[MonkeyMan]

Totally agree. Mixing up classic 8-bit drum samples on 24-bit recording can sound fantastic - if the sonic pilot knows what he is doing...

But to record solely in classic 8-bit well... horses for courses I suppose! (think boards of canada) Having just recently got into listening to Sigur Ros (great experimental band) - these guys are the perfect advocate for this point. There was a recent magazine interview in which they stress the point of mixing up high end bit rates and lo rates - it's one of the reasons which gives them their unique sound, almost beauty and the beast.

Yep. With the exception of 3 tracks the last Prodigy Album was below par - but when you realise the immense production problems Liam Howlett got himself into it's amazing he got through it and completed it. In one article he was quoted as saying that he had spent the best part of 3 months just trying to get the drum loops for 1 track sorted!!

But anyhoo... Has anyone done a direct comparison between a RME Fireface 800 and an Apogee Rosetta 800 96k? As always everyones valuable opinions are very useful.