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 street |
| Alesis AI3 | 8 line in + 8 line out to lightpipe in/out | $400 street |
| PreSonus DigiMAX FS | 8 mic/line in + 8 line out to lightpipe in/out | $600 street |
| PreSonus DigiMAX LT | 8 mic/line in to lightpipe | $800 street |
| PreSonus DigiMAX 96K | 8 mic/line in to lightpipe | $1.3K 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 |
| CreamWare A16 Ultra | 16 line in + 16 line out to 2x lightpipe in/out | $850 street |
| Focusrite OctoPre LE | 8 line in to lightpipe out | $600 street |
| Focusrite OctoPre | 8 line in to lightpipe out | $800 street |
| Graham-Patten ADAT-1 | 8 line in to lightpipe out | $1.5K |
| 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 |