Audient iD14 MKII Reviews

This is a heavy hitter

The specs = the sound. Try it if you can go see if you like it, but even if it’s a blind buy, you will be in good hands.

the best audio interface

this is my second interface. i am very happy with the soundcard. literally, it's features are too much for price. i am very glad.

Totally satisfied

I bought this usb interface to replace my Focusrite Scarlett Solo 2nd Gen. I must admit that it is a great choice and I like the features.

If you're looking for a budget usb interface, this is the one you should go for .

Great sound card!

Excellent sound card in the price / quality ratio. I don’t see the point in describing it, all the possible pros and cons have already been named. I'm completely satisfied with everything.

Great

I'm very happy with the sound card. Just had to buy an adapter from type-c to usb

The best option for its price

I advise you to buy

Audio in HD

The most "popular" review on this site is a disgruntled customer who may have received a unit that got past inspection in poor order or else was damaged in transport. This does every other positive an injustice. My experience of this unit after two weeks has been excellent so far.

Pros:

DA Conversion: Superb - I have interfaces from Zoom (R8), Tascam (US 16-08), Behringer (404HD and UMC 1820, ADA8200 Pre's), Native Instruments, Maschine Mk 3 and ocassionally I use the Digitakt as a DAC when operating in a DAW. I can safely say my unit has by a very audible margin the best output audio quality of any of the aforementioned. The Behringers may beat it in output volume (the 404HD in particular) but the claritiy of the audio with the ID14 is exceptional.

2) Loopback: This features allows you to flawlessly record incoming audio from any source within your computer directly into your DAW. A particularly nice feature for podcasters and OBS users as well.

3) Build is excellent, but I expect that from a "premium" product.

4) 8 x 48K ADAT inputs. This means I can offload the UMC 1820 and the Tascam and upgrade my monitors :)

Cons: wish it had a 5 pin din in/out like all the other units I have.

Highly recommended especially for the additional features.

Nice sound card

much better than berringer um 2

An absolutely incredible interface, which I highly recommend!

This interface, after a few weeks of use has been nothing but amazing. The preamps and the AD/DA converters are of exceptional quality. They have more than enough gain capabilities and can power some of the most gain hungry microphones with no problems and with very little noise. The big knob (rotary encoder) is very comfortable for controlling the volume of the output and the headphone amp provides enough power to power near any headphone. The build quality is absolutely amazing and the unit feels like it will last for many many years to come. Overall I think this interface is truly wonderful and I highly recommend it for anyone considering buying this interface.

Where to even begin i dare to say that this is probably the best audio interface for the price point, it will probably also beat a lot of the competion in the 350€> price range. Amazing for any starter/intermediate home recording studio.

Starting with the built quality: it is amazing with an all arround metal case to protect the inside components that make this awesome interface, you can't ask for much more. Is hard to see this level of excellence in the build quality.

Then moving on to the preamps, again i've tested the pres on other interfaces for this price range, like the scarlett and the motu m2 and i've gotta say (although the motum2 was close) they are amazing and well capable of driving any condenser mic for the same price range and with a extremely low noise floor.

Finally the headphone amps, im running a 250 ohm beyerdynamic 990 DT Pro into the interface, and although the interface is usbc powered, it is well capable of driving this headphones. But the thing i probably love most about this interface, just because it is different from the others is the extra headphone output. A really nice feature that i never seen in other interfaces of the same price range.

the best audio interface for mid budget range

i recorded vocals and guitars even saome percussions and the results were amazing the vocals were clear and the guitar sounded just amazing.

pros-

amazing build quality

clear sound with low noise

looks awsome

lot of inputs and outputs

headphones jack

big knob

cons-

for some people the price might be a problem

the size might be an easue

for conclution i would recommend it because its just an amazing audio interface. JUST BUY IT!!!!

So sound can be like that?

This is my second audio interface, and came in to replace and old Behringer UMC204 (note, not the UMC204HD, but the one that's not even made for years now), and the difference made me question many past decisions.

I use it for recording and mixing with a few synths, direct electric guitars, and a few voice tracks recorded with my trusty SM57, and this thing delivers, astoningshly so. It honestly inspires me to make music even more frequently, 'cause it really makes me feel like I'm in a proper studio everytime I listen everything that goes through those sweet, sweet preamps.

No gripes, no shortcuts. It's just a badass sounding and great looking piece of kit, and if you're wondering wether you should get it, just do it!

Perfect

Very well thought, very high build and sound quality.

Volume knob can be used as mouse scroll wheel to adjust any parameter by hovering your mouse over.

