Audient iD14 MKII

Solid Interface

This has been my interface for a while. It looks and sounds good. Pretty much what you put in is what you get. The headphone converters are great. Would recommend.

Best in price range

The preamps and software control make this the best in class

Review

It took me a long time to choose a budget sound card for my home studio. I had to choose between Audient and Focusrite.

But after weighing up the pros and cons, I chose this model.

It has many more advantages than the price. Two inputs for two pairs of headphones, quality sound, quality preamp for microphones and a wonderful quality case.

For a home studio from the budget segment it is the best option.

Amazing quality

i love using it, other than the outstanding quality of sound, amazing metal quality and amazing design and app.

good with latency probably due to usb 3.0

Nice

The Audient iD14 MKII is a stellar audio interface. It boasts exceptional sound quality, top-notch mic preamps, and a solid build. Its user-friendly design and MIDI I/O make it a versatile and reliable choice for any musician or producer.

Great choice!

I ordered this interface in the spring. I like the audio quality, use it in conjunction with a microphone Audio-Technica AT2035.

Noice from input channels

Accidentally i have got extra-loud noise from the input channels without any inserts, about once per 2 month. (Host OS: macosx 12.6.1 on M1).

Required re-connect by USB-C and ID application relaunch.

Also this ID application icon on mac is available only in system tray and it is impossible to move and it is always disappears while system tray icons more than 12. (May be it's not an Audient bug, but macos, but i had no such problem with another cards).

Impossible to manage volume by standard macbook buttons.

I can't say this is a premium card. I had never such problem with cheap M-Audio cards, with Digitakt as a card or with Yamaha mixer as a card.

Disappointed.

Greate Audio Interface

This is a high-quality audio interface at a reasonable price. It doesn't have substantial analog gain but it gets the job done. Preamps are low-noise and clean.

audient id14 mk2

good preamps. I'm surprised that for such a price this audio interface can drive 250 ohm headphones. Recommended for purchase.

I am happy with it

Actually it surprised me about the build quality. Feels so durable and solid. But main volume button is not that much stable, kinda sloppy. The voice quality is more than enough because it is not fair to compare it with Apollo's voice quality due price gap but I would really like to compare between this with UA's Volt series. I will edit my comment when I am going to have a chance to compare them because I was in dilemma between this and Volt.

Cons: Every time when I am starting it speaker and headphone volume level being minimum, it would be great if it would be possible to set starting volume. And it would be actually amazing to being able to set two different start volume for speaker and headphone. Like I mentioned before, main volume button does not matching with general build quality, feels sloppy. I hope it won't be broken after one year lets see.

Pros: I am thinking volume quality is really good even for some pro level recording. I am not pro but I do not think that you can find better voice quality in this price range. It is amazing idea that it has 3.5 and 6.5 input for headphones so you don't have to worry about adapters etc in case you need. Build quality feels really nice, design is simple and looks nice and colours are perfectly matching with MacBooks. If you have color matching obsession for your work place/desk it will be good match! :)