I have been using a MOTU 828mkII under Windows and love it to death. All those ins and outs are great. ~2.3ms latency on my 2.4GHz laptop. So sad that it doesn't work under Linux. I was thinking of switching to an RME Multiface, too. The only bummer there is no hi-z guitar level inputs, or mic pres on those boxes. I'm sure the ones on the 828mkII are only so-so, but seeing as I don't have any stand alone mic pres, it would be a big loss for me. -E Reuben Martin wrote: > This is quite a big leap your making. As much as I like to promote Linux > based pro-audio, you should make very sure that changing out your entire > system like that won't cause you problems. > > >>I am gearing towards an RME Hammerfall card >>and a behringer A8000 adat interface. > > > I would rather recommend buying the Alesis AI-3 if you want to use the > ADAT interface. This gives you more freedom to use various preamps. > (IMO, berhringer's preamps suck) If you've got money you may want to > invest in a nice preamp. > http://www.soundpure.com/browseProductType.do?id=5 > > -Reuben > >