Thanks for weighing in, @s2; and good to hear your experience as well, @reeloy.
Iāve had the Discrete 4 Synergy Core (not the latest version, which is the D4SC Pro) for a week or two now and my experience has been unequivocally positive:
-No issues at all with the driver or getting it to connect to my computer.
-I love the fact that it has both Thunderbolt and USB.
-Preamps sound really good to me. Very clean and crisp.
-Really nice that it has four separate headphone outs and a main monitor output pair, plus an additional four outputs (!!) on the back. This kind of connectivity on a portable interface is unseen in any other product, IMO
-The included DSP / FGPA plugins sound really, really good and its really awesome to be able to connect anything and play through an EQ, compressor, whatever without opening a DAW
-The control panel is very, very fully featured, and despite what a lot of people say, not that confusing.
-Support from Antelope was stellar and they gave me an additional two years on the warranty, even though I purchased it used and itās technically a ādiscontinued modelā, which was amazing.
-The mic modeling is another really cool feature that I see myself using extensively.
-I love the fact that it has I/O on both SPDIF and ADAT (as opposed to just one or the other like most interfaces in this size). It also has the ability to send Word Clock out to two other sources. Amazing.
-The screen is super crisp and clear and easy to see.
-Despite all of these features, itās still incredibly portable and fairly small. Comparable UA Apollo interfaces donāt have nearly the same amount of connectivity till you get up into the full rack size versions, which are much harder to put into a backpack.
Overall, Iām incredibly pleased with this purchase and I see myself using the D4SC for many years to come. I highly recommend them if you are looking at a new interface. The used prices are insane. And no, this is not a paid endorsement of any kind! Just happy to share another viewpoint since these donāt seem to get a lot of love. Iām a highly satisfied Antelope customer.