Stability question

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   Hi, 
I have been using the Lynx Aurora converters for years and have stepped through the various interfacing formats...LT-ADAT, AES16, AES16e and LT-USB which is what currently use with a Aurora 16. 

These days, however, I need more DA for summing and am thinking about adding more IO. Am looking at the LT-TB as upgrade option seeing how you can chain Aurora's together. But then there are the PCI cards.

Which would you say is a faster more stable system, 2 x Aurora 16's connected through a.) 2 x AES16e's or b.) chained through LT-TB.

I use windows 7.

Thanks!
Tim

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reeltooreel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Caracal Joined: May/14/2010 Points: 14	Topic: Stability question Posted: December/18/2015 at 8:02am
	Hi, I have been using the Lynx Aurora converters for years and have stepped through the various interfacing formats...LT-ADAT, AES16, AES16e and LT-USB which is what currently use with a Aurora 16. These days, however, I need more DA for summing and am thinking about adding more IO. Am looking at the LT-TB as upgrade option seeing how you can chain Aurora's together. But then there are the PCI cards. Which would you say is a faster more stable system, 2 x Aurora 16's connected through a.) 2 x AES16e's or b.) chained through LT-TB. I use windows 7. Thanks! Tim

Mike N Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Sales & Support Coordinator Joined: November/13/2008 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Points: 2488	Posted: December/18/2015 at 10:12am
	Hi Tim, Stability-wise, they are both rock solid. AES is sliiiiightly faster than Thunderbolt BUT with our latest firmware and drivers, both achieve sub-1 ms of roundtrip latency at 96K, so the difference is really academic. Cable-dressing-wise, Thunderbolt is nice and clean with that thin cable. If you go with two AES16e cards, you would also want to use a CBL-ICC clock cable between the two cards. If you go with Thunderbolt, a BNC between the Auroras for word clock would be needed. You mention Windows 7. What Thunderbolt computer are you using? Just curious... Edited by Mike N - December/18/2015 at 10:13am
	Michael Nicoletti Lynx Studio Technology Sales & Support Coordinator 714-545-4700 Ext. 211

reeltooreel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Caracal Joined: May/14/2010 Points: 14	Posted: December/19/2015 at 8:43am
	Hey Mike, Thanks for the response and the great information. For sure the minimal cabling is BIG plus. Yes, I am using Windows 7 and should I go with the LT-TB I would upgrade to the new Gigabyte 7 motherboard which boasts thunderbolt support ( to my knowledge ). This may be incorrect? Thanks Man!!! Tim