Lewitt Connect 6 - A Great Interface with a Big Weakness

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So Lewitt just made an audio interface, and not going to lie I had high expectations! Lewitt frequently comes to market with incredibly innovative technology, and although this interface definitely has some unique (and game changing) innovations, it seems to be at the cost of some pretty standard stuff? Why?
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(Please note these rankings represent my subjective tastes. These lists would change with different applications, so this is a bit of an oversimplification.)
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[@MrTidx90]

I came to this video to learn more about the connect 6 ended learning a lot more about interfaces and ima buy a LUMIX camera now. Thanks dude. 🤟🏾

[@sanketss84]

Thanks for sharing those valuable pointers. I was also looking forward to getting this post checking the amazing set of features this packs in. this video helped clear a lot of stuff.

[@Ranguvar13]

Super helpful review: one of the only ones I’d ever take the time to comment on. Your criticisms are precisely the ones that will drive me crazy, and I’d pick this up in a heartbeat if Lewitt fixed them. Hope they watch this! Thanks again

[@petermcginty3636]

Thanks Ricky, very helpful. With so many products in this market segment, it starts to get very confusing. You help to cut through all the hype and get to the key issues. Cheers, Peter.

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks Peter! I try my best :)

[@HayesGamingTV]

Thanks for the review! You're awesome I hope your channel explodes! Great review

[@jmclaughlin3728]

Keep it up! You still are doing some of the best reviews!

[@larrycom]

Dude you're creating really excellent videos that are very helpful. Thx!

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks for taking the time to say that! Seriously it means a lot :)

[@L.Scott_Music]

Nice video. I have to give kudos to Lewitt for linking to this video from Facebook. That's how I got here. And yes, a high impedance input or switch is critical. Also, just a note: Even if your mic pre has lots of gain an inline booster can still be helpful for a cleaner signal from low output mics. When you push the gain very high you always raise the noise floor (once over 50%-60%). An inline booster like a Cloud Lifter or a Royer-DB20 (which I have) these provide a few DB of ultra clean gain that makes the preamp not work so hard and doesn't raise the self-noise floor. So, having 72db gain is great but an in-line booster can improve things when you are ready to invest a little more money.

[@chrisdurham6517]

Yes! Great review and great articulation of the needs of music/content creators. I'd love to see the company respond. Thanks!

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks Chris!

[@flirty_thirty]

This information was very helpful, thank you! I am not an artist, just a gamer haha but regardless the info helped me out a lot, and I did purchase the Connect 6 as it felt it had the best of what I was looking for. I was tired of gaming headsets and sh*t audio. Now i can have good headphones, good mic and proper monitors for gaming and editing.

[@MARIOCRIALESMUSIC]

Very professionally explained. Thank you so much 🙏🏽.

[@critterpurush2684]

Loved Your Review Man! Very Good! 👌👌

[@LarpingAsALarper]

Amazing review! I would have love to hear your alternative recommendations for a Shure SM7B and HD-650 setup for a streamer.

[@LordAus123]

Hd 650 is an open-back headphone designed for critical listening. It might work ok for mixing (which should generally be done on studio monitors in a controlled environment) but the noise bleed from the open-back design is not good for monitoring while recording. You definitely want something closed back with good isolation for tracking.

[@NeoficialRomania]

Great review 🔥

[@danielnourry1414]

Thanks for your videos! Any chance you risk an opinion regarding best(ish) audio interfaces for musicians (guitar, bass, harmonica) just starting to get into recording? Maybe one that would be good for a beginner but would allow you to grow in skills? Why am I asking, because I am literally contemplating the AXE I/O Solo

[@xedralya]

Thanks so much for the review - this interface might actually be a game-changer in the WFH market as well. With the dual USB-C inputs, can this be used to simultaneously provide XLR input/quarter-inch output for a PC and a Mac without a KVM switch?

[@bunnysquire]

that hi-z demonstration made me realize ive been recording guitar wrong for years and years

[@AudioHaze]

Hahaha it happens

[@TheHonestTruth]

@@AudioHaze bad response lol ....

[@RudolfWolph]

If your interface doesn't have a high Z input, you can stick a DI between your guitar and the interface for basically the same effect!

