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HI,
the converters on the 1820m are actually pretty good. (low latency is ok not great)
i would not say its a huge step up, where the fireface would be.
its more about how much I/O you need and as mentioned total mix is a big reason to go RME.
i sell both and Lynx/RME is always my first recommendation. Presonus/Emu for those on a budget.
if your main reason for upgrading is converter quality then dont do it.
you need to be looking at other stuff.
right now the best out there for the money is Lynx/Aurora combination.
after that its gets stupid expensive.
then RME Fireface.
you can also use the Multiface's/fireface's adat and buy a differant converter such as the Aurora with the adat option or apogee ad16x.
if you want to change your front end then do it right.
switching from Emu to MF2 is not going to make you go WOW.
at the risk of sounding bias, your doing hip hop, how good do the converters need to be?
if better latency is what you want then a PCI card will do a tad better than a Firewire. (firewire protocol adds latency, albeit slight .75ms i think)
the lowest latency running card i know of is the Lynx. but it has its draw backs as well.
Scott
ADK
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