Orpheus - Reviews - Music Tech Magazine

The Orpheus brings mastering-grade D/A and A/D conversion technology to the project studio. Mark Cousins sounds it out.

Price: £3,225.00
Manufacturer: Prism Sound
Website: http://www.prismsound.com

Prism Sound might not be a familiar name to many projects studio owners, but in the world of professional mastering, the company’s audiophile D/A and A/D converters have become an almost compulsory part of the signal path. All the more reason, therefore, to be excited by Orpehus – Prism Sound’s attempt to produce a FireWire interface with the level of performance you’d expect from mastering-grade audio equipment rather than bargain-basement project studio recording. Indeed, following in the footsteps of Apogee’s Ensemble, it seems that high-quality FireWire interfacing is becoming an increasingly important part of the DAW market, but is the Orpheus really that worthy of its £3,225 price tag?

Score: 9

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This review first appeared in Music Tech Magazine issue 65
Filed under Home, Audio Interfaces, Hardware, Reviews

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