I've read numerous threads, asked questions, PM'd some of you as well and just wanted to say thanks for all of the help.
I bought a Motu UltraLite-mk3 a few months ago, but returned it after some trouble. I was just about ready to use the store-credit for an Audient iD22, but then found a deal on a like-new UCX, and since I had recently sold some pedals it ended up being somewhat of a trade with not much out of pocket. That credit can go towards something...else:)
The UCX is what I wanted, but at $1599 was just too much. The desktop units like the iD22 or the Babyface Pro appealed to me as solid mid-level interfaces, but each had something I didn't like including the desktop form-factor, but I could have made due. Anyway, I got the UCX this afternoon, installed the latest driver and updated the firmware, launched SPlat, no issues. Let's hope it stays that way. And now, let the learning commence.