Are the converters in the 896 crappy for dance music?

[Ralph Pagan]

I have been reading about high end converters and how great they sound.
I own an 896 and it sounds good to me, but to be honest- i have never heard a rossetta or others at that level. Like many of us, my goal is to strive for a better sounding final product; however, recording is my hobbie/passion and i am not making money from this. The questions are - should I sell my 896 and get somthing else? If so ,what? How much of an improvment can I expect (sonically)on electronic music? I appreciate your responses! (Quad G5, motu 896, dp 4.6. reaktor,abelton,waves, kontakt, event 20/20 monitors.
Thanks

[MIDI Life Crisis]

[mhschmieder]

I'm confused by the question; especially in the context of MX4.

What are you recording? Analog sources (bass guitar/drums/etc.)? Keyboards? Soft synths?

If keyboards, you can in many cases stay in the digital domain using S/PDIF. I don't recall the 896 supporting S/PDIF, but maybe it did (I used to own one, but switched the the 828 mk II last year as it enabled me to consolidate all of my I/O to one device, including S/PDIF and MIDI).

I have personally noticed a big improvement between the original 896 and the current 828 mk II, but it's possible also that I've simply gotten better at managing my digital signal path, input levels, etc.

[Ralph Pagan]

I am new to unicornation and didn't realize my question was posted in the wrong place! This is actually my first post. Thanks anyway...I'll post it in a proper location.

[RCory]

Hey Ralph! Welcome!

Mistakes happen! Maybe James will move the thread to the proper place. You might get more responses there anyway..

C