[@NNYz]

Can the lack of Hi-z input have a workaround of using a small desktop mixer for the bedroom musician? The high impedence headphones thing is a bummer but paired with a good pair of headphones it's all good yeah? Looking in vain for a replacement for my iconnectivity audio 4c...the only other interface that will connect a phone/ipad too! USB c anyway. Any news on a new iteration? I can't find anything

[@LoveOneAnotherHeSaid]

Have you ever designed and built ANYTHING? YOU? Not some brand. YOU!

[@bllodwolf2431]

Yet another great review, love it!!! I agree on the Hi Z (I don't know how to spell it) input being a deal breaker at that price, but I also agree on your opinion of a 2nd generation variant that would improve all of these things. Otherwise I gotta say, it sounds nice! But anyways, keep it up man

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks dude! Thanks for taking the time to watch :)

[@bllodwolf2431]

@@AudioHaze And thank you for taking the time to make a review for us to watch :D

[@RUGBYmusic]

Hello! Enjoyed the video! Are you doing post processing to your voice in this video? It sounds really great. If you are what's your processing chain? I'm siting here with my sm7b and it does not sound as good as yours!

[@AudioHaze]

Hey! In this video I am yes :) I actually have another video where you can download my processing chain, ("How to Use a Shure SM7B without a Cloudlifter") and another video showing exactly how I process my voice ("Here's Exactly How I Mix My Vocals") Those should help!

[@Ginyot]

Can the connect 6 get input from mv7 using the usbc or it really needs to be conected to the microphone by the xlr ?

[@ericmcquisten]

I purchased the Lewitt Connect 6, but could never get it to work on my PC. I am unsure if was supposed to be plug-&-play (in which case it failed), or if they expected me to go into the BIOS and disable the integrated audio on my motherboard. And if that's the case, then why didn't it come with instructions to do so?

[@serkanuslu3276]

Hi. How many dba is the headphone output? And how many kohm is the headphone output? Thank you.

[@amziaustin1746]

I've got a question about the lewitt connect 6. If I'm going live on TikTok, Facebook Live, or Instagram Live on a mobile device (newer Google Pixel) and I want to interview someone (or have a conversation with them) would they be able to hear me and me hear them if I'm using the lewitt connect 6 usb c mobile connection?

[@mygoogle1525]

Does any one know how would it work with ath 50x's? I am looking for dual usb interface. The only other option i found is iconnectivity 4c . I'd use it for music production. Which one is better,iconnectivity 4c or lewitt connect6?

[@rombsix]

Your thoughts on the io24 by PreSonus?

[@Akshu_music]

Please make a review of the slate digital mic

[@monkmonk7683]

Can you test & review FDUCE SL40? People keep saying that it sounds better than mv7 & similar sound to sm7b

[@michaelmay9059]

Thank you for this video! I'm a guitar player and new to recording. I already maxed out my wife's tolerance to me spending large sums of money on guitar and music accessories this year. I'm left using my boss gx100 or fender mustang micro as an interface. I also don't have my own laptop. Sure I can use my wife's laptop but that's if she's not already using it and she uses it a lot because she works from home. I have successfully recorded Guitar tracks using into bandlab and cubase 3 on my Samsung g32. I was considering buying the connect 6 because Of the fact that I have the DSP processing power and my phone clearly lacks that But i'm Also fairly uneducated when it comes To how digital recording works. Knowing The connect 6 does not have a high Z input It seems Dumb for a guitar player to buy it. But what about my GX 100? Could I run the guitar through that and then connect the GX 100 To the interface and into my Phone?

[@geet77777]

you fucked up bro. start a secret savings account and maybe you can get her to cheat on you and get proof so she cant get your money when you divorce her.

[@TheHonestTruth]

Your reasoning for wanting a "small interface, out of the way," is precisely why I still use a presonus USB 96... After ten years, I can finally mix at a professional level so it doesn't matter what mic and preamp I use anymore tbh. Song will be dynamically perfect (so long as performance is good) I will say, I recorded through other interfaces and can hear my presonus had a layer of "film" covering to it, but it almost sounds analog so it's cool with me lol

[@AudioHaze]

Nice! Yeah for me its more of a workflow tool than some gear to gawk at. It needs to be transparent, clean, not annoying, and survive studio life.

[@timothychilds4975]

Can you make a video of great interfaces and gear for musicians? I am specifically looking to upgrade from my motu m2 however i don’t know what features are good to have in an interface for musicians.

