Digimax LT vs M-Audio Octane

[arpodthegreat]

i have heard both good and bad things about these pre's. i have digi 002 so having the additional 8 inputs what i am looking for, but also the analog outs are good if i want to use this with an analog recording device or something. anyways M-Audio is cheaper and seems so have better features. is it crappier or just less expensive? i need to know this as i really want to buy one soon.
also i am looking to get a compressor for live tracking, drums, vocals, etc... and was going to get an RNC and maybe something else like an ART pro VLA or a DBX. should i just get two RNCs?
thanks for the help.

 

[noisedude]

I don't know either of those, but I do know that you should check out the Studio Projects SP828 if you're looking at them.