Focusrite has introduced the Clarett+ range of premium-quality USB audio interfaces for PC and Mac.

Compared to their predecessors, the Clarett+ 2Pre, 4Pre and 8Pre interfaces offer improved dynamic range and more:

There are three new Clarett+ interfaces:

Clarett+ 2Pre 10-in / 4-out audio interface

Features:

• Two professional-quality Clarett+ mic preamps featuring All-analogue Air with impedance switching and relay control.
• Two JFET instrument inputs allow the user to plug straight in and preserve the natural tone of their guitar, just like plugging into an amplifier.
• Independent A-D and D-A converters offer a greatly improved D-A dynamic range and lower A-D converter distortion.
• Clarett+ 2Pre is expandable using ADAT optical input.

Clarett+ 4Pre 18-in / 8-out audio interface

Features:

• Four professional-quality Clarett+ preamps featuring all-analogue Air.
• New and improved A-D and D-A converters, which deliver extremely low noise, low distortion, and high dynamic range.
• Two improved, powerful, transparent analogue headphone outputs.
• Two dedicated, ultra-high-impedance JFET instrument inputs and extremely wide audio bandwidth.
• Clarett+ 4Pre is expandable using ADAT optical input.

Clarett+ 8Pre 18-in / 20-out audio interface

Features:

• Eight professional-quality Clarett+ preamps featuring All-analogue Air that bring masses of headroom, low distortion, and ultra-low noise.
• New and improved A-D and D-A converters that deliver extremely low-distortion, low-noise audio with high dynamic range.
• Two improved, powerful, transparent analogue headphone outputs.
• Clarett+ 8Pre is expandable with ADAT optical input and output.

All Clarett+ audio interfaces offer cross-platform compatibility, plus a collection of mixing software and virtual instruments.

See the Focusrite site for details.