Recommendations for a Analog to Digital Converter

What's your system?

I've been using RME Babyface ADC/DAC ($700 new). Check Amazon with excellent reviews for many year.

As noted above, information on your system and budget would be helpful. I am going to make a guess on a possible DAC and you can decide.

Please see the Musical Fidelity - M1DAC-A Digital to analog converter. List price is $799 and Music Direct has them on sale for $499. The M1 has multiple inputs and sounds very nice.

http://www.musicalfidelity.com/m1dac/

"The M1 DAC features four digital inputs: balanced, USB, optical and coaxial. It is an asynchronous design with awesome performance: from its low-distortion, noise levels and jitter-minimising technology to its high-quality power supply, the M1 DAC surpasses the standards of DACs costing many times its price.

The M1 DAC has been met with incredible acclaim. Stereophile's review said it "offers performance that is close to the state of the art", calling it "a piece of kit that can transform your system " and "a stunning bargain. Meanwhile, the review from computer-audio specialist, AudioStream described the M1 DAC as "a wonderfully musical-sounding DAC, and one that offered many hours of pure enjoyment."

http://www.musicdirect.com/p-53380-musical-fidelity-m1dac-a-digital-to-analog-converter.aspx

An alternative you might want to consider to purchasing a stand-alone audiophile-oriented ADC is to purchase a professional digital recorder that records to flash memory cards. You would then transfer the digitized files to whatever computer or other device you would use for playback. Such devices are made by, among others, Tascam, Marantz Pro, and at higher price points Sound Devices and Nagra. B&H Photo Video (bhphotovideo.com) carries many such products.

Hgeifman -- note that he is looking for an A/D converter, not a D/A converter.

Regards,
-- Al