Audio interfaces · owner-verdict comparison

Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th Gen vs RME Babyface Pro: what real owners say

Real owners lean toward the RME Babyface Pro: 78% of 36 owners recommend it, vs 33% of 46 for the Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th Gen.

Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score

Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th Gen

33%of 46 owners recommend
33% recommend · 4% neutral · 63% don't
Owners praise
  • Clean, great-sounding audio that drives mics and headphones well
  • Simple plug-and-play setup
  • Generous bundled software licenses
Owners complain about
  • Intermittent robotic/crackling glitch over USB
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RME Babyface Pro

78%of 36 owners recommend
78% recommend · 19% neutral · 3% don't
Owners praise
  • Exceptional, clean audio and converters
  • Rock-solid drivers and low latency
  • Great preamps with plenty of gain
Owners complain about
  • Expensive for its feature set
  • TotalMix has a steep learning curve
  • Fiddly hardware controls and encoder feel
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What Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th Gen owners say

“The headphone out is pushing an 80-ohm pair of Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO cans EXTREMELY well”
— @TheDude1764 on YouTube
“works great really powerful”
— @itzdmofllyah747 on YouTube
“It really sucks that focusrite put the mic channel on 2.”
— @VM-oi3dk on YouTube

What RME Babyface Pro owners say

“my Babyface really does deliver 125 dB(A) dynamic range with the XLR output”
— @JulianKrause on YouTube
“there is a high probability that 20 years from now the drivers for that interface are still up to date, just like RME still does with their first product.”
— @pdmcrew80 on YouTube
“Excellent interface but hated the breakout cable BS. Sold it and went with Antelope Audio's Synergy Discrete 4 and now we be totally satisfied.”
— @stingylizard on YouTube