Hi,
I have a Motu 24I/O and i am thinking of have Matt at Black Lion Audio do his opamp mod on my unit.
http://www.blacklionaudio.com/828.htm here is a quote from Matt on what he does with this box.
"It's a complete upgrade of the analog stages--I upgrade all the inputs
and outputs from the stock JRC4580 opamps to Analog Devices AD8066 FET
opamps. It's quite nice sounding--THD and noise are dropped, and transient response improved. The mids are smoother, and the high and
low end become much clearer, less muddled. There's also a slight
increase in headroom, about 6dB."
The price is approx $500 for the entire job. Since 24 great channels of conversion in and out would cost at least $10k i thought about having this mod done as well as adding an external clock like a big ben, mytek or Isochrone and if i choose a Mytek should i get one of there 2 channel converters and use that as my master clock for the motu box. Now if i do use a AtoD or DtoA as my master clock i will also have to add a motu 2408mk3 just for the digital in and out which i really need now anyway but i have been hesitating to buy a 2408mk3 just for spdif in and out.
So if i get this done and add a clock i'm talking about a $1500 investment instead of $10k or more.
What do you think, I can't afford 24 channels in and out of apogee etc and my clients won't pay a dollar more per hour even if i spend another 20 grand on converters anyway.
This seems like it may make the most sense if this mod and the clock can really step up the quality. Please help.
best
magnet