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Old 2nd May 2008   #76
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M-audio FW1418 worked well here though the buss connecting thing with computer turned off sucks. Also, the sound itself really sucks. It's wooly, undefined, muddy and not detailed at all. But well it worked so 1.

Presonus Firestudio is the opposit. Sound is very good. Clear, open, transparant, very detailed, good stereo separation and certainly bang for bucks. But the drivers suck and well I have the unit now for a year. And I still have problems with it. Didn't record a single note with it. Its at a repair center now (I have plops all the time at 96 kHz) but Im getting tired of this... its 2 now but I can change that to 3 if everything isn't solved by the repaircenter.

Mackie Onyx Satellite is very good. Its very stable, sounds good and it has solid drivers. Firmware upgrade doesn't recognize the satellite but that can be because the firmware is maybe the latest.
Very solid unit, never a flaw. Very robust and sturdy (I use it also for my macbook at college and in the rehearsal room). 1 for that!
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