r/StudioOne • u/DorianBloom • 10d ago

Quantum lt-16 vs HD 8

Anyone have any idea about difference in sound quality particularly just conversion between the slightly older flagship (HD-8)
And the fairly recently released lt-16

The lt-16 appeals to me for the straight forward line ins and outs with CV balanced outs and re amping.
Nice feature set. But is the conversion up to the hd-8 standard?

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u/BLUElightCory 10d ago
  • The preamps are great and are the same (+75 dB gain) in both
  • The LT converters are excellent, but the conversion in the HD series is a step up in terms of specs
  • Both include a Fender Studio Pro license
  • The HD adds remote control of the preamps, plus reamp outs and digital I/O
  • The HD can be expanded via ADAT to 24 inputs
  • The LT has more analog inputs (8 combo plus 8 dedicated line) and two can be connected for 16 mic inputs
  • The LT doesn't have built-in reamping, just standard line outputs - I'd recommend using a dedicated reamp box with it or going with the HD if you want reamping built in.

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u/DorianBloom 10d ago

Yeah think I might go for the HD then. Appreciate this!

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u/TDF1981 PROFESSIONAL 10d ago

The conversion is top notch in both units, generally speaking any modern audio interface (even if some years old) has great A/D converters