Review: Behringer ADA 8000 Vs Behringer ADA 8200

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In this video, I compare 2 generations of Behringer's ADAT DA/AD converters; the ADA-8000 and ADA-8200 to see exactly what the differences are and how the Midas designed preamps in the ADA-8200 compare to the stock preamps in the ADA-8000.

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  • @flash001USA
    @flash001USA3 жыл бұрын

    According to Behringer the 8200 also has a power supply upgrade that supposedly helps the converter run a bit cooler. I could hear a tone difference but it was hard to judge because the 8200 sounded a bit hotter but that could have been that the mid's were warmer tone-wise. Someone else pointed out that the differences can be corrected with a bit of EQ'ing and I would agree. I own three 8000's one 8200. Of the three 8000's I use 2 on a 16 track setup and I have an 8 track station that I upgraded from the 8000 to a 8200. These units may not be expansive but a dirty little secret that the manufactures of the higher ended units know is that a good ear can easily produce a quality professional sounding recording that would be good enough for pro production with these lower ended units provided that their preamps S/N ratio is low enough. Speaking of low S/N ratios, Behringer actually pulled it off with these lower ended units. Here's something to think about. Look at all of the albums released from the old Tascam and Fostek analog reel to reel machines then look at all of the songs and CD's on the radio released just using their 18 bit VHS 8 track machines and they sounded great. When you cross over into the 24 bit realm that's where you really start getting great recording abilities with smooth sounding audio even at the 44.1 or 48 khz clock frequencies. You can go up to 96 Khz clocks or even higher with the higher ended converters but in the end most stuff finds itself being down-converted to 16 or 18 bit or even worse with mp3. If I was producing soundtracks for Hollywood movies in theaters then going high end would be the way to go but for a home studio or even for a small pro studio, people would be beyond amazed what they could produce on a small budget provided they know how to record and mix.

  • @magnoliastreetproductions3076
    @magnoliastreetproductions30762 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for a real comparison, fairly executed, and with both units treated equally for accurate comparison.

  • @Smurf431
    @Smurf4313 жыл бұрын

    Thank You for the demos! to my ear the 8200 is a noticeable upper mid clarity that the 8000 does not, but BOTH sound totally usable....

  • @moosey62
    @moosey624 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the time and effort you put into this Tony. Very useful for me.

  • @tonebonemarone3089

    @tonebonemarone3089

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @gabrieldamian6191

    @gabrieldamian6191

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know Im pretty randomly asking but do anybody know a good site to watch new tv shows online ?

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    @donaldkendall2645

    2 жыл бұрын

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    @gabrieldamian6191

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Donald Kendall Thanks, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :D I appreciate it!

  • @donaldkendall2645

    @donaldkendall2645

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Gabriel Damian you are welcome :)

  • @andrewwhitehouse1878
    @andrewwhitehouse18784 жыл бұрын

    I'm really enjoying your videos mate, thanks so much. Also dig your intro/background track, heavy and fat!

  • @tonebonemarone3089

    @tonebonemarone3089

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! That track is called Neurasthenia by Claytones Riff. Recorded by Claytones Riff at his own home studio and mixed by me at mine

  • @andrewwhitehouse1878

    @andrewwhitehouse1878

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tonebone Marone , I would like to have see a video on you switching to the Trident console. Background about it and installation etc.

  • @Online_2023
    @Online_20235 жыл бұрын

    Super Video. Thanks a lot Tony.

  • @davegreig78
    @davegreig785 жыл бұрын

    Another fantastic video Tony :):)

  • @tonebonemarone3089

    @tonebonemarone3089

    5 жыл бұрын

    Dave Greig Thanks Dave!

  • @8899marius
    @8899marius3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. Definitely a difference, but nothing that can't be fixed with a bit of EQ.

  • @farosonico
    @farosonico4 жыл бұрын

    Very useful, thanks!

  • @tonebonemarone3089

    @tonebonemarone3089

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @ramruido
    @ramruido2 жыл бұрын

    thanks awesome test

  • @ghostwriter1440
    @ghostwriter14407 ай бұрын

    Good vid! I was looking at the 8200 to expand my umc 1820 but they are currently going for just over 300 Canadian - I browsed Kijiji and found a 8000 for 125 so I couldn’t pass it up. Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t doing myself a disservice.