[@AudioHaze]

I use the Audient iD series and they’re awesome!! Crazy good preamps

[@lawrencelord9777]

Hey let’s say I wanna go straight to SM7B and I’m using it for making songs. I wanna get vocaster one since it doesn’t require cloud lifter. Are you okay with this or should I get a different interface for SM7B.

[@AudioHaze]

It will perform great with the SM7B :)

[@lawrencelord9777]

@@AudioHaze thanks so much man. Btw I believe you have a perfect KZbin channel.

[@alpine750]

can you get confirmation from lewitt if this interface has full 72db analog gain? for example, the elgato wave xlr only has 52db of analog gain, and the goxlr mini only has 45db of analog gain, rest is digital.

[@cedricharper4470]

cant they upgrade the software to comply those needs for hi impedance

[@EntireHistory]

So basically it doesn't work well if you have cheap headphones, and sucks for recording instruments (the only thing that can't be fixed) unless there's a way around it with another connection? Am I missing anything?

[@AudioHaze]

*it sucks at recording high impedance instruments when they're plugged directly into the interface. If you recording them via a microphone its great :) hope that helps!

[@TheColdHarshTruth]

You forgot to mention that there’s no MIDI. Also the weight is too light, that would drive me crazy. Also inputs at the back, especially with the light weight, that will proper drive me crazy!

[@Jakepf]

I was about to cop the Audient Evo 4 but ayo HMMM mainly because I want to try ASMR and need them two XLR ports haha

[@AudioHaze]

Well this one would be great for that! Especially if you’re tryna do that on mobile

[@ssserotonin1373]

Think I should upgrade from id22 to anything for vocals?

[@AudioHaze]

Nah I think you're set :)

[@johnheiser2604]

One does wonder why they left it short of expectations. Perhaps that would have meant a metal body with the extras and that may just have ballooned the price point out of being competitive.

[@AudioHaze]

Who knows, I’m mostly just baffled by the lack of high z input

[@acpoteete9932]

Is the RodeCaster Pro 2 not supposed to be the master of all domains? Would love to see you review it!

[@AudioHaze]

Me too!! Hopefully soon :)

[@cedricharper4470]

as i did not do alot of research on this product i was just wondering be of the last comment or question i asked thanks

[@lupit1]

Damn. I was gonna get one. But all of this directly correlates with shit i hate in interfaces. Evo is king for now i guess, perhaps you can try out that new ssl. Also idk if you noticed it but your email pops up during the guitar testing, covering the hi z title. What makes it worse is i’m probably the quickest to talk shit about specifically the um2, and it literally shines above in half the shit i need from an interface. I am blown away by that. Behringer just makes you download asio4all as their “asio driver”. Yet they have the necessary setup for good music results. Insane.

[@AudioHaze]

Yeah honestly factoring in price the UM2 is a killer interface, I don't those who don't factor in the cost of hardware. Like sure when you take cost out of the equation it has its weaknesses, but its nothing horrifying. And yeah sorry about that edit error, shouldn't make the outdo after proof watching it lol

[@matrixate]

Steinberg FTW and Rodecaster are the only two interfaces I would use for both music and podcasting. Nothing else comes close in quality and function.

[@sikwitit773]

You think the ur22C is better than the Audient id22 or id14 mkii or the SSL2+?

[@matrixate]

@@sikwitit773 I rarely hear anything about Audient. The SSL has the name, but again, I rarely hear anyone talk about it. Steinberg it's super stable and well built.

[@MaxySnake]

the noisefloor seems high on the lewitt... :(

[@AudioHotline]

When you mentioned this interface on Sound Speeds epic live stream, it made me remember the mess up I had in my review and I got mad at myself all over again lol 😂 I’ve been playing guitar for 18 years and have been recording guitar for 16ish… I am huge of DI boxes and the countryman DI I have is awesome! I find that I like the result I get from them even more than most Hi-Z inputs on interfaces. So I usually just use that if I go direct in and want to use a sim… which is exactly what I did with this interface. However, I am really bad about recording my tests at separate times rather than all together. I had recorded the guitar tests for my review first thing… like way before anything else. So, I when I was recording the other parts I forgot to disclaim the lack of a hi-z and that a DI box is recommended for a musician that may also be a content creator, or of course using a mic to record an amp. I had posted it for a few days before I even remembered and I was pretty pissed at myself haha. I have a disclaimer in the description, but that’s not really good enough. I had to just take a breath and let it go though 👎. I tend to drive myself crazy with stuff like that. I am going to at least put a link to your video next to that disclaimer in my description so people can click on that and have an explanation of why no Hi-Z input matters. I do agree with you, it would be awesome if Lewitt bridged the gap between musician and content creator. Especially since a lot of their stuff is more musician focused. I was honestly really shocked that they even released this, it doesn’t really seem like them all that much. Great video dude! It was cool being on the same live stream as you and your cute cats for a little bit. Hopefully talk soon!

