TC Electronic - Studio Konnekt 48 - Audio Interface FireWire (spares/repair) in Newquay, Cornwall for sale

I bought this audio interface with the intention to send it to TC Electronic for repair because it is an absolutely awesome interface to run a quality studio. However, in the meantime, I acquired a fully working M-Audio Projectmix for a bargain price which isn't quite as good but I am really happy with it, so I figured I may as we'll pass on this little gem to someone else who is hunting a high quality FireWire multitrack audio interface but wants to pay less. The cost of repair is much less than the cost of a fully working new unit (I was estimated around £120-180 for repair when I called TC Electronic), I would do it myself but I do not have the spare funds or time so I would rather just pass on as a project. Here's a little info about it, but for a better insight check out the StudioKonnekt 48 on Google or the TC Electronic website. From Sound on Sound: The Studio Konnekt 48 I/O section comprises 12 analogue channels — eight line inputs (switchable for -10dBv or +4dBu operation) on the rear panel, and four inputs for the TC Impact II series mic/line preamps, offering gain trim, switchable phantom power (global) and 20dB pad buttons, on the front panel. The four Neutrik combi XLR/jack (mic/line) inputs on the front of the Studio Konnekt 48 also offer high-Z guitar settings that use additional buffer circuitry to avoid loading the guitar pickups. A clever touch is that the input stage automatically senses when a high-impedance source is connected, at which point a relay switches in the high-Z circuitry. There are eight analogue outputs on balanced TRS sockets and two further main outputs (1/2), featuring digitally controlled analogue level control, on XLRs. In addition to this, two sets of ADAT/TOS ports add eight further channels of ADAT I/O (two sets are needed for 88.2kHz or 96kHz operation in SMux mode). Then there's the S/PDIF stereo digital I/O — so there's no shortage of physical connectivity. You should be aware that at 'normal' sample rates you can't use both ADAT ports at once to double the channel count, although you can configure one as a stereo Toslink port and use that in addition to eight ADAT channels at 44.1kHz or 48kHz. If you don't need ADAT interfacing, both optical ports can be configured as stereo Toslink ports, so nothing is redundant. As part of my testing during the review, I plugged in a Behringer ADA8000 eight-channel mic preamp, which interfaces via ADAT, and set it to slave from the Studio Konnekt 48. This worked with no fuss, giving me eight more ins and outs. A pair of standard MIDI I/O ports are provided on the rear panel, and in terms of computer connectivity the Konnekt 48 sports two Firewire ports, so a further Firewire device may be daisy-chained if bandwidth makes this a practical option. Word clock connections are available on the usual BNCs to faciliate synchronisation. If the external clock signal drops out for any reason (and this includes any digital input being used as a sync source) an Advanced Clock Recovery system steps in and generates a free-wheeling clock signal at the correct sample rate to keep the system running until a valid clock source is picked up again. Also onboard is TC's 'JET' Jitter Elimination Technology. to clean up the incoming sync clock when other devices are used as the clock master. An LED-ladder meter section on the front panel monitors the 12 analogue channels as stereo pairs, as well as indicating activity in the ADAT ports, the Toslink ports and the S/PDIF ports. A further LED confirms that the Firewire link is working. You also get two independent headphone ports that can have different sources and levels, set within the NEAR mixer software control panel. It's even possible to route two independent signals to the left and right sides of your headphones, so if the singer likes to work with one phone off you can silence that side, to avoid spill. Alternatively, you could have the track in one ear and a click in the other. If this all seems impressive for a 1U I/O box, the Konnekt 48 has further surprises in store for you.