Budget Audio Interfaces | SSL2 vs Audient ID14 | Which One Wins??
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- čas přidán 16. 07. 2020
- In this video we compare two of the most popular budget friendly desktop format audio interfaces, the SSL2 and Audient ID14. Both of these interfaces are incredible for the money, and are available in the UK for around £200 each. But which is best?
We test the mic preamps, 4K mode on the SSL, look at the Audient's superb hidden functionality, and Mark tests the D to A and A to D converters by running the same bit of audio through them 500 times!
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Most fun I’ve had watching a demo in a long time hahaha, great demo!!
Best interface test so far, I mean it, this channel would be huge. Subscribed
Thank you Juap!
Still happy with my ID14. Thx for the great test! I was thinking I want the SSL2 when it came out in a stupid way of a consumer mindset, but quickly went back to earth. Both units are great for homerecording.
The intro was priceless 😂 please keep that amazing sense of humor in your work!!
Great video guys. Love the 500x converter test 👌
this is the best review I've ever seen, and I can't tell you how much I appreciate the clear lineup, focus on the products and straight-to-the-point stuff. This is the first comparison I've seen of the converters, and I'm glad to know this much about two interfaces I'm waffling between. I currently use a Behringer XR18 but don't need that much i/o anymore, and also want something that's a step up in sound quality (though the Behringer isn't bad considering their history).
Here On Mars Thank you for the kind words! Glad the video was useful for you. I’m sure you’ll find either a good step up from the Behringer, in build quality and general pleasure of ownership if nothing else! Thanks for watching 😎
This channel deserves more subscriptions. Top-notch content! I had some good laugh.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it ❤️
This reviews are f* amazing!! Congrats to you both, wow
Best test I've ever seen, thanks a lot
This is the perfect review, thanks guys!
This is such an epic video. Ah good information, keep them coming!
Yep. Best interface test I've seen so far and with a surprising outcome
Thanks Robert! I must admit, I’ve heard a lot of people slagging off the converters on the SSL. That’s why I wanted to do this test. So.... the verdict on the haters is... they’re deaf haha! To maintain that level of audio integrity with what is effectively 1000 trips through D/A and A/D is incredible. Hats off to the technology in these budget options these days! Thanks for watching 😎
This was awesome & informative. Great review gentlemen!
The best review ever in audio interfaces... well done... never though that genius ideia of re-recording 500 times...
Thanks Paulo! I’m glad you enjoyed our video!
Great channel guys, extremely entertaining and very honest reviews 👍!
Fantastic intro and outro!!!! Brilliant!!!
Excellent video guys.
Brilliant test! Haha. I would have never thought to do that. Great and entertaining review
Guys please do more audio interfaces reviews, this one's great
Great Review, love the converter test
Every gear review or shootout EVER needs to take a serious look at this brilliant video
Funny and informative! I wish more reviews were like this 😄
Awesome video, hilarious! I chose the SSL 2+ because it has two headphone jacks so I can listen and record another person who can also have phones. And I like the 4K sound a lot on vocals.
Superb format for a review, I love how revealing the process is and yet how it comes back to the conclusion that they both sound great! I once put 10 Panasonic and 10 Nichicon caps in series on a breadboard in the hope of being able to hear a difference...think I should’ve stacked up the full 500. Would love to hear how some of the UA and RME interfaces fare in a test like this...you should keep the format going;, just keep getting interfaces with the same piece of music and process and put out occasional comparison videos. Sorry, I’ll stop yapping now. Love you guys, you make me smile
Thanks for the review and thanks for the intro - genius!
Hank Johnson Thank you for watching and for your kind words, Hank!
Amazing review! Thank you!
Great review and hilarious voice overs! made my day!
Excellent review. Appreciated!
Thank you for this, its actually really helpful for me
This is a cool way to test converters, I'd love to see this with more units!
This channel is just killing it with these reviews. My co-worker and I found your videos a couple of weeks ago and we're so surprised that this isn't a much bigger channel. Great production quality, in-depth reviews, and some of the best, most concise A-B comparisons you can find. Keep up the great work, you guys rock!
Thanks Dave! We’re still a fairly new channel, so have some growing to do, and comments like yours really help, so thank you! And we promise to not try and sell you a book at any point 😎 Thanks again for the support!
Amazing content! Brilliant! Thank you, I'll go with the SSL :D
Great review. Would love a 2021 update with the mk2 versions!
Best interface comparison till date
Thanks! 😎 we’re glad you enjoyed it, more coming soon!
Testing preamps:
Voiceover sample with the SSL 2:07
Voiceover sample with the Audient 4:00
SLL without 4K 6:09
SSL with 4K 6:16
Testing converters:
Original file 10:44
50x roundtrip through SSL 10:57
150x-500x roundtrip through SSL 11:08
50x-500x roundtrip through Audient 11:25
50x rountrip SSL vs Audient 11:44
500x roundtrip SSL vs Audient 12:00
Genius indeed! Cleary shows wich one is the best. This test should be mandatory to all audio interfaces. It is easy to bla bla bla about specs, I want to heart it 500x in a loop!!
