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What's unique about the brand
What reviewers are saying
We read all the reviews. Here's what reviewers feel most strongly about:
- RME builds upon its professional audio heritage, packing studio-grade features like parametric EQ, adjustable digital filters, loudness contour, and crossfeed into its consumer DACs, providing extensive customization options.
- The brand offers multiple headphone outputs, including dedicated IEM and balanced options, delivering ample power and ultra-low noise levels to accommodate a wide range of headphones and in-ear monitors.
- RME provides unusually detailed product documentation, including comprehensive user manuals and technical specifications, empowering users to understand and optimize their devices.
Our favorite reviewer quotes:
- "The RME though it is smooth and fatigue free, presents a startlingly amount of detail and sonic organization. There is no sense that the music is smoothed over, and in fact I can think of a few more expensive DACs that don't achieve the level of coherency and transparency as the RME." (https://headphones.com/blogs/reviews/rme-adi-2-dac-fs-review?srsltid=AfmBOoroM5vxtol4nIuF9iCHuuzvZQCKYLfxXFRqI0d7xpLjwoyA9xBT)
- "The ADI-2 DAC FS plays so cleanly that the usual signals that it's time to turn down the volume were so subdued that I didn't even realize I wasn't giving it a fair shake. The distortion and noise levels were so low that I had to readjust my expectation of how my stereo was "supposed" to sound." (https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/equipment-reviews/1744-rme-adi-2-dac-fs-digital-to-analog-converter)
- "Audiophiles don't need to wrinkle their nose, the digitized version of the signal is sonically indistinguishable from its analog source. I did many A/B comparisons but neither me or my friends could detect any difference whatsoever. Zero." (https://www.musicservertips.com/streamer-dac-reviews/rme-adi2-pro-fs-r-black-edition-the-ultimate-swiss-army-knife-of-dacs)
- "First impressions: clean, clean, clean. Excellent resolution, smooth and neutral tonality." (https://taww.co/post/621563416104108032/first-take-review-rme-adi-2-dac-fs)
Our interview with the brand
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What's your approach to customer support?
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
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Products
Lineup comparison
We think it's helpful to understand how their products compare. To learn more about each, scroll to the section above to click through to individual product pages.
ADI-2 DAC
- Positioning: The entry-level line, designed for affordability and compactness.
- Description: Offers accurate digital-to-analog conversion with a clear, streamlined design that suits small-room setups and personal listening environments. In comparison to the FS and PRO models, it lacks some advanced processing and connectivity options, making it ideal for those with basic functionality needs and tighter budgets.
ADI-2 FS
- Positioning: High-end headphone solution tuned for refined performance.
- Description: Delivers precise sound reproduction and improved headphone amplification with unique filtering adjustments that appeal to users with refined sonic goals in intimate settings. Compared to the entry-level DAC and the more functionally expanded PRO models, it strikes a balance between advanced sound quality and cost.
ADI-2 PRO FS BE
- Positioning: Professional-grade converter aimed at balanced, studio-standard applications.
- Description: Provides enhanced conversion performance with extended balanced output options and measurement capabilities, offering a dependable solution for professionals in controlled studio environments. When compared to the simpler DAC and FS versions, it introduces greater technical sophistication and connectivity.
ADI-2 4 PRO SE
- Positioning: Multi-channel converter designed for advanced studio and integrated system use.
- Description: Delivers top-tier, four-channel conversion with comprehensive input/output options and high-resolution processing that suit larger setups and critical listening demands. In contrast to the two-channel DAC and FS and even the PRO FS BE, it stands out with the highest level of performance and connectivity.
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What's your approach to customer support?
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
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About the brand
Our interview with the brand
What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
What's your approach to customer support?
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
What other products pair best with yours?
Featured products
About the brand
Our interview with the brand
What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
What's your approach to customer support?
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
What other products pair best with yours?
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About the brand
Our interview with the brand
What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
Most probably the unorthodox approach to design, even when using off-the-shelf components: we love to think out of the box and give a personal view of the used components in order to reach the best sound quality for the budget. This takes us to the second appeal point for our products, which are always regarded as "sounding better than competitors' products costing more than twice as much."
What's your approach to customer support?
For warranty claims, usually, customers are required to contact the dealer who sold them the product: he's in charge for handling the claim. Whenever the warranty has expired, then the customer may either contact the dealer or directly M2Tech/Manunta. This usually happens with second-hand products. We ask customer to ship the product to Italy, we inspect it and propose a budget for repair/replacement.
Quite often, we also propose the customer to trade the old product for a newer one, usually with some addition by the customer. This is very useful with older products which are no longer reliably supported by Windows and no longer supported by MacOS. The customer is invited to take back a more recent product.
We are quite proud to state that we always service an old product, back to the ones released in 2009, to the extent this is possible, with regards to spare parts availability.
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
Well, that's hard to tell, as we have a listening panel made up of people with different tastes and experience. Personally, I often use a track by Tiger Okoshi from his XRCD Two Sides To Every Story, track No. 5: “Yuki No Furu Machi O.”
Another track I like for its openness in the middle-high range and the nice soundstage is “There'll Be Some Changes Made” from Mark Knopfler and Chet Atkins’ Neck And Neck. But pay attention: I use the old Columbia CD, as all remasters I found on Qobuz and Tidal are dark and dull in comparison.
Finally, I'd mention another jazz track from a Red Records CD: The Next Step (Mantilla / Watson / Walrath / Mathews / Lundy / Lewis). It’s the first one on the CD: “Mantilla's Jam.” The entire CD is highly enjoyable, though. Then there are many more tracks, from CDs, LPs, and streaming.
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About the brand
Our interview with the brand
What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
What's your approach to customer support?
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
What other products pair best with yours?
Featured products
About the brand
Our interview with the brand
What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
What's your approach to customer support?
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
What other products pair best with yours?
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