You know, Tom, that is a good question. I'm so used to the RME stuff 
being ASIO in and out that I bought the 2i2 for some utility purposes I 
never checked. I installed the ASIO driver under W7 and assumed it was 
working under ASIO in and out.

I am now using Windows 10. The 2i2 driver I installed last December is 
still the current one and it was right there under W10 for me in 
Samplitude. Samplitude says the driver connection is 96 kHz 24 bits. I 
don't know if the Focusrite is somehow negating that, but Samplitude 
seems happy.

I did take the 2i2 outputs and patch them into an input on the RME 
Fireface UFX and I could tell some subtle loss of I don't know 
what--perhaps definition--between the file playing thru the UFX vs. 
playing through the 2i2 into the UFX.

I know I should run both into the analog inputs, but this was easier to 
do for a quick test.

I suspect if you're looking for ultimate headphone driving with a laptop 
the Cambridge Audio unit is a better choice as it's more compact and 
does 192. The 2i2 records.

I should run ARTA through this and see what the numbers come up as.

I also have an original BabyFace which probably sounds better than the 
2i2...but, again, I haven't done huge comparisons. I was mentioning the 
2i2 as it sells for $100 US. (I paid about $135 CAD for it).

Cheers,

Richard


On 11/28/2015 6:09 PM, Tom Fine wrote:
> Richard:
>
> see:
> http://us.focusrite.com/answerbase/is-my-interface-in-16-bit-or-24-bit-on-windows
>
>
> so I could never figure out how to make it playback 24-bit. Apparently,
> their ASIO driver is only for recording?
>
> -- Tom Fine
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard L. Hess"
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> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Major laptop audio upgrade, cheap on sale
>
>
>> Hi, Tom,
>>
>> It is very small and it's nice that it goes to 192 kHz.
>>
>> No one talks much about this:
>> http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Scarlett2i2
>>
>> I bought one and have found no flaws in it the few times I've tested
>> it, which have yet to be exhaustive. It "only" goes up to 96 but it
>> also records as well as plays back.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Richard
>>
>> --
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