Talkback function which can use computers internal mic.

DAW Thru ( direct out from D/A converters).

2 Cue mixes or 1 Cue 1 Alt Speaker.

Loop-back record to record stereo output of the computer.

Discrete JFET instrument input sounds very good.

Expandable via ADAT

Very good and low noise preamps.

Highly recommend

got this 1 week ago i love it

it can Power Beyerdynamic Headphones easily

i love all the features .still discovering it .

A great audio interface

It's a great sounding interface, with very clean preamps. I love that it has the loopback feature. The guitar jfet output sounds very nice and is very powerfull, a lot of gain on it. The only thign i don't like about it so far is the headphone out input impedence(its 20 ohms), so i don't recommend you connect headphones that are lower them 80 ohm impedence. It might affect the sound a little. The other thing they could easily fix from the last years model is the preamp gain on the mics, its not very usable between 9-10. It gets a little noisy. But its all good up to 9. Depends on how sensitive your mic is really. Other then that no complaints. I use it on PC and i had no crashes or weird glitches so far. Would buy again.

DAC quality+ very good job audient again

Very clean preamps, good dynamic range, low latency, easy loopback pc audio for stream & podcasting.

I liked price performance.

Too many issues for such a renowned brand

I was very pumped about the iD14 mkII. Bus power, LED meters, a massive history in audio industry - everything I knew about Audient and its products brought me to purchase the new iD14. I was disappointed to say the least.

Pros:

- build quality is nice, aesthetically good

- controls on the top panel allow for lots of negative space around them with a smaller form factor than the competitors

- LED meters

Cons:

- drivers implementation is absolute garbage. See issues below

- at times, the interface would be initialised at max volume after connecting it to a Mac or Win computer, thus potentially harming my equipment and ears if I don't remember to touch the big volume knob upon starting the interface. Moving the knob will snap the volume at the correct value, but if you forget to do that, expect to jump on your chair at the first notification you get

- the interface produces a loud pop when powered up, making it fit for mobile setups, not so much for desktop or non-mobile setups where users will want to start their whole gear up with one single action

- when connected to a computer in sleep mode, the iD14 keeps requesting power from the bus source, thus staying on when connected to a sleeping device. This drains the computer's battery very quickly, and it's painful especially with mobile setups

- these issues would be acceptable on Behringer and similar low-budget brands, and none of the above is happening anyway on those products. An Audient product at that price point simply cannot show such problems, and this puts this product way below the competition

- all the issues above were reported to Audient's support centre, which proven inadequate as far as helping fixing them. Long response times, useless suggestions, no reporting of the issue to engineers that could fix it. I was basically asked to do QA on those issues for free. That can't happen.

Very, very disappointed with the product and the brand in general.

Son de très bonne qualité.

Couplé aux Rode NT5 appairés, le son est vraiment niquel.

Mon seul soucis c'est le manque d'un câble USB-C vers USB-A testé et approuvé par Audient, car même si j'étais au courant de ça avant d'acheter j'ai eu des problèmes avec les câbles USB-C / USB-A que j'avais déjà chez moi. Un de mes câbles provoquait un bruit de fond énorme sur l'interface, un autre avait un mauvais contact au niveau de la fiche USB-C... J'ai même contacté le SAV pour demander un échange jusqu'à ce que j'essai un dernier un câble qui a résolu mes problèmes (celui de mon Bose 700). Pourtant tous mes autres câbles fonctionnent parfaitement sur d'autres appareils...

One of the better interface out there

Everything great upon the first iD14 is here and there's more.

First of all the box came in pristine condition and there's not damage at all. Opening the box you'll be greeted by the interface. It feels really sturdy because of the all metal build, the knobs and switches all feel great but the big knob, when you press it, there's this empty metallic thud which is a little loud for my taste. Some of the other things you'll find in the box is a quick start guide and a USB type-c to type-c cable. There's not type-c to type-a so it's quite disappointing.

Regarding the sound preamps sound very clear, very low noise and overall I have no complaints. Outputs also sound very clean. I have a little problem with the headphone levels though. It's not loud enough for me to drive an open back DT-990. It's loud, really loud, but I want to go way past that if I'm mixing so that I don't have trouble hearing anything that is soloed but the mix level is low.

Exceptional value

I just transitioned from the iD14 to this iD14 MKII and it sounds superb. Love that it doesn't need an additional power supply and gets all the juice required from USBc.

The sound is crystal clear and I'm convinced that nothing comes close in this price range.

Was shipped fast to the UK