[@AudioHaze]

Darn! Well glad to know you're backing me up on the High Z input nonetheless :) I really can't fathom why that was omitted when its such a standard practice to include stuff like that regardless of price point. Yesss great hanging out with you too! Let's do something together at some point soon :)

[@AudioHotline]

@@AudioHaze Sorry man, this notification snuck by me. I totally agree, every interface should absolutely have that. I am definitely down to do something together! That'd be great!

[@beatsbymagic2933]

Pls review the SE2200 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😭😭😭

[@negvey]

its so frustrating how it seems like not a single company can make a good god damn interface, like how fkin hard can it be!!!!

[@Moustafa11]

I just returned the Connect 6. Despite the questionable look, I was excited to get it because of the outputs, software routing and especially DSP on an interface to drive my SM7B without in-line preamp. However, not having a physical mute button was a deal breaker for me. I ended up getting the Wave XLR instead despite the non-existent outputs but does have the bonus of working well with Stream Deck.

[@AudioHaze]

Aw well they did update it! I completely understand though, especially for streaming that's a big thing.

[@Moustafa11]

@@AudioHaze thank you. if I understood the update you mentioned correctly, it is fixing the turning the dial down to 0. Unfortunately it’s not an effective for me as it wouldn’t be a quick mute (I.e. cough) button for streaming and video calls. I appreciate the always informative videos!

[@LifestyleofA1]

So amazing for content creation bad for music (guitar players) 👀?

[@LukePighetti]

They should have given this an external control knob so we could hide that hideous case out of view

[@Arkayem]

2:58 Meter...it's called a meter.

[@Chapizard]

Ended up being perfect for me. I don't make music.

[@AudioHaze]

Haha well then this is great!

[@alderoth01]

Thats how you activate phantom power!?!? Jesus christ ive been wondering where it is lmao!!!

[@nomojo1110]

No high z? Hugely disappointing :(

[@RydenEden]

so my 150 dollar Audio Technia that is 38 ohms is going to suck on these... Like I thiought these where really decent studio flat headphones, I did a lot of research on these, that kind of sucks LOL..

[@alexmasters23]

this might be too specific, but i think the design is bad because when using my scarlett i usually had something on top of it, like a notebook, a hard drive ,or a guitar pedal. i just always appreciated having that extra space

[@AudioHaze]

Personally I don’t mind the desktop design, I find it helpful for quick changes while mixing or recording, but I feel ya! I think the flat top design is a product of rack mounted designs

[@kadiummusic]

I can think of another... it looks dreadful. Get an SSL 12 and put a smile on your face. 😎

[@Colledge83]

Way too much noise 😮

[@ujo4eva]

You have nice eyes.

[@ZacharyHS]

This is just my opinion, but a lot of the Lewitt Connect 6 feels like a rip from the Elgato Wave XLR. It does have some original features that the Elgato Wave XLR doesn't have, but it still feels kind of clear.

[@ZacharyHS]

After watching the full video, I will say I was wrong. There are a few features ripped from the Wave XLR, but the Lewitt Connect is its own beast bringing a bunch of cool new features

[@ZacharyHS]

The Audient ID4 had a nasty high-pitched sound, major deal breaker.

[@valerie98]

Lewitt and Elgato did a cooperation for the Wave XLR...

[@eliotball655]

gaaaag gaaag goooo sticky stink

[@eliotball655]

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[@eliotball655]

your voice sounds better on 2x speed

[@zandtussenjetenen]

Too much video 'flipping' transistions makes me leave watching. So disturbing. Thanks anyway for the efford! Regards.

[@Shuttterbugg]

They all sound like crap to me, maybe it's it playing idk

[@botbot3698]

Ngl I would never buy this just because it's so ugly

[@Jakepf]

Aye my IEMs aren't cheap! $300 🥹

[@AudioHaze]

Hahaha my badddd