All user reviews of 5/5 for the Apogee AD-8000

8 channel AD conversion (AD 8 channels with an optional breakout cable).
Standard XLR connectors, aes ebu serial outputs, WC, SPDIF ...
Other types of digital outputs as option cards installed, ADAT, TDIF, liaison with pro tools with the card DIGI

OVERALL OPINION

Bought secondhand in the U.S. via internet, even with the port and import fees is far below the "side" secondhand findable in France, especially since I sold them without any trouble optional cards which I did not need (between 90 and 150 euros depending on model).
Used in studio for six months, it gives me the converter's most affordable range APOGEE into 8 channels on the second hand market.
ON still find a few studios in beautiful (the "standard" until 2004 ...).
Used behind the preamp, output routed in a tascam dm TDIF in 4800 and recovered in the computer via the FW card dedicated to the mixer.
Ergonomics for it to top everything at hand with the facade, view meter giants (not to practice when the nose of the beast ... you know right away if it clipped input and how many times ...).
Negatives:
- A bit noisy fan ...
- Prohibitive cost of adat card (not far from 400 euros ... when found ...)
- Limitation 48KHz (but this is a pb??)
- If the weight is in a mobile config

Personally I think it sounds a hell, it says it's very subjective, I did not have compared to other models besides the ones I have (Apogee Rosetta Lucid Audio AD96).