Fireface or Firepod?

Well.... I have the firepod. I like it's sound but I'm skeptical of the drivers. I haven't gotten stellar latency performance out of it and the sample rate switching issue is driving me nuts. Also, the software mixer seems like an upgrade that would make a huge difference for me and the way I work.

So my question is: will I see better performance out of the Fireface 800 in these areas? I know the sound and conversion is top-notch. I also know that the drivers have been more stable and that the software mixer is a nice feature. I guess I've answered most of my questions on my own but will latency improve? Will the sound be a HUGE upgrade or marginal? And lastly, is the FF800 more configurable for future upgrades? I like the idea of getting my upgrading done now rather than later so if it's worth it, I'll do it now.

Thanks to those that are wiser than me.

Danny

ORIGINAL: dali lama

Well.... I have the firepod. I like it's sound but I'm skeptical of the drivers. I haven't gotten stellar latency performance out of it and the sample rate switching issue is driving me nuts. Also, the software mixer seems like an upgrade that would make a huge difference for me and the way I work.

So my question is: will I see better performance out of the Fireface 800 in these areas? I know the sound and conversion is top-notch. I also know that the drivers have been more stable and that the software mixer is a nice feature. I guess I've answered most of my questions on my own but will latency improve? Will the sound be a HUGE upgrade or marginal? And lastly, is the FF800 more configurable for future upgrades? I like the idea of getting my upgrading done now rather than later so if it's worth it, I'll do it now.

Thanks to those that are wiser than me.

Danny

I think that would be a good move. The Fireface seems to be the known good thing right now, many of the forum users have one and are having good luck with it. Presouns has done all they can do with the firepod so it's not going to get any better. RME is very good about updates even after the device is old. The engineering folks at RME as also very tech savy in a way Presouns is not they go all out with stuff not just good enough. That may be why the fireface costs so much more then the firepod but I think it's worth it. You should be able to get almost all your money back for the firepod on e-bay if you hurry, it's still very popular right now. After all this time it appears that Persouns is at least advertising that you can use two of them so folks may be trolling e-bay looking to pay less then retail for a second one, I would list it right away.

dali sorry about my last post. the RME fireface kicks much ass! I just wish I could finish a sentence correctly. to many years in the trenches Arthur.........