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Don't really know the Motu, but I've test-driven the Saffire.
I agree that the Saffire plugs mostly suck. You can use them in your host, but as standard plugs (no dsp power from the Saffire). The reverb, comp and eq is on par with the native plugs in Cubase. The amp sim is the worst I've heard, includring freeware.
The preamps are good. Way better than the Platinum ones. More headroom. Easily drives a passive pickup guitar (something the Platinum can't do).
The converters are fine. Didn't notice them, which is good.
A very, very, VERY nice feature for the project studio is the ability to add reverb to the monitor out. No latency.
The headphone amp is really weak, so you probably need a good headphone amp to do tracking.
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