All user reviews of 1/5 for the Terratec Producer Phase X24 Fw

I needed an external sound card for use up to 192kHz for both the sound and the acoustic measurement. Mac (2GB MacMini 1.66 GHz), but can also be an opportunity for the PC.
The previous ones opinion made me choose this X24fw.

Ease of implementation, quality sound, quality of Casing: no!

a OSX installs itself, and the sound is really not bad:
the two words that come to mind are quiet and distinction.

May be should I try to amliorer hardware, replacement op amps (in between there are 833 that I want to replace with LM4562, and by JRC45800 OP275) and some capas ( link) by Black Gate versions audiophiles or Silmic II.
But it's dj trs well as a.
We will see later.

UTILIZATION

Installation OK.

Only Cubase LE4 (included) got a little broken foot: the beginners, unable to open the "Control Center licenses", which is installed but not visible n'tait.
By installing an old version of Cubase SX, this software has emerged, and was able to complete the installation of Cubase LE4. But the hardware has nothing to do with a.

Pdf manual is sufficient for installing the hardware.

GETTING STARTED

Driver stability of a rock.

performs an update.

Personally, for the sound purely stro, I do not care about latency, but that's OK.

For two tracks 24/192 full duplex, worked perfectly.
02/04/09 update.
bp of reliability see below.

OVERALL OPINION

I do not use only recently, but the quality of the product is gnrale empty.
(That's "made in Tawan" and not "made in china" today, has often more than a nuance)
I know quite well the FIREPOD prsonus, which seems a little less silent. The quality of sound, the noise outside, appears above. And 192kHz, which is not a pb is a plus.

The report seems to me excellent quality price.

In fact, there is a (small) perfume high-end, for a price that is not.

Top: solid easy to use sound.
Cons: not in CASC 176.4 kHz (I like multiples of 44.1 kHz if the treatments are manuscripts, made a little less than rounding errors)

As competition is not better, I think this Phase X24fw is an excellent choice, great value price for a quality machine that is of quality.

02/04/09 update.
That's it came gradually, but the map ended up breaking down.
In beginners, the 192kHz became impossible catch. then sync is lost each time standby MacMini. Recently, it was not until the card is so hot sync "hold". Finally, the sync does now qqs seconds.
APRS auscultation, it appears that a capacitor has not aged well. It does not in any obviousness Crits above 105C (all pb capacitors made in china). But his replacement does not help, probably something else suffered. Logic, with all the power supply dcoupage: poor capacity may send a HF modulation across, may hurt these things-l.
Too bad, I liked the sound really good, even c'tait a bargain that price.

In the end, I would spend probably an RME. In esprant the reliability is better (I think that's the case). As for the sound I heard, it's good trs trs.

Of course that called for me, the overall score from 10 0.

It was the only in this range in Firewire connection, self-powered, I bought it for mobile use with a Mac laptop. Also quite aesthetic.

She seemed to have a good reputation ...

But note the gain knobs microphones are not progressive at all, but I think it's the norm in this price range.

UTILIZATION

The map took down often, especially after being on standby until it finally let me go, I can not use it, at least on my MacBook Pro, it is no longer detected.

Apart from that the Persians seemed correct when she walked ...

GETTING STARTED

Easy to install, config clear (the card is quite simple).

OVERALL OPINION

I can not judge too much because it no longer works for several months. I write an opinion especially since it does not seem to me to be the only one with this problem ...

I bought it used that memory of lost 120 euros.