  • @kankantandikaigorotan1496
    @kankantandikaigorotan14963 жыл бұрын

    thanx for sharing i have ada8000 connected to safire pro 40

  • @crisalida2008
    @crisalida20084 жыл бұрын

    Hi and thanks for your video. May I ask you something? I have a doubt if I use a dynamic mic and plug it into mixer I will get noise with Behringer ADA 8200. What do you think?

  • @tonebonemarone3089

    @tonebonemarone3089

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Marc, I have not had any problems with plugging dynamic microphones in to my 8200

  • @DavidImrie
    @DavidImrie4 жыл бұрын

    hmmm I don't have the best ears but to me there was a significant difference in the clarity of the mic pre's but For line in/out expansion (which is what im looking for) both sounded fine to me.

  • @tonebonemarone3089

    @tonebonemarone3089

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree with you there. I use the 8200 preamps occasionally but I only use the 8000 preamps for tracks I know I’ll be replacing later. I was happy to hear the line in/out sounding neutral though, that’s the only reason I keep the 8000

  • @dknstrkt
    @dknstrkt5 жыл бұрын

    The 8200 pres/inputs sounds much more rounded and warmer, more 'human'. The output>console>MOTU test, I didn't hear a lot of difference. MOTU>console>ADA-82XX input test proved the new Midas pre's do warm things up and sounded more uniform with less break-thru on the louder passages. Nice test! 1 suggestion: use more overlay text describing whats going on with the signal path, and the testing details would be helpful!

  • @tonebonemarone3089

    @tonebonemarone3089

    5 жыл бұрын

    knstrkt abel Thanks for the tips!

  • @diefischgesichter
    @diefischgesichter3 жыл бұрын

    I think you made a lot of effort to control the input signa equally. That's why I dare to say that with the monitor boxes iLouts / and even more with the Yamaha 5 ... the new one has more dynamics and attack and overall a clearly audible improvement in sound. Thank you for your help. -> Thin Lizzy - Dancing In The Moonligh

  • @gertzpalma
    @gertzpalma2 жыл бұрын

    THANKS!

  • @savanaviolenta
    @savanaviolenta Жыл бұрын

    The pre's are not bypassed if you run a signal trough the line inputs.

  • @aarongabbard
    @aarongabbard Жыл бұрын

    Either one sound fine and basically still around the same price point used.

  • @e.apollis2877
    @e.apollis28774 жыл бұрын

    do the same with vocals vs ???

  • @vizcainojorgito
    @vizcainojorgito Жыл бұрын

    I want to buy an ADA8200 with 8 inputs, I have a Tascam US-1641 interface, it is used for an 8-person podcast with 8 dynamic microphones direct to the interface, I have to turn it up to almost 100 percent and it generates a lot of noise, my question is if the ADA8200 can be used as a preamplifier and then fed into the Tascam US-1641. connect microphone #1 to input #1 of ADA8200 and output #1 to the input of the Tascam US-1641 interface and so on with the 8 microphones

  • @gastonjabaly
    @gastonjabaly2 жыл бұрын

    i have the 18i20 and the ada8000 and for some reason when i plug them via optical it ruins all the preamps in both units anybody has that problem?

  • @bulletsandpencils
    @bulletsandpencils2 жыл бұрын

    Can I use this ada thing to insert external hardware?

  • @tonebonemarone3089

    @tonebonemarone3089

    2 жыл бұрын

    You can! Check out my video titled “Setting Up And Using Hardware In Your DAW Based Studio” of you need to know how to do that!

  • @dragonstuff1983
    @dragonstuff19834 жыл бұрын

    Can you monitor the inputs of the ADA8000 through an audio interface?

  • @tonebonemarone3089

    @tonebonemarone3089

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think that would depend on your audio interface, but in my experience Yes you can

  • @dragonstuff1983

    @dragonstuff1983

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tonebonemarone3089 Thanks for the reply! (I wasn't expecting it). I have the Behringer Umc1820 and can't for the life of me figure out how to monitor the ADA8000 inputs without a DAW.

