unlike other manufacturers, it seems that you cannot (easily) obtain secs for motu products and you can't download the manual from the web site. I'm probably wrong, (sometimes I suck at looking for stuff) but does anyone know where I can find the specs for above mentioned product. also, I'm runnin mac os x 10.4.10, and I'm deciding between 828 mk II and and presonus firestudio... does anyone know first hand which preamps are better (subjective I know) and which a/d conversion is better. I guess I like the idea of expandability, but both units seem to be neck and neck... I'm mostly concerned with the signal to noise ratio and dynamic range of the preamps... my only experience (preamp) wise is the bluetube dp... how does this compare with the firestudio/828 preamps.... wow that was long winded