Features Symphony I/O 2x6 System A Symphony I/O System With a Boatload of I/O! Audio Interface PCI s:newconfig2012 14-in/18-out Modular PCIe/USB Interface and Standalone AD/DA Converter with 2x6 Analog I/O + 8x8 Opt Description Product Description Audio Interfaces - Apogee's Symphony I/O with 2x6 Analog I/O + 8x8 Optical + AES I/O Module gives you the pristine audio quality you need for major-league pro studio work. Apogee packed 25 years of industry-leading digital audio expertise into their amazing-sounding Symphony I/O interface/converter. And now you can easily equip your studio with this superior technology, with the most popular Symphony I/O configurations available in convenient, cost-saving bundles. Supercharge your studio setup with the Apogee Symphony I/O with 2x6 Analog I/O + 8x8 Optical + AES I/O Module.Apogee Symphony I/O System with 8x8 Analog I/O Module at a Glance:Symphony I/O - the base unitAnalog + AES + optical + coax = 14 x 18Apogee's uncompromising digital audio qualitySymphony I/O - the base unitThe Symphony I/O comes as a single base unit. This unit features built-in Ethernet and USB output, as well as Symphony/Pro Tools HD PC-32 I/O - but no additional I/O. A pair of module bays lets you decide what additional I/O you need, allowing you to build the system you want. Choose from five different modules, each with a different assortment of analog and digital I/O. You can even add banks of Apogee's ultra-transparent microphone preamps! Each of the Symphony I/O's module cards offers Apogee's finest conversion technology, and the Symphony I/O itself sports enhanced C777 clocking for completely reliable jitter-free performance.Analog + AES + optical + coax = 14 x 18The Symphony 2x6 Analog I/O + 8x8 Optical + AES I/O Module gives you two balanced analog inputs on a pair of female XLR connectors. Six analog outputs are handled by one 25-pin D-Sub. You get stereo AES in and out on another pair of XLRs. Optical in and out ports give you eight channels of 44.1-48kHz ADAT, four channels of 88.2-96kHz S/MUX, or two channels of up to 96kHz S/PDIF. If that's not enough, you also get two channels of S/PDIF coax I/O (up to 192kHz) on RCA. Apogee's uncompromising digital audio qualityFor more than two de