Thread: Want To Buy: Looking for a Motu 8D
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Old 05-30-2021, 11:42 AM
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Thanks for the suggestion Stephen. Seems the Lucid 88192 could do the job for me assuming it could route its AES to/from the optical. However, it wouldn't be very convenient because I'd have to use the 88192 in addition to my existing audio interface (Motu Ultralite AVB).
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AES uses balanced 110 ohm coax cable. SPDIF uses optical or unbalanced 110 ohm coax cable. There are AES to SPDIF coax cables, but no AES coax to SPDIF optical cables.

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A Motu 8D would allow me to connect to all my external ADCs and DACs, as well as function as the audio interface to the computer.
Got it.
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