Best Sound Card for the mony - upgradeable

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Just wondering if someone in this group could advice me on what is the
best almost Pro quality sound card i can buy for the money. The sound
card should also have the ability to add an external converter later on
(sound card should be able to pass the converter signal dirctly to the
software). It should also have a breakout box with 4 balanced inputs and
4 balanced outputs.

Thinking of getting an MOTU 2408 MKII (used). Is it good enough for the
job or do i need a better card to get almost pro-quality sound. I can
add an external converter later if i want pro quality sound.


So what is the best card for thr money, if its a old one then i can buy
a used card so that looks like a good alternative. Thnaks.

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The MOTU 1224's are really nice sounding and very cheap these days.
They're still considered upgradeable, I'd guess, since you can grab a
newer version, the HD192 box with the newer PCI card, and still plug
in your older 1224 to double up on your recording I/O's.
Unless you get into the dedicated converter boxes like the Apogees,
Myteks, etc, I don't think you'll find a nicer sounding one than
these. Granted there are a few newer versions of this same box that
are going to be a little better, but for the $300 or so you can pick
these up now....ya can't beat it.
later,
m