Thanks for that excellent and funny review! :-) I have the Audient and love the ease of use. I just set it up yesterday with a Behringer Ultragain which was nice and straightforward :)
Thanks for watching, we hope you enjoy using your Audient!
Great channel great review! Looking forward to more of these. Cheers
Thanks for watching! Lots more to come 😎
Loved the intro, great channel!
Thanks Niklas!
the most most most interesting and, creative, insane review. love it. I do have a iD14, and I am really satisfied with it.
Hahaha Genius! Great review Mark!
Thank you, Warren! That means a lot coming from you! ❤️❤️
@@PresentDayProduction you're doing an amazing job here! Can you email me? My email is warren@producelikeapro.com haha of course it is!
Produce Like A Pro Produce Like A Pro I hope you’re doing marvelously well! 😄
@@Producelikeapro You are amazing at a SNIZZLE amount of likeability Warren! 🤪♥️
@@MannyXO I am thanks ever so much
that was great info, straight to the point, and freaking funny lol.
all that was missing was to throw your mastering converters in there to show off.
Great job guys... subscribed.
Great video lads!
best converter demo I've seen!
Thanks, James! We’re glad you enjoyed it!
OMG - How to turn a normally mundane review into 'Comedy Central' - love it. No wonder I couldn't help subbing...
Just repeating what was said below. What a seriously awesome review! You get a follow from me. 🤙
Thanks Dougal! Much appreciated 😎
Awesome! thank you! i was finding for something like this
Great test, you deserve far more subs.
Thanks! We appreciate your kind comment, we're working some more great content for the new year!
best review on youtube hands down EVER!
Fantastic review and entertaining as well as informative. Thanks chaps👍
Hey Nigel, thanks for watching and for the kind words!
Great Work!!!! Think im gonna watch it again....
Very funny review, but also with many important details. I will check the ID series again now.
Thanks for sharing good to know. I still use the M-Audio Delta 1010, 44 and 66. They still work good and you can find them for next to nothing today. I got three 1010, two 44 and one 66
Thanks Guys for the time dedicated. I've got iD14 and i confess I came here for some doubts about the preamps SSL2 with 4k. At the end of the video I've decided to keep with my reliable iD14. Audient Preamps quality. Anyway, I won't lost the it's featurest, above all Adat in
Mr. Alex... do you recommend ID14 for cloud lifter + dynamic mic set up and no white or static noise ?
Easily the best review of any interface I've ever seen, funkin' hilarious. A bit disappointed that nobody plugged an electric guitar into the D.I. jack of the Audient as you can get quite a natural sounding crunch effect out of it if you crank the gain up. The quality available to the home recordist for a couple of hundred quid is astounding. If I coulda got the same quality back in the day when bouncing tracks on my Tascam 424, I'd be a zillionaire by now............
Excellent review. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Great video! Thank you both. :)
Thanks Mr Newstead! Glad you enjoyed it!
I wish you've done a comparison between SSL 2+ and ID 14 MKII now :)
Great review by the way!
You guys should do that with higher priced interfaces aswell!
Would be very fun to hear the differences in conversion! :)
Excellent review!
This is why you're my guys. I appreciate you lifting the veil on Audient's converter quality.
Thanks for your comment Matt!
I really like this great job you guys you made it fun to watch and I like how you both gave your take. I just subscribed keep it up.
Thank you for subscribing!
By far the best review of both units. Subscribed.
How did they compare latency-wise?
Great review! I have the Audient since its lauching some time ago. I bought a second one for home.
That’s a great test 🇨🇦🔥👊🏿
Thanks Anselm!
wow, just gained a loyal follower, more of the comedy sketches please
Thanks for subscribing! :)
Great review! Funny and enjoyabe to watch but not missing the important stuff!!!!
As many others mentioned it would be great if you could do a comparison these two interfaces with the Motu M2/4 ...
Also what about these vs the Focusrite Clarett range? Obviously the 2pre USB...
Thank you!!!
Great Review!
Thanks for this! I don’t get all of the praise for Audient interfaces. I got the ID44 when it came out; I was so stoked. I truly found the conversion muddy and difficult to mix on. When I switched to the Clarett 4pre, I was relieved to hear detail/soundstage I was missing. I still have the Clarett, but recently picked up the SSL+, and I think the SSL is a step up from the Clarett. I’ve owned UA, but I prefer to keep things as analog as possible and avoid GUI’s as much as possible. My next interface will probable be the Neve that just came out.
Interesting test, especially the 500x converter test. It's probably used daily... if you're crazy enough for that!
Seriously, thanks for this (re)view on things.
I got my SSL2 today...Had to upgrade because of my broken Focusrite Scarlett Solo....I like the amount of Gain I can get for SM57 and also with a cheaper condenser mic (I used EIKON C14...which is btw very good sounding for the money) the sound is amazing. I chose over Audient since I already have a good DI box (hence the Audient JFET input will not be of much use I guess) and I wanted a good input Gain which Audient lacked for the Dynamic mics....I also liked the 4K button as it makes my vocals stand out and also the guitar soloing with this button ON is very good. Only thing which all REVIEWERS did not mention was the 3 buttons in the SSL 2 (the phantom power, instrument and hi z) did not show whether it is turned ON or OFF...But I could find that there is a depression in the button once you turn ON....Over all I liked the sound...I hope this could be helpful for someone.
