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Saramonic SR-EA2D Lightning Mobile Audio Interface

Name: Saramonic SR-EA2D Lightning Mobile Audio Interface
Brand: Saramonic

Lightning Mobile Audio Interface with 3.5mm Input and 3.5mm Output

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Built for the Mobile Content Creator

From streaming to virtual meetings, the Saramonic SR-EA2D Lightning audio interface arms you with the power to turn your Apple device into a mobile content creation hub. Sporting a sleek, low-profile design, the SR-EA2D is ideal for use with many Apple products, including most iPhones and iPads. This petite interface features a 3.5mm input to connect to your lavalier mic, mini shotgun, or any other compatible mic to record in the field with ease. Plus, there’s also a 3.5mm output that allows you to monitor your source in real-time (app dependant) with standard headphones, and you can even send your playback to a powered speaker! If you’re looking to capture high-quality audio on the go, then Sweetwater highly recommends the Saramonic SR-EA2D Lightning audio interface.

Saramonic SR-EA2D Lightning Audio Interface Features:

Sleek, lightweight form factor designed to go anywhere your mobile device does
Perfect for Lightning-compatible Apple devices, including most iPads and iPhones
3.5mm input connects to a wide range of lavalier mics, mini shotgun mics, and wireless systems
3.5mm output allows you to monitor your source in real time via standard pair of headphones or powered speaker

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Tech Specs

Computer Connectivity: Lightning
Form Factor: Portable
Simultaneous I/O: 1 x 1
A/D Resolution: 16-bit/48kHz
Analog Inputs: 1 x 1/8" TRRS/TRS (Switchable)
Headphones: 1 x 1/8" TRS
Height: 0.63"
Width: 1.93"
Depth: 0.39"
Weight: 0.28 oz
Manufacturer Part Number: SR-EA2D

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I bought the device to use my iPad to play tracks during a theater-type holiday show. Since I'm just using it for playback I haven't tried the microphone input. The output sounds fine, especially for a $30 device. All good, so far. But there's a design flaw that you need to be aware of if you intend to handle your phone or iPad when using it.

If you look at the picture of the unit closely, you'll see there's a little plastic ridge thingy (I'm sure this is the technical term) protruding from where the lightning connector is attached. This little ridge worked great on my wife's iPhone because her (normal type of) silicon case was just the right thickness and the access-hole in it was just the right size to accomodate the ridge. I could plug the unit into her phone (with the case on), and the connection was firm AND it snugly pressed against the bottom of her phone case, making the connection reliable.

But if you don't have the perfect-thickness case with the perfect-sized hole for your phone or iPad (I don't), that little ridge is not your friend. It keeps the top sides of the unit from pressing snuggly against the bottom of your iOS device allowing the lightning plug to rock slightly. So if you move your iOS device around at all, the connection shifts around, causing static and dropouts. This is aggravated by the fact that your output cable attaches to just one end of the little unit, making more weight on one side than the other and creating a tendency to sit crooked.

I crafted a fix for this by building up the top edges of the unit with gaff tape to the height of the little ridge, so it would not rock back and forth, and then taped the whole thing onto the iPad just to make it more secure. It worked.

If I'm doing a poor job explaining it, I made a little video showing what the issue is.

For the price, the audio aspect is fine, and you'll have no problems with it, as-is, if you've got the right case or are using it for a device that won't get touched or moved. But the point of iOS devices is kinda to be touched and handled in some way.

If some clever person were to create a little silicone case to go on the unit itself, like a little wrap that's just the perfect thickness with a perfect sized hole for the ridge thingy, that would be a more elegant solution than my gaff tape craft project. I'd pay a few bucks for that. But short of that, we've all got gaff tape around somewhere.

This product is a great idea in theory, but it breaks down in practice. I picked this unit up in hopes of having a very small interface for an iPhone based looping rig with Loopy Pro. However, the unit has issues with latency and crackles sporadically. The sound quality is also sub-par compared to an iRig Pro. I recommend looking elsewhere if you need a small iOS interface.

See also: iPad Interfaces, Saramonic, Saramonic iPad/iPhone Interfaces