  • @tonebonemarone3089

    @tonebonemarone3089

    4 жыл бұрын

    Does your UMC have some kind of program like a control panel or any kind of digital mixer? My MOTU uses a program called Cuemix FX where I can monitor levels for its inputs as well as the levels of the ADAT units

  • @dragonstuff1983

    @dragonstuff1983

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tonebonemarone3089 I'm not sure, but I'll look into that. Thanks again for your help!

  • @TheLevitatingChin
    @TheLevitatingChin Жыл бұрын

    Nice. The 8000 sounds better than the newer 8200. Did they cheap out even more with this newer unit? I might hunt around on ebay for an older 8000.

  • @nallrocky4619
    @nallrocky46194 жыл бұрын

    Hallo, if both ADA8000 and AD8200 are combined in parallel can you or no? using optical cable

  • @nallrocky4619

    @nallrocky4619

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have both, ADA8000 and ADA8200, I want to try paralleling so I want to have 16 input channels, 8 input x 2, can I think or not ???

  • @tonebonemarone3089

    @tonebonemarone3089

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hello Nal Rocky, it is possible to use both units at once however neither of them are a “standalone” unit meaning you would have to have a d-a/a-d converter with 2 optical audio banks in order to do so. In my case, I have my MOTU 828x as the main converter, ADA8200 attached to optical bank A and ADA8000 attached to optical bank B. Hope this helps!

  • @nallrocky4619

    @nallrocky4619

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tonebonemarone3089 how to apply whether, for example, the ADA8200 input goes to the ADA800 output, then the output and input enter the soundcard on the computer.

  • @tonebonemarone3089

    @tonebonemarone3089

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nal Rocky what I’m saying is that is not possible. Both the ADA8200 or the ADA8000 are expansion units, not standalone interfaces. They are used to add 8 channels to your existing I/O count. They can not be used as a stand-alone interface, even if you have both of them.

  • @Sixta16

    @Sixta16

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tonebonemarone3089 Than you are talking nonsense, as what Nall Rocky exactly tells you, is how it works. You definitely can interconnect the ADA8000 to the 8200, or other 8000, directly! Thats simply how the ADAT interface works. It is not an "expansion" interface or what you call it. It is an unidirectional asynchronous transport of 8 channel audio. It does not care about where the other end of the fiber is plugged at, may it be a USB soundcard with ADAT IO, or anything else. Heck you can even loop the ADAT OUT to the ADAT IN on the very same interface and it will work. (Not telling this is very useful to do, but it is just how it works).

  • @ukaszkrawczyk732
    @ukaszkrawczyk7323 жыл бұрын

    The first comparision I can hear that 8200 is louder than 8000. People usually say louder sounds better. More open etc... I check this trick so many times... listen to the background noise how much higher is on 8200. But anyway 8000 i can hear so much annoying digital distorsion... small (picks clicks) listem carefully- this damage the image, dynamice clearance, just sound harsh- No matter You like or not the sound... 8200 to be honest also i can hear this clips but its so much less... almost its good.... but still not great. The last test... i cannot hear too much digital distorsion or volume... they both sounds very close for me. The main difference is the hum background..... the 8000 is higher by 3 tones. 8200 is lower less noticable overall

  • @waedi73
    @waedi733 жыл бұрын

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  • @Gabriel.A.L.

    @Gabriel.A.L.

    7 ай бұрын

    Yes

  • @MrMoustacheEatsCow
    @MrMoustacheEatsCow4 жыл бұрын

    Anyone know if the 8200 works with Mac Mojave?

  • @tonebonemarone3089

    @tonebonemarone3089

    4 жыл бұрын

    MrMoustacheEatsCow These units attach to any existing interface that have an ADAT bank and therefore have no software of their own. They are not standalone units. If your interface works with that OS then this will too when attached to it.

  • @drbop6951
    @drbop69512 ай бұрын

    No difference in reality…

  • @zarinasewacharya9880
    @zarinasewacharya98802 жыл бұрын

    Play something different man Instead of only annoying 4 chords of minor progression

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