This should be the test to use for all interfaces; industry standard.
This was a great shootout. I think it really shows how unbelievable technology has become. You should do it with two entry level models as well. It probably took forever to do it 500 times, but I suspect you'll find that even cheap models outperform expectations. People go on about converters, but the chip set is either the same or similar between models so what matters now is the feature-set and the preamps. I have a 3rd gen focusrite 8i6 and the preamps are all right but I use a Blue Robbie into one of the line-ins and it sparkles. I cannot tell the difference running the Robbie into any line-in on any interface so I think the debate about interfaces is mostly hype now.
This is quality guys!
This is hands down the best, most entertaining, insightful, objective and in-depth comparison I've ever seen of audio gear in my entire life.
I've subscribed! Thank you guys!
Great review. I may have to subscribe!
How do the converters of these interfaces compare to those of the pricier UAD apollo/arrow?
They stand up very well in my opinion, the fact that we could run audio in and out hundreds of times with barely any loss in signal (until we got up to the higher numbers, and particularly with the SSL) is testament to that
Awesome review.
Great video!!
I'm sad I didn't get to see this before I brought my SSL!
after watching this vid I'm very very happy I did :) thanks!
The SSL is an awesome interface! And the Audient too of course
@@PresentDayProduction They are both amazing, I chose the SSL for the 4K boost, you can chew on the crispy highend, that combined with the warmth from the AT4047 warmth... soo nice!
Yes! I’m a bit concerned you watched the video after buying one though 🤪 I’ll give you the number for my confirmation bias therapist 😎
@@PresentDayProduction LOL
are they cheap?? I blew my savings on a desk!
xD I have not long subbed and this was recommended. I wanted to see what you guys had to say!
And I'm glad I did now as I think I'm finally getting therapy!!!
You killed me with the outro hahahaha Perfect as usual
Haha great review guys!!
I have the ID14 and smashed the Like button 500x
I LOVED this review...
I am amazed how i said it out loud the Audient is sharper and the SSL is just warm and naturale.
After the 500x ... OMG!!!!
Guys i would LOVE if your could do the same with an Focusrite Scarlett vs the SSL...
Since i own the Scarlett 18i20 atm...
Best Regards Thomas
Thomas Pedersen Thank you, Thomas! We’ll try and get hold of one. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 😎
That intro was hilarious!!!!!
Could you run the same 500x round trip test between the Audient ID14 and ID44? I’d be really interested to hear the differences...!
Loved this and very timely as my choice is between these two. Audient it is
I LOVE THIS VIDEO !
This is a great review.
Thanks Cam, and thanks for watching!
good video - very nice production values also ----- I have a SSL 12 and an Audient iD44 Mk II. They are both quite excellent.
@teashea1 any onions on the differences between the two? I’m considering both as upgrades to my home studio, and am especially curious about the noise from the SSL (I already own the id14)
@@muzikjay Because of the inserts I would suggest the iD44 mk II
@@teashea1thank you!
Thank you for doing a Converters quality test..As a guitarist i dont use the mic pres so i need the best converters in a budget audio interface..
If you use the DI input, then you do use the preamps.
On the Audient it’s a dedicated input specifically tailored for guitar 👍
@@yessitsme6884 No the DI inputs dont run the preamps of the interface...Only when you connect thro an XLR of the interface, now your using the preamps Designed manly to drive the microphones..
I missed this. Got the Audient 14 myself, absolutely love the little blighter. When it's not being used for recording, it's my audio interface to my wonderfully dumb but lovely Onkyo A-9110 amp.
I love simplicity in hardware and the Audient is just that, on the surface at least. There's a lot "hidden".
I also love the heft and all metal construction. I moved to this from my very first audio interface, an akai eie pro, when it became apparent.. it wasn't that good. But what I loved about that particular interface, was the retro, hefty solidness. The Audient has that same feel, but is considerably better!
Would love this type of test with all interfaces, next one I would love to hear is the MOTU M4
How’s this not a million views ?
Thanks for posting...
This is truly great! One thing I didn't hear mention of was how handy that cue/DAW knob is on the SSL. I loathe monitoring through the DAW (Latency etc) and thought a 1-knob cue mix set up would be ideal. On the Audient you have to pull up a seperate app?
Yeah that’s the downside of the Audient, I like zero latency monitoring through the interface, and control over that without having to open a bit of software too!
im looking to buy my first interface so i cant say which sound better, but damn the ssl-2 looks sooo goood!
They’re both awesome!
This is probably the best interface test I've seen so far! Not that there isn't some great information out there, but the approach is just great.
Thank you both, although I'm not going for a change.
Thanks Peter! Keep making your great music!!
@@PresentDayProduction I really wish you really remember the track :). Anyway I will ask you to master more tracks for sure.
Peter Brandt Nails On A Chalkboard 😎
@@PresentDayProduction Speechless and baffled :)
taking the time to do 500 convertions to prove quality?... im in, suscribed
Thanks for subscribing, Nahuel!