In the next couple of months I’m looking to purchase a pair of Adam audio T5Vs and along with it I’m going to buy a usd interface for volume control. Because I don’t wanna clatter my desk space and because budget wise I can’t afford a separate headphone amp I will be using that interface as a headphone amp as well. I was thinking of buying a Behringer U-Phoria UMC202HD but I wasn’t able to find any specs for its headphone output. Anyone that used this interface? Any suggestions for one? My maximum budget for an interface is ~100 euros
The 100€ segment has all the choices you could want.
The Behringer UMC202HD for its 63€ is definetly the price/performance winner. The inputs with the Midas preAmps are among the best (from personal experience).
Other options (by price on Thoman.de)
| Brand | SKU | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behringer | U-Phoria UMC202HD | 63€ | Line & Headphone on individual knob |
| Steinberg | UR12 | 88€ | Can be hooked to seperate USB power supply |
| ESI | U22XT | 89€ | Line & Headphone on individual knob |
| Tascam | US-1x2 | 93€ | Line & Headphone on individual knob Can be hooked to seperate USB power supply |
| Focusrite | Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen | 99€ | USB-C input |
| Rode | AI-1 | 111€ | Slightly over price, but worth considering |
What does USD stand for?
A spelling mistake in USB, I assume.
Personally I think the focusrite is the best choice here for quality without issues, but the behringer js pretty good for the price
I was also considering the audient_id4 as the most expensive option for me.
edit: as well as these steinberg_ur22_mk2 and native_instruments_komplete_audio_2
edit 2: I’m not that concerned about the inputs, I will barely use them. I more concerned about the headphone output. Will it be clean? Will it drive 250Ohms headphones?
While I am certainly happy with my 2i4 2nd Gen, the Solo is a little bare on the features.
The id4 is awesome if you have the budget, highly recommend. The headphone out on there is actually pretty good, it’s got a class a headphone amp
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