfaces currently on the market.

The EVO 16 appears to be using something similar to what's inside the Scarlett 18i20 2nd gen. Though not bad per se, no way I would buy something new with 4 year old technology at its core.

If a new interface is not advertising the following: "Fast USB 2" or faster and 192/24 and "near zero latency", I would buy one that does. The differences between the current chip sets and the older ones is easy to hear.

No thanks.


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