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Old 12-26-2018, 09:19 AM   #39
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Originally Posted by Rednroll View Post
Just like any other company, there are no guarantees RME will continue to stay in business and continue to make audio interfaces.
They have a long track record of actually doing so, far and above many others; interfaces is their one and only, primary business.

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You speak of ASIO4ALL in regards to Behringer as if it's a bad thing
It is bad, it's shifting responsibility onto a less than ideal third party driver that only exists because vendors fall short on that responsibility - it is a cost-cutting move only, not a technical advantage. It's also possible they just don't have the expertise to do audio drivers really well - but that should be a bit of an ironic red flag for someone selling an interface that needs/does exactly that. Regardless of vendor, the difference is often whether they are a "sound card" company (RME and others), or some company just wanting to add sound cards to their line. There is difference between those two.

It should be about your budget really, since talking one's self out of RME for other reasons is going to fall short. Lesser devices are simply not the full package RME (and some other vendors) deliver. I have one RME device going back to 2008, still fully supported across the board. If the Behringer works for you, get that, but it is not an RME no matter how we try to make it so; it just isn't.

The fact RME does and has continued to support stable working devices that are 10+ years old (likely longer, no time to check) is probably more valuable than many other attractive qualities, unless one doesn't mind having to buy gear over and over.
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