Neumann doesn’t do things by halves. Its microphones are studio standards, with the U87 in particular being a legendary vocal and instrument recorder that has been used on countless recordings. Then there are the company’s studio monitors. The KH range basically provides the same kind of audio quality at the other end of the recording chain – you’re hearing your mixes as well as they were recorded with those mics. But there’s something in the middle linking the mics and monitors that Neumann hadn’t done – the audio interface.
With the MT 48, the missing link is here. And it could be the best audio interface ever made. But for its asking price, it bloody well should be.
It’s a big four figures
When we heard about the MT48, we knew it would come with a ‘Neumann’ price tag but this is a company that delivers the specs to back up the high asking prices. So what can the MT 48 possibly be offering to demand the better part of two grand?