if you're just interested in upgrading the converters and don't need a new I/O option...take a look at the mods from Black Lion:
http://www.blacklionaudio.com/digi002_mod.html
Yeah I did look at what Black Lion has to offer and I am interested. Im just wondering if I spend that money, if down the road I'll be finding an interest in upgrading from that to the rosetta. Im just wanting to skip steps rather than constantly upgrading I'd rather buy what I might be happier with for the long-term (if thats even possible with a gearhead like me ;-)
I used to run M-Powered when I had my m-audio 410, but I bought the digi002 for 8-ins so I could track drums.
I dont think I really need more than 8 ins, I know some drum kits out there are larger, but regardless, for a home based studio I want quality and quantitiy to be balanced within a reasonable budget.
Currently I run a Mackie VLZ3 Pro mixer (for 4 extra pres) into the digi002, but I have considered a BLA mod, and 2 dual channel preamps for 8 high quality ins. Or the other option is to buy a mackie type mixer that has 8 pres, and run those 8 into a rosetta, then the rosetta into some type of digi interface? Might cost more money but would it sound better or just as good or worse?