The I/O Modules are the sound and soul of Symphony I/O, and represent 25 years of Apogee R&D and design excellence. These powerful Modules deliver Apogee's core competency, superior sounding digital audio recording. With 4 available I/O Modules and an 8 channel mic preamp module, you can choose from base configurations or expand to grow you studios capabilities.

Legendary Sound Quality
Symphony I/O is the culmination of 25 years of Apogee's award-winning design experience. Using the most advanced components available, Apogee engineers created an extremely efficient circuit and power design resulting in a significant improvement in audio clarity and transparency over any previous Apogee product.

ESS Sabre32 DAC Technology
ESS Sabre32 32-bit Hyperstream DAC with Time Domain Jitter Eliminator offers unequalled dynamic range, ultra low distortion, and unmatched audio clarity free from input jitter.

8 Channels of Analog I/O and up to 8 channels of Digital I/O simultaneously.

INPUTS

Analog IN: 8 balanced inputs on 1 DSUB 25-pin connector

AES-EBU IN: 8 inputs on 1 DSUB 25-pin connector(192k single wide compatible)

Optical IN: Supports ADAT, SMUX & S/PDIF

ADAT: 8 channels 44.1-48 kHz

SMUX: 8 channels 88.2-96 kHz

S/PDIF: 2 channels, up to 96 kHz

Coax IN: 2 channels of S/PDIF, up to 192 kHz

OUTPUTS

Analog OUT: 8 balanced outputs on 1 DSUB 25-pin connector

AES-EBU OUT: 8 outputs on 1 DSUB 25-pin connector (192k single wide compatible)

Optical OUT: Supports ADAT, SMUX & S/PDIF

ADAT: 8 channels 44.1-48 kHz

SMUX: 8 channels 88.2-96 kHz

S/PDIF: 2 channels, up to 96 kHz

Coax OUT: 2 channels of S/PDIF, up to 192 kHz

Dig I/O hardware switch selects AES or Optical digital I/O format

Model# A8X8