[texxas]

From what I've been reading and researching this is a great unit, maybe the best firewire interface out there, but it lacks the ability to use external pres unless you use the unbalanced lines on channels 1 and 2, from what I've been researching, there's hardly any solid pres that have unbalanced, I was looking into an Avalon which only has XLR, and while there are some XLR to 1/4" unbalanced plugs, I read on sweetwater that unbalanced is the most likely to lose audio quality and XLR to TRS balanced is the recommended for running pres to interfaces, am I correct in understanding this or can someone please clarify? I guess what I'm asking is, if I plan to expand to using external pres such as the Avalon eventually, should I avoid this product and go with say an RME Fireface 400? All feedback's appreciated, thanks!