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The following table lists standalone A/D and D/A converters that support the Alesis ADAT Lightpipe interface. The Alesis ADAT Lightpipe interface is what is implemented on our flagship product. It can be seen that a simple digital audio snake with 16 channels of analog connections at each end can be implemented for about $1400, and one with 64 channels of analog at each end can be implemented for $2600. (This assumes cost of AudioRail at $500 per unit).

Product Description price
Behringer ADA8000 - analysis) 8 line/mic in + 8 line out to lightpipe in/out $230 streetanalysis
Alesis AI3 8 line in + 8 line out to lightpipe in/out $400 street
SM Pro Audio AB-8 8 mic/line in to lightpipe $250 street
SM Pro Audio EP-84/PR8IIA 8 mic/line in to lightpipe $350 street
PreSonus DigiMAX D8 8 mic/line in to lightpipe $320 street
PreSonus DigiMAX FS - Do not use. 8 mic/line in + 8 line out to lightpipe in/out $600 streetDo not use.
PreSonus DigiMAX LT 8 mic/line in to lightpipe $800 street
PreSonus DigiMAX 96K 8 mic/line in to lightpipe $1.4K street
Marian ADCON 2 mic/line + 6 line in, 8 out to lightpipe in/out $600 street
Frontier Design Group Tango24 8 line in + 8 line out to lightpipe in/out $700 street
Sonic Core A16 Ultra 16 line in + 16 line out to 2x lightpipe in/out $1K street
Sonic Core A16 XLR 16 line in + 16 line out to 2x lightpipe in/out $1.9K street
Focusrite OctoPre LE 8 line/mic in + 8 line out to lightpipe in/out $900 street
Focusrite OctoPre 8 line/mic in to lightpipe out $1100 street
RME ADI-8 PRO 8 line in + 8 line out to lightpipe in/out $2K list
RME ADI-8 DS 8 line in + 8 line out to lightpipe in/out $2.25K list
Lucid ADA88192 8 line in + 8 line out to lightpipe in/out $2.6K list
Apogee AD16 16 line in to 2x lightpipe $3K list
Apogee AD-8000 8 line in to lightpipe $5K list
Apogee DA16 2x lightpipe to 16 line out $3K list
Apogee Mini-DAC lightpipe to 2 line out $1K list
Apogee PSX-100 2 line in to lightpipe $3K list
Apogee RosettaAD 2 line in to lightpipe $1.4K list
Apogee Trak2 2 mic to lightpipe out $4K list
Aphex 1788A 8 mic/line in to lightpipe out $4.5K street

In addition to the standalone converters listed above, a wide variety of computer interface products and digital mixing boards support the ADAT Lightpipe interface.