I just bought one of these puppies (a Presonus Inspire 1394), and wanted to hear your thoughts on them before I open the box. Good buy or not?
I was looking for an inexpensive new interface, but it seems like PCI is a bad investment at the moment because the cards will be phased out, and USB (which I currently use) is as slow as a turtle walking uphill. I don't know how the Inspire stacks up against the other FireWire interfaces by M-Audio, Presonus, and the like. What kind of quality should I expect, and what would you recommend in the price range?
I was looking for an inexpensive new interface, but it seems like PCI is a bad investment at the moment because the cards will be phased out, and USB (which I currently use) is as slow as a turtle walking uphill. I don't know how the Inspire stacks up against the other FireWire interfaces by M-Audio, Presonus, and the like. What kind of quality should I expect, and what would you recommend in the price range?